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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

11am: Hope for America’s Most Segregated Hour

A 60-minute documentary film followed by a 60-minute Q&A time, hosted by David M. Bailey, executive director of Arrabon

Video | October 28, 2020

David M. Bailey on Righteous Anger in the Psalms

In this episode, David M. Bailey, executive director of Arrabon, an organization dedicated to equipping and empowering organizations for reconciliation, talks with John Witvliet about righteous anger that directs people on a path of formation and Christian discipleship.

Audio | Podcast | October 26, 2020

Worship, Cultural Difference, and a Kingdom Vision for Life Together

2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar

Video | June 02, 2020

Hope for America's Most Segregated Hour

2019 Cultivating Vital Worship | Session

Audio | July 22, 2019

Worship and Christian Community Development

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar

Audio | April 12, 2019

Reflections on Racial Conciliation and Ethnic Diversity in Christian Worship

A presentation on racial conciliation and ethnic diversity during the 2018 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium.

Audio | August 03, 2018

Becoming a Reconciling Community

In this workshop, we focused on what it looks like for a church to be committed to racial reconciliation for the long haul and offered five foundational practices for becoming a reconciling community.

Audio | May 15, 2018

David Bailey and Erin Rose on Charlottesville, Violence, and Preaching

Seeing violence and racism up close is ugly. Two Presbyterians discuss how to help congregations prepare for and respond to divisive events.

Conversation | February 26, 2018

David Bailey and Erin Rose on White Supremacy

Churches often shy away from conversations about white supremacy or which lives matter. A Presbyterian elder and a worship leader explain how to pastorally move toward effective reconciliation ministry.

Conversation | February 26, 2018

Trauma, Culture Care, and Public Worship

What does faithful ministry look like after trauma? What if that trauma is public trauma, like ministry after 9-11 in New York or after recent trauma in Ferguson or Orlando?

Video | February 24, 2017

Prophetic Lament

When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church near Boston, he began with a series of sermons on the Book of Lamentations, a radical counter-cultural approach to ministry that later became the basis for his book Prophetic Lament.

Video | February 22, 2017

A Light to the Nations

A worship service from Isaiah 60. The scripture readings are led by students from Northwestern College and Richard J. Mouw is preaching.

Video | Worship Service | April 29, 2016

Worship Leader as Pastoral Musician

Musicians who lead worship are not merely performers, directors, coordinators, or music industry peddlers. We are primarily pastoral people—priestly leaders who shape the prayers and acclamations of God’s people.

Video | April 13, 2016

Best Contemporary Worship Music You May Not Know

In the age of the internet, we all have access to hundreds of thousands of songs. Hundreds more are written each week. There are dozens of remarkable songs written that are biblically faithful, musically excellent, theologically robust, liturgically fitting, and singable by ordinary people—but they can be hard to find!

Video | March 31, 2016