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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 worship experiences in small, rural congregations through training of worship leaders-including teens, enhancing worship environments, and culminating in an Art As Worship Festival for the community.
To develop teaching materials on contemporary musical settings of the Psalms, with an emphasis on music from Africa and Latin America, and to make these available to the wider church community.
To sponsor two two-day conferences which will focus on worship in the Reformed tradition and create a context in which churches can discuss worship.
To develop a three-year Institute for Liturgy offering 10 courses which will equip participants to offer regional and congregational educational events regarding church liturgy.
To enhance the understanding and practice of worship on the college campus through 2 conferences and a series of monthly meetings to learn about and reflect on the principles of biblical worship.
To offer a Liturgy Summer Camp that will provide a basic understanding of liturgy for lay persons in Michigan and Ohio.
To educate individuals who lead worship and music in their churches on the practical aspects of leading worship and music in a church setting and the theological foundation of worship.
To initiate the Leadership Program for Musicians Serving Small Congregations to prepare persons to be capable and confident musical leaders.
To support a conference on programs to integrate worship, evangelism, hospitality, and small group ministries in the process of welcoming new members to a congregation.
To train teams from 10 target congregations on the catechumenate model which includes scripture reading, prayer, mentoring, mission and welcoming new Christians.
To sponsor a Worship Renewal Weekend for adults and children to provide multi-level learning experiences in which the theology of worship is applied using a variety of worship styles and forms
To develop "The Worship Outreach Pilot Series," consisting of creative biweekly communion services and a summer worship conference that explores various worship styles as outreach to those who have spiritual longings but no faith community.
