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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 share with participants at regional CITA conferences and meetings for pastors and church leaders the results of prior exploration and discussion on the role of theater in worship.
To develop a 15-week course through Ventura Country Worship Renewal Project on the history and development of Christian worship, plan creative congregational and public worship services, including a worship service practicum, and to facilitate cross-cultural experiences amongst churches.
To provide a forum for composers working on contemporary renderings of psalm texts and music and to introduce these to worship leaders and the Geneva College worshiping community.
To sponsor a national worship conference on Korean Worship and Music in order to create worship resources for Korean American congregations
To collaborate with neighboring religious institutions to form an increased awareness of the relationship between private spiritually and public discipleship through a Lenten Vesper Series
To create a four-part worship series on the Psalms using the gifts of a contemporary composer, a brass quintet, and adult and youth choirs.
To create works of art for five multicultural congregations under the direction of Nancy Chinn
To establish an Institute for Liturgy to train lay leaders in worship leadership, including a distance learning classroom
To provide vision for and promote engagement in ecumenical worship through a series of planned worship services and other events.
To partner with International Christian Fellowship Ministry in introducing the musical and worship traditions of East Asians and Africans into their congregations as a means of outreach to other immigrants
To formulate a thoughtful and creative interdisciplinary introduction of a new hymnal through worship team leadership, adult church school class, and banners illustrating theological themes of the hymnal
To offer a Liturgy Summer Camp to provide a basic understanding of liturgy to lay persons in Michigan and Ohio
