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Audio & Video resources include practical and scholarly sessions intended for congregational leaders, pastors, students, teachers, scholars, musicians, artists, and all interested in worship. These resources serve as tools for preparing, planning for, and leading worship as well as for studying the history, theology, and practice of worship worldwide.

All videos are hosted on the CICW YouTube channel. Also, check out Public Worship and the Christian Life, the CICW podcast.

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Sarah Farmer on Courageous Hope in Youth

Practical theologian Sarah F. Farmer offers four promising pathways for African American youth to strengthen capacity for hope infused with courage in the life of the church and community.

Podcast Podcast | May 17, 2022

Amy Adamczyk on the Influence of Parents in the Religious Lives of Their Children

Sociologists Amy Adamczyk and Christian Smith co-authored the book "Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation," which explores the research results of more than 200 interview with US parents exploring intergenerational transmission of religious faith and practice between the generations.

Podcast Podcast | May 17, 2022

Empowering Children and Youth through Active Involvement 

In this conversation, Priscilla Rodriquez shares with Elizabeth Tamez Mendez about her worshiping community in Chicago which provides accessible leaders with a guiding presence so that early on children are encouraged to be creative and share their gifts as they grow up in the life of faith and the church. 

Conversation Conversation | Video Video | March 22, 2022

Preaching the Beatitudes

Sermons from Worship Symposium 2022 on the Beatitudes as found in Matthew 5:3-16

Video Video | March 08, 2022

Intergenerational Relationships in the Worshiping Community

In this conversation, pastor Ahnna Cho Park invites church communities to consider a Biblical concept of honor that embraces the imago Dei, breaks down cultural hierarchies between youth and adults, and welcomes all on a journey of intergenerational friendships and worship practices.

Conversation Conversation | Video Video | March 02, 2022

Curiosity, Relationship-building, and Youth as Active Participants

In this conversation, Nicole Saint-Victor shares with Elizabeth Tamez Méndez her passion for nurturing relationships with youth and inviting them into intentional conversations and spaces even while sometimes disrupting established practices in order to provide multiple pathways for youth into Christian community, worship, and life together.

Conversation Conversation | Video Video | March 01, 2022

Bilingual Choral Music: A Conversation with Jorge Lockward

Jorge Lockward, director of the New York-based ecumenical chorale Cántico Nuevo and minister of worship arts at the Church of the Village, shares practical tips on how to dress up a piano part to better capture the style and spirit of Latin and South American choral music.

Conversation Conversation | Video Video | February 09, 2022

Bilingual Choral Music: A Conversation with Marcell Silva Steuernagel

Marcell Silva Steuernagel, assistant professor of church music and director of the Master of Sacred Music program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, talks about what instruments can be added to better capture the style and spirit of Latin and South American choral music.

Conversation Conversation | Video Video | February 09, 2022

Bilingual Choral Music: A Webinar Series

Pearl Shangkuan, professor of music and director of choral activities at Calvin University and co-editor of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Choral Music Series with GIA Publications, talks with Latin American music experts Maria Guinand, Jorge Lockward, and Marcell Silva Steuernagel about best practices for teaching and performing Latin and South American choral music.

Resource Guide Resource Guide | Video Video | February 09, 2022

Bilingual Choral Music: A Conversation with Maria Guinand.

International renowned choral conductor Maria Guinand shares practical tips for North American choirs in teaching and performing Latin and South American choral music.

Conversation Conversation | Video Video | February 09, 2022