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Audio | 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 A Theological Understanding of the Liturgy as the Work of the Spirit The intimate connection between the Spirit and the Church has deep roots in Christian tradition, such that the liturgy, i.e., "the work of the people," is also the work of the Spirit. This presentation will explore the relationship of the Spirit to the liturgy in terms of the Trinitarian economy and the Orthodox doctrine of synergy. Audio | January 01, 2009 The Drama of Liturgy What role can drama play in the various elements of liturgy? Drama has been used to introduce sermon topics or themes of worship, but there are even more possibilities. This session explored how drama can enhance the call to worship, confession and assurance, proclaiming the word, offering, and sacraments. Video | January 01, 2009 Symposium 2009 - Standards for Excellence in Worship Worship planners and leaders often speak of excellence in worship. What are these standards and who determines them? Audio | January 01, 2009 Rediscovering the Lord's Supper: Growing Deeper into the Gospel A renewed theology and practice of the Lord's Supper can help believers grow into a deeper and multifaceted vision of salvation. Come and explore the ways in which the Lord's Supper illuminates the gospel as participation in Christ by the Spirit. Audio | January 01, 2009 Second Life: New Creations In this hands-on workshop, participants delved into the limitless process of multi-colored mono-prints, working with various found objects that are considered to be dead or discarded and seeking to imbue/resurrect them with life through the creative process, thus making a "new creation" --2 Corinthians 5:17--. Audio | January 01, 2009 Preaching As Celebration This workshop explored celebration as the distinct perspective and genius the African American Church has brought to the preaching task. Audio | January 01, 2009 Symposium 2009 - Jesus: Our Worship Leader This seminar explored the wonderful truth that when we gather, our living Lord is present and active in our midst?empowering, perfecting and leading our worship. Behind all true worship, regardless of its form or style, is the present mediating ministry of our Lord Jesus Christ. Audio | January 01, 2009 Getting Past the Fish: The Book of Jonah for Christian Worship The book of Jonah is replete with themes near to the heart of Christian life, worship, and witness. Audio | January 01, 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 Prayer in the Life of a Third Millennium Monastery: What We're Learning This session featured stories, prayers, and insights from the first year of the Stockbridge Boiler Room, a simple Christian community that practices a daily rhythm of prayer, study, and celebration while caring actively for the poor and the lost. Audio | January 01, 2009 Building a Healthy and Interdependent Church Community The session presented several practical tools for building a church community that welcomes and embraces diversity in membership. Highlighting examples from churches including members with disabilities, this session offered ideas that allow people to see one another through God's eyes. Audio | January 01, 2009 Preaching to Expose the Principalities and Powers Church leaders and other saints in our congregations frequently find themselves struggling with money, technology, politics, the institutional church, etc. - what the Bible calls "principalities and powers." Audio | January 01, 2009 Better Together: The Call for People with and without Disabilities to Worship, Serve, Learn, and Live Alongside Each Other This presentation addressed practical ways congregations can have a real impact on the lives of people with disabilities and their families living in their community and to make worship more accessible to everyone. Audio | January 01, 2009 Too Deep for Words? Preaching in the Language of the Spirit This session explored the possibility of discerning the presence of the Holy Spirit in preaching and then discussed some manifestations of the Spirit in sermons, particularly focusing on the expressions of lament and celebration. Audio | January 01, 2009 Worship in the Early Church: Unity in Diversity This seminar explored the history of worship in the early church in the hope that we might learn about, accept, and apply different attitudes and practices in our own times. Audio | January 01, 2009 Resources for Acknowledging Our Military Members in Worship A set of resources for acknowledging military members in worship. Audio | January 01, 2009 Multi-Media Preaching: Body, Voice, Sound, Screen A key part of preaching is having something to say. Another key part is saying it well. Audio | Video | January 01, 2009 Profession of Faith: Can it Be Revitalized? Our faith formation is marked by certain milestones. One milestone is public profession of faith or confirmation. When this occurs might vary, but at whatever age, this milestone needs to be vital. This session explored how to recapture a sense of the privilege of professing your faith, make it a celebration, and regularly reaffirm it. Audio | January 01, 2009 « Previous 5 6 7 8 9 ... Next »