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Some complain that God’s law is a burden. Yet God’s will for our lives is not a set of arbitrary demands, it is how God designed us to live and the path to blessing. Article | June 01, 2007 Knowing Our Limits: Job's Wisdom on Worship This session explored what the book of Job teaches about the meaning and spiritual significance of worship, and offered worshipers both theological insights and some evocative poetic images to guide their approach to worship. Audio | January 01, 2007 The Complementary Roles of Personal Worship and Corporate Worship in Spiritual Formation What is spiritual formation? Audio | January 01, 2007 Where Then Shall We Live? Location as Fundamental Choice for Christian Discipleship, Worship, and Evangelism This session raised the question as to whether some, if not all, of the ministries of the church might be enriched if they could be re-integrated around particular geographic locations. Specifically, this session will suggest the possibility that choosing where to live or what ministries of the church to affiliate with based on where one lives can be a fundamental act of Christian discipleship. Audio | January 01, 2007 Culturally Diverse and Holistic Worship Worship throughout scripture and history is culturally diverse, not monolithic, reflecting the diversity of God and his creation. True biblical worship is also holistic, involving the soul, the mind, and the body. This workshop explored the culturally diverse and holistic nature of worship, with reference especially to African American, Caribbean, and Hispanic worship. Audio | January 01, 2007 The Nuts and Bolts of Worship Planning Back by popular demand from the 2003 Worship Symposium, this session reviewed a series of proverbs for worship planners, reflecting a summary of Calvin Institute of Christian Worship learning from past conferences, grant recipients, and publication projects. Audio | January 01, 2007 Helping Families Grow Closer to God: Worship Beyond Sunday Morning How do we find God outside of the sanctuary? Audio | January 01, 2007 Hymns within the New Testament and Worship Today This session investigated possible hymns and choruses in the New Testament and discussed if this material is beneficial in our choice of music today. Audio | January 01, 2007 Healthy Tensions in Corporate Worship Throughout church history views of worship have tended toward polarization: Spirit or Word? Planned or spontaneous? Reverent or celebratory? Relevant or historically rooted? For God or for us? Audio | January 01, 2007 How Prison Ministry Is Transforming the Church and Its Worship The church is engaging in ministry to prisoners as never before. It has become evident that prison ministry is having a profound impact upon the life of the church and that the principles of Restorative Justice are not only for offenders and victims, but for anyone to live all of life as worship. Audio | January 01, 2007 Profile: Ron Nydam on How to Discuss Adoption Issues in Worship Not talking about awkward emotions, say after infertility, pregnancy out of wedlock, or adoption, may seem kind. But it's better for churches to include adoption and related issues in baptisms, worship, and church life. A feature story exploring the case for talking about adoption in worship. Feature Story | July 21, 2006 The Case for Talking about Adoption in Worship Not talking about awkward emotions, say after infertility, pregnancy out of wedlock, or adoption, may seem kind. But it's better for churches to include adoption and related issues in baptisms, worship, and church life. A feature story exploring the case for talking about adoption in worship. Feature Story | July 21, 2006 Ideas for Using Creeds in Worship Here are ideas for how to incorporate the creeds into a series of services, music, art, and specific places within the order of worship. Article | March 31, 2006 The Last Thirty Years A colleague was asked point-blank at a workshop recently, “Have changes in worship in the last generation been good or bad?” The short answer may be yes. A longer answer was given at a day-long seminar at the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2006. Article | March 01, 2006 Trinity Sunday and the Call to Worship Why should we observe Trinity Sunday when it isn’t a clear event in Scripture? Article | March 01, 2006 Trinity Matters: The Trinity needs to be named regularly in our worship I wonder if the theological slush of congregational life in North America has left many ministers and congregations without a trinitarian vocabulary and doctrine actively shaping, challenging, and anchoring our faith. “Bless eternity” or “Blessed Trinity”? Does it really matter? Article | March 01, 2006 The Rhythm of God's Grace Today's hectic pace of life leaves little time for prayer. Daily morning and evening prayer is an ancient treasure of the church that offers a worshipful way to live and pray, no matter how busy our lives feel. Learn more about this classical mode of prayer and how you can incorporate its wisdom into your daily life. Audio | January 01, 2006 Testimony as Practice: Implications for Preaching, Worship, and a Christian Way of Life The way we talk in worship affects the way we talk in the rest of our lives, and vice versa. Worship and daily life are integrally connected—a connection which is fundamental for developing healthy approaches to both worship and preaching. Audio | January 01, 2006 Ephesians: A Model of Integral (Holistic) Worship Paul's letter to the Ephesians demonstrates that worship is an excellent way of expressing the deepest theological teachings and also of integrating them to everyday life. Actually, Ephesians shows that life is an act of worship. This session opened up this compelling book not only for preachers and teachers, but for all who long for a deeper biblical perspective on worship. Audio | January 01, 2006 Why We Still Need Hymns in a Postmodern World: The Formative Power of Worship An article evaluating the importance of using hymns in a postmodern world. Article | January 21, 2004 « Previous 3 4 5