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We look forward to being a global learning community. Book Excerpt | December 02, 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 Praying at the Table, Praying at the Font 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Video | March 19, 2020 The Lord's Supper Liturgy Lord's Supper liturgy that includes children asking questions. Resource Guide | October 08, 2019 Derek Elmi-Buursma on Communion and Context Whether you call it Communion, Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, or something else, you may wonder how to connect this sacrament with real life. Learn how one small urban congregation creates eucharistic liturgies for living in a broken world. Conversation | June 04, 2019 How Music Deepens Participation in the Lord's Supper and Baptisms: Insights from Global Cultures 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar Audio | April 12, 2019 Ron Rienstra on the Great Prayer of Thanksgiving Christian traditions refer to the prayer before communion as the eucharistic prayer, the Great Thanksgiving, or the Great Prayer of Thanksgiving. If your Lord’s Suppers don’t include this prayer, then you very well may be missing out on a rich opportunity for faith formation. Conversation | July 21, 2017 Ron Rienstra on Liturgical Performance and Improvisation You might think of performance as totally out of place in Holy Communion. But performance and improvisation can help leaders and worshipers show and tell the gospel with their whole selves. Conversation | July 21, 2017 Vine and Branches A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display. Image | March 28, 2017 Wheat and Cup A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display. Image | March 16, 2017 Teaching Children about the Meaning of the Lord's Supper Gathering at God's Table is a new, vividly-illustrated bilingual children's book which introduces young children to the meaning and significance of the Lord's Supper Audio | February 22, 2017 The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving at Baptism and the Lord's Supper In the past 40 years, many Protestant communions have recovered a robust, historically-oriented prayer of thanksgiving at celebrations of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Audio | February 14, 2017 Recordação: Uma Verdade Incompleta Todos os anos, eu peço aos meus alunos do seminário que me digam como eles imaginam que as crianças de 8 e 9 anos de suas congregações resumiriam o ponto principal da Ceia do Senhor em uma frase-resumo. Invariavelmente, a grande, grande maioria responde "A Ceia é sobre recordar a morte de Jesus". Article | September 23, 2015 Duane Kelderman on Weddings and Worship A Christian wedding is a reflection of the people getting married. But the wedding is not meant to be just about one couple. A Christian wedding at its best is also a form of worship in which God calls and the gathered people respond. Conversation | June 16, 2015 Colleen Kwong on Using Art to Include Shut-ins When strokes, illness or other challenges keep people from attending worship, they often fall off the congregation’s radar. Here are ideas for using visual arts to reconnect and include such people in worship and church life. Conversation | September 24, 2014 Invitation to Christ: Sacramentally Centered Worshiping Communities In worship, Christ is proclaimed to us not only in the Word that falls on our ears, but also in the “visible words” that are set before our eyes. At the font, God’s grace is washed upon our brows, and at the Lord’s Table, it is received into our hands and tasted with our mouths. Audio | February 25, 2013 Baptism and Lord’s Supper Renewal Stories Worship Renewal Grant recipients from diverse congregations described what they are learning about sacramental practices that nurture and strengthen faith in people of various ages and cultures. Audio | February 22, 2013 Different Views of the Lord's Supper/Communion/Eucharist throughout Christian History This workshop looked at the richness and diversity of models of the meal that Jesus instituted on the night he was betrayed, evident in the New Testament narratives as well as in the history of the church Audio | February 20, 2013 Leading the Liturgy The role and function of a worship leader should not be underestimated. The level of engagement for worshipers in a worship service often is influenced directly by the way in which a worship leader functions. The quality of the sermon, the significance of the music and the content of the liturgy needs to be matched by the engaging manner in which the worship leader serves. Article | February 01, 2013 Berakah as a Way of Life John Witvliet speaks on "Berakah as a Way of Life" at the 2012 Calvin Theological Seminary convocation. Video | September 07, 2012 1 2 3 Next »