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Amanda Drury on Testimony as Spiritual Formation in the Lives of Youth

In this episode, Amanda Drury talks about the integral role testimony plays in the worshiping community, especially as young people learn how to narrate their faith in a variety of spaces and ways and join the intergenerational faith community in long-term Christian living.

Audio | Podcast | December 20, 2021

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Thoughts on Preaching and the Teaching of Preaching

Looking at today’s North American cultural climate, Alyce McKenzie reflects on what it’s time to let go of in preaching and in the teaching of preaching—and what it’s time to grab hold of.

Academic Article | November 09, 2020

Rich Villodas on the Deeply Formed Life

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.

Audio | Podcast | November 03, 2020

Inviting North American Neighbors into the Spiritual Life: Models of Sanctification from Spirit Christology in Conversation with US Studies on Spirituality

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop

Audio | April 24, 2019

Isaac Wardell on Rethinking Calling and Vocation

Not everyone feels called to their job or experiences it as way to use their gifts to accomplish great things for God. There is a more satisfying way to think about how God calls each of us.

Conversation | April 18, 2018

Isaac Wardell on Bringing Work into Worship

Daily work, paid and unpaid, consumes our lives, energy, and minds—even when we are in church. Here are ways to plan worship so people see themselves and their work as instruments of God.

Conversation | April 18, 2018

Growing in Intimacy with God

This workshop first explored how worship leaders, musicians, and pastors can personally grow in Christ, and then it suggested ways that public worship can encourage similar maturity for all people.

Audio | March 14, 2018

Four Learning Practices for Sermon Engagement

Learning practices have rich application for sermon engagement. Here are four easy-to-implement strategies to allow each sermon to be more formative in our daily lives.

Article | February 14, 2018

James Falzone on Saturday Jazz and Sunday Worship Synergy

James Falzone explains why being both a professional musician and church music director makes him better at each.

Conversation | August 23, 2016

Worship as Spiritual Formation

The privilege of Christian worship is the invitation to the community by our holy God to encounter the love of that living God and to be transformed by it and to nurture the transformation of one another.

Video | May 04, 2016

Charsie Randolph Sawyer on Healthy Gospel Singing

Having a good voice isn’t enough to sing gospel music well and lead people into worship. This ministry requires health in body, mind and spirit.

Conversation | September 03, 2015

Jerry Sittser on Growing through Adversity and Spiritual Practices

You probably gather for worship with both lifelong worshipers and those new to the Bible. Jerry Sittser mines the history of Christian spirituality for nuggets that give life to all levels of worshipers.

Conversation | January 06, 2015

Understanding the Battle Between the Flesh and the Spirit

Dallas Willard discusses Galatians 5 about what it means to live by the Spirit and how doing so conflicts with the sinful nature that clings to us.

Audio | April 02, 2014

El culto como discipulado

El culto es una experiencia comunitaria integral, que de manera explícita o aún inconsciente, contribuye a modelar el carácter y la identidad de cada participante.

Audio | February 27, 2014

Robert Nordling on Orchestras as Models of Christian Formation

In December 2012, Robert Nordling gave an extended interview. In this edited excerpt, he explains how orchestras can help Christians grow together in faith.

Conversation | Video | February 14, 2013

Robert Nordling on Humility and Christian Leadership

In December 2012, Robert Nordling gave an extended interview. In this edited excerpt, he talks about humility as a key to Christian leadership and formation during college.