Rediscovering the Beauty of Rest

In May 2016, the second Choral Festival was held at Seminari Alkitab Asia Tenggara/South East Asia Bible Seminary (SEABS) in Malang, East Java Indonesia. The theme of the conference was “Rediscovering the Beauty of Rest.”

The festival was attended by 400 participants, including SEABS’ students and representatives from almost 30 Protestant denominations, and 75 local congregations, from the Islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Sulawesi, Moluccas, and even Papua and Singapore.

Bahasa-Indonesian language speakers can access the following presentations through the links below:

• Rest in Hymns: Where are We Going? (Perhentian di dalam Himne: Ke manakah Kita akan Melangkah?)
  Emily R. Brink
• Creative Uses of the Psalms: Resources for Worship Leaders
  Emily R. Brink
• Resting in the Gospel: Recovering Christ-centeredness in Corporate Worship (Sembilan Panduan Transkultural dalam Ibadah Kristen)
  Emily R. Brink.
• “What Does the Bible Say about Rest?” 
  Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
• Tools for Creative Preaching (Perangkat-perangkat Kreatif di dalam Berkhotbah)
  Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
• Preaching as Worship: Returning to the Theology and Praxis of Reformed Worship
  Cornelius Plantinga, Jr., 
• What Makes a Christian Music “Christian”?: Beholding the Beauty in Bach and Blues (Apa yang Membuat Musik Kristen itu “Kristen”: Memandang Keindahan di dalam Bach dan Blues)
  Mark Peters
• The Role of Choir Ministry in Corporate Worship (Peranan Pelayanan Paduan Suara di dalam Ibadah Jemaat)
  Mark Peters 
• “A Soul that Rests in the Midst of a Restless World. Music and Rest: The Song of Simeon” 
  Mark Peters