Apply for the Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program to support and enhance Christian worship practices. We encourage proposals on universal design, cultural engagement, preaching, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and more. Two grant streams are available.
Join us for our Symposium on Worship and Summer Seminars. Engage in inspiring sessions, workshops, and intensive seminars to deepen your understanding and practice of Christian worship.
Join Common Hymnal, a vibrant online community of creatives on the margins of the Christian faith, for a night of worship, in a movement of honest expression and collective transformation.
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship at Calvin University advances Christian worship through resources, events, and grants. Since 1997, we have partnered with congregations and organizations to fulfill our mission.
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.
Creating Congregations of Belonging for People of All Abilities - January 2022
An online course designed to provide the framework and practical tools to shape a congregation where people of varying abilities and disabilities can participate and belong. Taught by LaTonya Mclver Penny and John D. Witvliet through Calvin Theological Seminary
In conjunction with the 2022 Calvin Symposium on Worship, CICW is sponsoring discussion groups this winter on two recent publications. Invite at least 3 other people to gather and discuss one of two featured books by Tish Harrison Warren and Rebekah Eklund. All participants will receive a copy of their selected text. Host applications are due Monday, December 20, 2021 at 12:00 noon, EST.
Faithful Anti-Racism Leadership Development Cohorts - November 2021
Apply now for a November 2021 online, facilitator-led cohort in which participants reflect on their cultural context and develop context-specific ways of promoting cross-cultural learning and faithful anti-racism initiatives.