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Witvliet' 101 - 120 of 123 Sort by: Title | Date How Worship Gives Us a Timeline to Live By “Tell all his wonderful acts” is more than a simple textual refrain in David's canticle; it is the fundamental practice of liturgy. This article follows a timeline or worship. Article | November 08, 2010 Towards a Theology of Worship Eight foundational principles for a theology of worship, taken from the prologue to The Worship Sourcebook. Article | November 08, 2010 Talk Before You Call: Questions about Worship for search committees and pastors Vital questions to ask about worship before calling a minister. Article | November 01, 2010 Beyond the Blank Blue Sky A sermon for Ascension Day. Article | October 27, 2010 Praying the Lord's Prayer During Advent The Lord's Prayer is a prayer for all seasons. But it comes to us with particular pastoral urgency during Advent and Christmas. Article | October 22, 2010 Worship, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation Forgiveness and reconciliation lie at the heart of the gospel of Jesus. For Jesus, who is our peace, puts to death hostility and enmity. Still, profound hostility is still the defining feature of life for billions of people—the hostility of gunfire and persecution, the hostility of racism and fear, the hostility of family dysfunction and church disunity. Video | June 17, 2010 Wall Street Journal Article on Children in Worship John Witvliet is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on children in worship. Article | December 04, 2009 Worship Renewal in a North American Context Bringing Forth Treasures: A Wise, Old Metaphor for Ministry with a Bright Future Audio | Video | January 01, 2009 Symposium 2009 - The Glory of God and Faithful Worship This session probed key scriptural texts on the theme of divine glory, reviewed contributions of influential theological texts, and explored the pastoral dimensions of weaving this luminous theme into everyday ministry back home. Audio | January 01, 2009 Reclaiming Funerals as Christian Worship While funerals have often been seen as family affairs or private activities, the fact is that death impacts entire communities: both the faith community and the community at large. Audio | January 01, 2008 Worship 101: The Building Blocks of a Biblical Approach to Worship This session explored some of the Bible's most fundamental teaching about worship, with an aim to equipping participants to teach this material in their own worshiping communities. This session is especially ideal for first-time Symposium attendees, as well as veterans who want to energize their own teaching ministries. Audio | January 01, 2008 Praying with the Early Church: Crucial Lessons about Intercessory Prayer This session reviewed several prayer texts from the third to the fifth century, and then probed the very practical ways they might challenge us to pray more deeply in worship today. Audio | January 01, 2008 The Nuts and Bolts of Worship Planning Back by popular demand from the 2003 Worship Symposium, this session reviewed a series of proverbs for worship planners, reflecting a summary of Calvin Institute of Christian Worship learning from past conferences, grant recipients, and publication projects. Audio | January 01, 2007 Symposium 2007 - The Glory of God and Faithful Worship This session delved more deeply into the conference worship theme by probing key scriptural texts on the theme of divine glory, reviewing contributions of influential theological texts, and then exploring the pastoral dimensions of weaving this luminous theme into everyday ministry back home. Audio | January 01, 2007 Worship - taking a closer look To preach about worship, what text would you preach? Where in Scripture would you look? Article | March 06, 2006 On Worship Education, Helpful Themes for Discussion, and Choosing Carpet Colors One of the major stumbling blocks we face is that most members of our congregation know very little about worship. But we don’t want to make worship didactic. Any advice? Article | March 01, 2006 Trinity Sunday and the Call to Worship Why should we observe Trinity Sunday when it isn’t a clear event in Scripture? Article | March 01, 2006 Hábitos verticales: La iglesia misional y la adoración “Hábitos verticales” es un proyecto que explora cómo el uso de un lenguaje relacional saludable puede transformar nuestros cultos y nuestras vidas. Article | February 27, 2006 Vertical Habits: Missional Churches at Worship In this workshop for new and emerging, as well as established and evolving congregations, we explored how new Christians and young children learn to relate to God, and what this teaches us about our practices of weekly congregational worship. The workshop featured insights from a number of congregations involved in a new Vertical Habits program hosted by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Audio | January 01, 2006 Planning and Leading Worship as a Pastoral Task We need a new perspective, a way of conceptualizing our roles as worship leaders that will sustain our day-to-day work in our congregations. Article | February 24, 2005 « Previous 4 5 6 7 Next »