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Find practical resources and scholarly works for congregational leaders, pastors, scholars, students, artists, and all interested in worship.
Learn about the Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program, designed to foster, strengthen and sustain well-grounded worship.
Find conferences, summer seminars, and other events covering a variety of engaging topics.
Read our mission statement, key commitments, and other important values in the range and scope of our programming.
A Psalm Talk by Karen Campbell on peace and reconciliation with a visual prayer and embodied response led by Dea Jenkins.
This list of Holy Week resources—art, music, devotions, liturgies, books, and sermons—will help you plan worship for Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday and ending with Triduum, the three days that mark Jesus’ trial, death, and resurrection, from the evening of Maundy Thursday through Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter morning.
Singing for Our Lives is a hymn festival to reimagine the ancient imprecatory psalms—those fierce, unflinching cries for justice—as a sacred invitation to transformation and community resilience.
Applications are open for the Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program to support and enhance Christian worship practices. The upcoming application deadline is April 25, 2026.
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The search committee for the next Executive Director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship requests your support in identifying and selecting the institute's next leader. Please see the opportunity profile.
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As part of the Dwelling in the Psalms year, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has provided resources to support Psalm festivals around Canada and the United States. These events are open to the public and many will be livestreamed.
El documento analiza el significado de los Salmos en el calendario litúrgico cristiano, centrándose en su significado durante la temporada de Resurrección. Se destaca cómo estos salmos celebran nuestro éxodo de Egipto y así simbolizan la victoria de Dios ante las fuerzas del mal y la muerte, con la resurrección de Jesús.
Whether you’re an average worshiper or a seasoned pastor, you’ve probably wondered, “Why is the preacher saying this or doing that?” But would you ever dare ask the preacher? Creating a culture of giving and receiving sermon feedback benefits both preachers and congregations.
As part of the Dwelling in the Psalms year, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has provided resources to support Psalm festivals around Canada and the United States. These events are open to the public and many will be livestreamed.
El documento analiza el significado de los Salmos en el calendario litúrgico cristiano, centrándose en su significado durante la temporada de Resurrección. Se destaca cómo estos salmos celebran nuestro éxodo de Egipto y así simbolizan la victoria de Dios ante las fuerzas del mal y la muerte, con la resurrección de Jesús.
Whether you’re an average worshiper or a seasoned pastor, you’ve probably wondered, “Why is the preacher saying this or doing that?” But would you ever dare ask the preacher? Creating a culture of giving and receiving sermon feedback benefits both preachers and congregations.
Psalm Talk by Cynthia Eriksson recorded at the 2026 Psalms 150 conference with a visual prayer and embodied response led by Dea Jenkins.
