Published on
October 29, 2020
Video length
73 mins
2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video

What values and practices sustain us for the work of ministry and the Christian life?

Panelists: Jennifer Holmes Curran, Danjuma Gibson, and Rich Villodas

Moderators: Joanna Wigboldy and the Ministry Leadership Cohort students Bethany Diedrich, Karolyn McCabe, and Sheila Witvliet

For more information on the Ministry Leadership Cohort program at Calvin University, visit this page and this page.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com. Their content is licensed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0.

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