1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 USA
On the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary
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CICW has awarded Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for over 20 years to teacher-scholars and worshiping communities in 45+ states and provinces and across 40+ denominations and traditions—including Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, non-denominational, and other Protestant communities.
While worship styles and practices vary greatly across these traditions, the grant projects typically explore at least one of CICW’s ten core convictions related to worship. Explore the hundreds of projects we’ve funded across both streams of the program.
To deepen worshipers’ experience of the proclaimed Word through training in preaching, spoken word, and drama.
To foster rich hospitality in worship by gathering disparate groups of students in worship that crosses cultural boundaries.
To promote healing through trauma-informed worship that engages worshipers with the Psalms as expressions of the experiences of God’s people.
To train worshipers to connect their faith stories with the story of God, while facilitating the active participation of all.
To engage in collaborative worship planning and leading that deepens the multicultural expressions of the congregation through visual and musical arts.
To deeply engage the worship postures of the Psalms as a model for engaging God in every aspect of life.
To increase communal engagement in campus worship by learning together about the purpose of worship and by equipping collaborative planning teams.
To promote vibrant musical expressions in worship by learning skills for leading liturgical music from a variety of cultures.
To develop a missional theology and practice of worship that facilitates engagement with the community.
To increase worshipers' experience of the beauty of God by training leaders in Byzantine Orthodox Chant and Iconography.
To create a space for people affected by health crises to engage in worship practices that connect them to their worshiping communities .
To engage students and partner congregations in collaborative worship planning as a spiritual practice.
