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Feature Story | June 02, 2020 Worship Resources for Pregnancy Loss and Infertility Many church members stay silent about miscarriages and other common reproductive losses. Yet Christian traditions contain many helpful books and worship resources to aid those who have experienced reproductive loss. Your church can start with these resources to engage this issue more directly and care for those who mourn. Article | June 02, 2020 Stacey Edwards-Dunn on African American Infertility and the Church’s Response People experiencing infertility often suffer in silence. African Americans experience more infertility than other racial groups. But churches can offer healing when they open the door for conversations and include these sorrows in worship. Conversation | April 24, 2020 What Was Lost: Experience, Theology, and Resources for Miscarriage 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | March 05, 2020 Mary L. Cohen on Community Choirs in Prisons Oakdale Community Choir in Coralville, Iowa, meets in the prison where half its members live. Church choirs and congregations can learn from the principles and practices that make this choir so life-giving. It focuses as much on relationships and potential as on music. Conversation | August 12, 2019 What Inside Songwriters Can Teach Outside Churches about Worship A songwriting class in a North Carolina prison taught eight women to write biblical songs that touch congregations inside and outside prison walls. Feature Story | February 14, 2018 Methodist Pastor-Musicians on Gaps in Worship Music Teaching an intensive songwriting class in a North Carolina prison for women made Susannah Long and Michael Conner reflect on gaps in what churches sing about. Conversation | February 14, 2018 Worship Resources in Times of Natural Disasters Many of these resources, initially created for an immediate response to specific events, may be adapted or may help provide ideas for similar resources for other natural disasters or for services remembering these events. Bibliography | March 16, 2011 Bringing Our Pain to God: Michael Card and Calvin Seerveld on biblical lament in worship Lament is an essential ingredient of honest faith, but what does biblical lament look or sound like in real congregations? A feature story exploring how Christians can bring their pain to God in worship. Feature Story | June 20, 2008 Interview with C.R. “Kees” van Setten about the Power of Musical Lament to Reconcile Jews and Christians In this email interview from spring 2008, van Setten tells how the music of lament has helped heal European Christians ashamed of how they’ve treated Jews and helped Jews feel God’s presence. He explains how combining lament and praise can enrich evangelical worship. Feature Story | June 20, 2008 Healing in Worship: Hospitality that welcomes everyone as they are Though you might associate "heal" with "cure," healing in worship is broader. Whether through prayer, hospitality, communion, or laying on hands, it helps people become more whole. Feature Story | February 01, 2008 Christian Funerals: Going to be with God Thomas Long makes a case for classic Christian funeral traditions. Howard Vanderwell and Leonard VanderZee offer pastoral considerations for planning funerals and memorial services. A feature story exploring the planning for Christian Funerals and Memorial Services. Feature Story | October 26, 2007 Worship When Steeples Cry In this workshop, participants were led to discover the form of Biblical lament and how lament can be used in worship to facilitate the revitalization of a Gospel community experiencing loss and change. The workshop was based on the presenter's book, When Steeples Cry: Leading Congregations through Loss and Change. Audio | January 01, 2007 The God of Healing - 2 Kings 5 A service plan beginning with the assumption that our hurts are many, that God possesses both the power and the desire to give us healing, and that the Christian community is the location in which we can seek such healing. Worship Service | June 01, 2005 Beatitudes Series: Blessed Are They Who Mourn - Isaiah 40, Matthew 5, Luke 7 A service plan focused on the Beatitudes and the blessing on those who mourn in a series on the Beatitudes. Worship Service | June 01, 2005 Scripture and Song Resources During a Time of War A list of scripture passages and songs and hymns that are particular pertinent and meaningful during times of war. Worship Service | June 01, 2005 Prayer for Iraq and the World This prayer was offered in a service of prayer held in the Calvin College Chapel on March 12, 2003, and can be adapted for use during a time of war. Article | June 01, 2005 Morning Remembrance for September 11 A short service of scripture and lament in response to the tragedy of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Worship Service | June 01, 2005 Evening Remembrance for September 11 A short service of prayer and lament in response to the tragedy of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Worship Service | June 01, 2005 What A Friend We Have in Jesus - Service of Prayer for Healing - Isaiah 61, Matthew 11 This worship service plan of prayer for healing was prepared as a pastoral response to a series of deaths, illnesses, and other traumatic events suffered by a local congregation over a short period of time. Worship Service | June 01, 2005 1 2 Next »