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Come to hear reflections of pastoral leaders who have been praying, teaching, and experimenting with new ways of inviting communities to see the connections in fresh ways Session | October 17, 2023 We Need a Plan! Worship Planning 101 What basic models for worship planning are out there, and which patterns will work best in your context? Join a lively discussion of several worship planning models by the authors and pastors who use them. Bring your questions and suggestions as we learn together. Session | October 17, 2023 Silver Linings: What Churches Are Learning about Pastoral Worship Ministry through the Pandemic What have we been learning about ministry through the pandemic? What benefits, strengths, virtues, and gifts have surprised us? Our panelists for this session are listeners and learners—people listening for what local ministry leaders are saying and for what is going on under the surface, even things not explicitly spoken. We'll learn from their listening and then receive some tips about how all of us can be more attentive in our listening practices. Video | July 19, 2023 Healthy Collaborative Leadership: Principles and Practices for Pastors and Worship Leaders How can church leaders work well together, support each other, hold each other accountable, and share power, all in healthy ways? How do differences in church polity and governance affect these roles and relationships? In this panel discussion, we will discuss a positive vision for healthy collaborative leadership and best practices for church leaders engaged in mutual support and accountability. This is a YouTube Video Premiere panel discussion. Video | November 16, 2021 Emerging research on youth formation and worship A panel of teacher-scholars with research projects focused on youth and formation share the fruits of their research, with a special focus on the implications of their research for worshiping communities. Video | July 20, 2021 Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times We warmly encourage you to engage the book chapter content by posting your insights and wisdom on this page and to read and reflect on the responses posted by others. We look forward to being a global learning community. Book Excerpt | November 03, 2020 Juana Bordas on Leadership for a Multicultural Age 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. Audio | Podcast | November 03, 2020 Leading Beyond the Blizzard A conversation on leadership in pandemic times with Andy Crouch and Kathy Smith Video | October 29, 2020 Healthy Leadership in Anxious Times 2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video Video | October 29, 2020 Beyond the Life of the Project A webinar for Worshiping Communities Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grant recipients who are completing their project year. Video | July 08, 2020 Teacher-Scholar Panel: Historical and Contemporary Cultural Themes 2019 Teacher-Scholar Vital Worship Grant recipients talk about their projects and the implications for those projects for gathered worship. Conversation | July 08, 2020 Church Polity and Online Sacraments in the Christian Reformed Church Kathy Smith, Adjunct Professor of Church Polity at Calvin Theological Seminary, reflects on the administration of sacraments in the unique context of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. She advises Christian Reformed churches to practice pastoral flexibility while still abiding by church polity, and provides a historical example from World War II, related by her predecessor Henry De Moor. Article | March 27, 2020 Women in Ministry and Leadership 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Video | March 04, 2020 From Hurt to Healing to Hope: Worship, Prayer, and Pastoral Responses to Infertility, Miscarriage, and Stillbirth 2020 Symposium on Worship | Seminar Video | February 20, 2020 For the Fruit of All Creation 2019 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium | Evening Worship Video | August 14, 2019 The Impact of History on Worship Today: Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Synod of Dort 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | May 10, 2019 Vital Worship in Congregations, Schools, and other Worshipping Communities 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | May 01, 2019 Worship and Faith Formation through the Life Cycle 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar Video | April 16, 2019 Worship in Times of Crisis and Trauma 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar Video | March 25, 2019 Why We Still Have Hope / Por qué aún tenemos esperanza 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word & Table Video | Worship Service | February 13, 2019 1 2 Next »
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