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Willson on the Faith/Work/Worship Ecosystem Theological conversations about faith, work, and worship take on new meaning when they start with the needs, questions, and experiences of workers. Conversation | March 11, 2024 Lindsay Wieland Capel on Recognizing and Overcoming Ableism in Churches Many congregations don’t realize that the way they arrange their space, talk in worship, or define giftedness and leadership speaks volumes to people with different bodies and minds. The message is: “We don’t see you as a welcomed and valued member of Christ’s body.” Conversation | February 21, 2024 Lindsay Wieland Capel on Disability and Universal Design Many solutions to welcoming and including people with disabilities are remarkably simple. These changes turn out to be good for everyone in church worship and congregational life. Conversation | February 21, 2024 Worship for Workers: Come as You Are Worship for Workers offers songs, prayers, liturgies, and visual art to help congregants begin to experience God’s presence in new ways in their daily living. Feature Story | February 21, 2024 Symposium Offers Hope Found in Ezekiel Bookended by powerful prayers of confession and lament and drawing some 800 participants from around the world, the 2024 Symposium on Worship took place Feb. 7-9 on the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary. News Item | February 16, 2024 Decades-Long Spiritual Formation An international pastoral leader, a public theologian, and a young scholar explain how the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has impacted them—and made room for them to influence CICW and others. Feature Story | February 01, 2024 Anne Emile Zaki on Global Growth in Mutual Learning An Egyptian seminary professor and preacher explains the importance of “a posture of general humility” so that global Christians can learn from and worship with each other. Conversation | February 01, 2024 Reynolds Chapman: Local History Matters to God You might not think often about the land your church sits on or the community beyond your church property. But finding ways to learn local history and include it in worship may help church members become more faithful disciples, more meaningfully draw near to God, and reach people who are disconnected from the church. Conversation | January 23, 2024 Book Signing with Lisa M. Allen A casual book-signing session with author Lisa M. Allen for her recent book "The OneWord Worship Model," a publication in the Worship & Witness series by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book signing will take place on the second floor of the CFAC near the publisher's table. Book Signing | January 10, 2024 Sarah Kathleen Johnson and Andrew Wymer on Worship and Power Sarah Kathleen Johnson and Andrew Wymer, two Free Church scholars in worship and liturgical studies, break new ground in “Worship and Power”, a book edited with other scholars in this tradition, and celebrate what these insights offer for ecumenical conversation and learning around liturgical authority. Audio | Podcast | December 18, 2023 Ron Man on Biblical Foundations of Worship For more than 25 years, Ron Man has been teaching on the biblical foundations of worship. He gathers up that learning in his book “Let Us Draw Near”, a testimony to the power of scripture to guide pastors and worshipers in our calling to be worshipers of God. Audio | Podcast | December 18, 2023 Lisa Allen-McLaurin on the OneWord Worship Model Lisa Allen offers an approach to worship planning that centers on the transformative power of holistic biblical worship. Audio | Podcast | December 18, 2023 Sarah Travis on Unsettling Worship Sarah Travis explores how Christian worship, through its rhythm of Gathering, Word, Table, and Sending, both unsettles us and equips us to do the work of conciliation and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Audio | Podcast | December 18, 2023 Kevin J. Adams on the Gospel in a Handshake Kevin Adams explores the beautiful gifts of framing words for worship—the “conversation of worship”—that are lifegiving and engaging. Audio | Podcast | December 18, 2023 Public Worship and the Christian Life A podcast produced by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Audio | Podcast | December 18, 2023 Grants Will Fund Projects to Revitalize Worship and Preaching The newest wave of Vital Worship, Vital Preaching grants will fund 54 projects across the United States and Canada starting Jan. 1, 2024. News Item | December 15, 2023 Bibliography - Children's Books About Worship An annotated list of excellent children's books about worship. Bibliography | December 08, 2023 Epiphany Resource Guide An index of resources and tips for planning worship for Epiphany. Resource Guide | December 01, 2023 Anneli Loepp Thiessen on Creating Non-Hymnal Songs Even when denominations try their best to compile culturally sensitive hymnals, not every congregation can or should use that hymnal. That’s why Anabaptist Worship Network works to include more people and cultures in creating new songs for use in worship. Conversation | November 28, 2023 Anneli Loepp Thiessen on Collaborative Songwriting and Copyright Anabaptist Worship Network used a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship to host a songwriting retreat. A diverse group of Anabaptist songwriters gathered for three days to collaboratively write songs, raising questions around copyright justice and remuneration. 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