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Regional Psalm Festivals
Common Hymnal, Live at Calvin
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.
O Rest, My Soul: Dwelling in the Psalms
Calvin University Chapel Service: O Rest, My Soul
This chapel service at Calvin University will be led by the Calvin University Campus Choir under the direction of Dr. Mark Stover and the Woodlawn Choir directed by Chan Gyu Jang. Both choirs call Calvin’s campus their home, making this a unique opportunity to witness the rich musical and spiritual life rooted in this community. Come and experience the power of communal singing, scripture, and prayer.
A Soundtrack for the Soul: Singing the Psalms with Wendell Kimbrough
Singer-songwriter Wendell Kimbrough will share fresh musical settings of psalms for congregational singing. These songs give voice to the full range of human emotion—from lament and judgment to hope and praise. Come ready to sing, reflect, and experience the depth of the psalms. Wendell will lead this session as part of the weekly worship service time for Calvin University students and community.
From Generation to Generation: A Service of Lessons and Carols
Join Calvin University choirs for their fiftieth annual lessons and carols service, which coincides with Calvin University's 150th anniversary celebrations spanning the 2025–26 academic year.
Psalms 150: A Conference Experience
Registration opens in November for this conference that offers opportunities to learn from guest speakers, musicians, and artists and participate in a psalm festival worship service and other times of prayer and reflection.
Wisdom in the Age of AI
Discerning faithful and responsible use of AI in education, church, business, health care, and the arts
An Application-Based Summer Seminar Directed by Felicia Wu Song
This public lecture with Felicia Wu Song highlights the impacts of AI on human interactions and how faith communities should respond.
Developed in partnership with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and the Calvin University School of Graduate and Continuing Studies, this online course equips worship planners and leaders of all types of ministries with practical tools for relating well to people from a variety of cultures. Understanding and respecting cultural differences is key to a healthy ministry.
An Application-Based Summer Seminar Directed by John Swinton and Isaac Wardell
Join us on Thursday, June 12th in the chapel at Calvin Theological Seminary for a special evening service of prayer and worship on the theme of lament and grief. This service will be led by Isaac Wardell, director of The Porter’s Gate Worship Project, and John Swinton, pastoral theologian from Aberdeen, Scotland. They will be joined by other musicians and church leaders from around the country who are gathered at The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship to study the biblical theme of grief and lament.
The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is excited to partner with Arrabon, a spiritual formation ministry that equips Christ-followers to actively and creatively pursue reconciliation and racial healing in their communities, to offer three curated experiential learning trips to Montgomery, Alabama, Washington, DC, and El Paso, Texas.
