Displaying items 1 - 20 of 30 2018 Symposium on Worship concludes Grand Rapids, Michigan | February 1, 2018 The worship theme of the Symposium on Worship this year, which drew more than 1,500 participants from North America and around the world, focused on the Eastertide Gospel. Vital Worship Grants awarded for 2017 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Grand Rapids, MI | April 25, 2017 The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund another 33 worship renewal projects for 2017-2018 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program. 30th Annual Symposium Set for January 2017 | October 14, 2016 The 30th edition of the Calvin Symposium on Worship is set for Jan. 26-28, 2017. 2016 Vital Worship Grants colloquium concludes | June 24, 2016 Each summer Vital Worship Grant Program recipients come to Calvin for three days of conversation, seminars, workshops, meals, worship services and more as part of their work on worship renewal and faith formation at the local, grass-roots level. Vital Worship Grants awarded for 2016 | April 28, 2016 Since it began in the year 2000, the Vital Worship Grants Program of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship in Grand Rapids, Michigan - formerly known as the Worship Renewal Grants Program - has awarded more than 750 grants to churches, schools and seminaries across North America for projects that can generate thoughtfulness and energy for public worship and faith formation at the local, grass-roots level. LUYH Hymnal Used by Class in Kenya | September 1, 2015 Church leaders enrolled in a worship class at Bishop Birech College, Kitale, Kenya, open new copies of the hymnal “Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs.” Vital Worship Grants Awarded for 2015 | April 23, 2015 29 grants awarded for 2015. Christians in the Visual Arts Conference at Calvin College | March 17, 2015 Does the church need art? Does the art world need the church? These two long-standing questions will be at the center of a four-day conference coming to Grand Rapids and the Calvin College campus this June. CICW Participates in Event in Indonesia | August 28, 2014 Indonesia in August is a pretty warm place with daytime temperatures averaging some 90 degrees Fahrenheit. But for two of Worship Institute staff a journey this past August to the populous republic was warm with hospitality, conversations and Christian worship. 31 Grants Awarded Across North America | April 7, 2014 The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announces 31 Vital Worship grants for 2014. Palos Heights Hymnfest | March 23, 2014 The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is providing support to worshiping communities to host Hymnfests. The purpose of this program is to promote singing the whole story of God and God’s people through vibrant congregational song and participation of all ages through a new resource: Lift Up Your Hearts. Symposium 2014 features focus on prayer | February 2, 2014 Symposium 2014 brought 1,600 people to Calvin's campus from around the globe. Would Jesus Eat Frybread? | January 6, 2014 In November 2013 three Calvin College students traveled to the Yakima, WA, to attend the “Would Jesus Eat Frybread” conference for Native American, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian students and faculty. Annual Grants Event Concludes | June 21, 2013 Some 180 grant recipients from across the country, and beyond, spent three days on the Calvin College campus participating in a variety of learning opportunities centered on the theme of worship renewal. Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announces $300,000 in grants to support worship renewal across North America | April 16, 2013 Since it began in the year 2000, the Worship Renewal Grants Program, housed at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship in Grand Rapids, Mich, has awarded more than 600 grants to churches, schools and seminaries across North America for projects that can generate renewed interest, thoughtfulness and energy for public worship at the local, grass-roots level. Panel reflects on role of mentoring in worship at Symposium | February 19, 2013 A former Calvin worship apprentice reflects on the recent Worship Symposium and the role of mentoring in worship. Symposium 2013 draws to a close | January 28, 2013 If on the 2013 Worship Symposium evaluation form there had been a place to vote for the unofficial Symposium soundtrack, many of the 1,500 attendees from around the globe probably would have picked Israel Houghton's 2001 song, "You Are Good." Psalmfest - Edmonton, AB | January 20, 2013 Psalmfest is a festival of singing, celebrating the release of the new publication Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship. This Psalmfest is at West End Christian Reformed Church in Edmonton, AB. Congregational Cardiology and Fitness | October 10, 2012 At the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, we have found that, just like diet and exercise, there are valuable tools that can help churches open up to new ways of experiencing God’s flowing Spirit. Some churches with which we work even choose to apply for a Worship Renewal Grant to give focus to their study of worship. We believe that grants can function for churches like aerobic capacity-building exercises for Olympic athletes: strong congregations with great potential that need to further be strengthened can benefit from our grants program. Worship Institute Team Partners in Indonesia | September 5, 2012 In July 2012, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship sent a four-person team to Indonesia. 1 2 Next »
