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In this episode, pastor and songwriter Glenn Packiam shares about Christian hope in contemporary worship.
This service features scripture readings, hymns and prayers drawn from historic morning prayer liturgies, without music or other artistic elaboration. Complementing other Symposium services that are more complex, today we practice an intentionally simple form of common prayer, grateful to be united in prayer with people around the world on a day of historic, cultural and political importance here in the United States.
In this episode, Deanna Thompson of St. Olaf College talks about her 2016 book "The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World," which was written from her experience of living with cancer and now takes on additional meaning in our COVID-shaped world.
This service uses gifts of leaders from around the world and includes a sermon preached from Beirut, Lebanon. It is a service of the word based on Romans 8:18-25.
A discussion of the relationship between worship and theology in the early church, and what this means for us today.
This service uses the gifts of worship leaders from around the world. It is a service of the word based on Romans 8 and includes the Calvin Symposium on Worship virtual choir.
In this episode, Juana Bordas talks about the power of leadership when each person, culture and community can contribute equally and show respect for all, and how leaders who embrace gratitude and forgiveness offer their communities hope for the future.
In this episode, Célestin Musekura talks about the humanizing and justice-focused work of forgiveness, for individuals, communities and Christian worship.
In this episode, Rich Villodas, lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a multiracial church in one of the most diverse zip codes in the US--Queens, New York--talks about what it means to be deeply formed in Christ.
This service takes place in Brazil and is led by worship leaders from many different congregations and denominations.
This service takes place at Duke University Chapel in Durham, North Carolina. It is a service of the word based on Romans 8:31-38.
This service takes place at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
