1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 USA
On the campus of Calvin University
© 2026 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Pastors of three Hispanic churches will share what they learned from experiences implementing congregational projects related to the development of new understandings and practices of worship and preaching.
This workshop will examine why corporate gathering and worship as the church require us to address potentially polarizing issues.
In today’s diverse and interconnected world, understanding and addressing trauma through a culturally responsive lens is essential for creating inclusive and healing worship experiences.
What is creativity, and why do we still need to talk about it? Join Sandra McCracken in a conversation on faith, imagination, and creativity.
In a world generically “spiritual,” how does a preacher tend to the highest calling of the pastoral life: the tending of souls?
A conversation with Tony Alonso.
Explore the sometimes overlooked but vital roles women play in the parables of Jesus.
At the intersection of theology and anthropology, this session will investigate the impact of the language Christians use for God.
Baptism is often contentious. It breeds arguments and division, splitting congregations and families.
Suicide is a deeply personal and all-too-present reality in Christian congregations.
This vesper service features music from the soon-to-be-released Sending Songs album by the music collective Porter’s Gate. Created in collaboration with Fuller Seminary’s Worship for Workers project, this album offers songs that commission God’s people with mission and purpose into their places of work and play.
Musical collaboration in worship can be rewarding: it can build relationships, enrich the musical life of a congregation, and add more colors, timbres, and textures.
