Symposium Date:

February 3-5, 2027

Symposium Overview

The Calvin Symposium on Worship is a conference for worshipers, pastors, artists, musicians, scholars, students, ministry leaders, and more. As an ecumenical gathering, the Symposium creates space for Christians to worship, learn, and connect with people from many cultures, contexts, and Christian traditions from across the country and around the world.

Worship

Join daily worship services shaped by diverse Christian traditions, cultures, and expressions.

Learn

Explore worship through seminars/retreats, plenaries, and workshops that connect scholarship and practice.

Connect

Meet and engage with worshipers and ministry leaders from across North America and around the world.

Check out this recap video from the 2025 Calvin Symposium on Worship:

Schedule, and Program

Event details, including the schedule, will be posted below as confirmed. 

Confirmed Contributors: 

Anchor Hymns, Emily Snider Andrews, Scott Armstrong, David M. Bailey, M. Craig Barnes, Mina Choi, Nelson Cowan, Julian Davis Reid, Iona Dickinson, Christina Edmondson, Ronnie Farmer, Nate Glasper, , Najla Kassab, Xander Koops, David Latimore, Lindsay Mack, Esau McCaulley, Suzanne McDonald, Adam Perez, Project Illuminae, Melanie Ross, W. David O. Taylor, Sarah Travis, Christine Vermeer, Debbie Wong

Livestream

All worship services are free and open to the public. Attend in person or watch them live on the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship YouTube or Facebook page.

Registration 

Conference registration will open in the fall of 2026.

  • $250 Individual
  • $150 Group (per person for three or more from a church/parish/organization) 
  • $150 Vital Worship, Vital Preaching grant team members, past and present
  • $50 Students and Faculty, including
    • Students from any middle school, high school, university*, or seminary*/divinity/graduate school
    • Teacher/faculty members

*There is no fee for Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary students, faculty, emeriti, staff, and C.A.L.L. members. Please register to receive a printed conference name badge.

 

If you have questions, please contact us.