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.

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Worshiping Communities Formation Visual Arts

Azusa Pacific University 

To foster a dynamic, participatory, and creative worship community where young adults can engage with God through visual arts, music, and worship leadership training.

Worshiping Communities
Azusa, california
2025
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Worshiping Communities Formation

Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren

To cultivate diverse lay leadership and discipleship through intercultural and intergenerational cohorts focused on theological reflection, responsive action, and contemplative spiritual practices.

Worshiping Communities
Harrisburg, pennsylvania
2025
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Worshiping Communities Formation Intergenerational

Pueblo Young Life

To launch an intergenerational worship formation project pairing older mentors and students to learn and model prayer, worship, and scripture reading to foster deeper and lasting spiritual disciplines and a sustainable culture of vibrant faith expression. 

Worshiping Communities
Pueblo, colorado
2025
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Teacher-Scholar Formation Hermeneutics

Abilene Christian University

Myles Werntz

To help worshiping communities learn about the moral life by connecting categories of moral reasoning to the ongoing practice of worship and discipleship as described in Psalm 23.

Teacher-Scholar
Abilene, texas
2024
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Teacher-Scholar Formation Scripture

Abilene Christian University

Amanda Jo Pittman

To foster Christian formation through a study of how embodied and communal practices are described in the books of Luke and Acts. 

Teacher-Scholar
Abilene, texas
2024
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Worshiping Communities Bilingual Formation

ARISE Ministries

To promote healthy spiritual formation for Korean American youth and young adults in New England through resource development, worship retreats, and spiritual formation discipleship cohorts.

Worshiping Communities
Malden, massachusetts
2024
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Teacher-Scholar Formation Hermeneutics

Calvin University

Daniel Jesse

To investigate how the lyrics and melodies of contemporary Christian music influence the way worshipers perceive and articulate their feelings in relation to their faith, with a particular focus on the way sadness is expressed in worship.

Teacher-Scholar
Grand Rapids, michigan
2024
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Teacher-Scholar Preaching Formation

Calvin University

Tyler Greenway

To compare the intended and actual outcomes of sermons and homilies by studying how listeners respond to preaching in their behavior, emotions, and beliefs.

Teacher-Scholar
Grand Rapids, michigan
2024
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