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Is there such a thing as Christian Hip Hop? Audio | February 23, 2015 If You Want Justice, Work for Beauty Really? In the face of so much global need, the arts are a necessity? Feature Story | February 18, 2015 Can I be Native and Christian? In November 2014 Calvin College senior Chantelle Yazzie traveled to Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation, Carlton, MN, to participate in the third annual “Would Jesus Eat Frybread?” conference. Reflection | January 16, 2015 How Visual Arts Move Us from Brokenness to Beauty Visual artists can help us start talking about major life issues that we don’t often acknowledge in worship. Feature Story | December 12, 2014 Steve Prince on Visual Art and Justice Jesus calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves. What does that mean for conversations about injustices, including racism, both in the U.S. and around the world. Steve Prince creates visual art that can help us start talking. Conversation | December 12, 2014 David Bailey on Reconciliation and Worship Response Times A few years ago, East End Fellowship, a multicultural Presbyterian congregation in Richmond, VA, started an urban songwriting internship and a gospel choir to reflect its congregational values of incarnation and reconciliation. Conversation | November 20, 2014 Joel Carpenter on Artists as Prophets and Seers of Hope Twenty artists from North America and South Africa created “Between the Shadow and the Light: Artists’ Prophetic Responses to South Africa Today.” Conversation | November 19, 2014 What Makes All Ages Delight in the Psalms The learning went both ways when two school communities decided to “dwell in the Psalms” for a year. Their Psalms-based creations revealed that the Spirit can work through kids and adults of any age to nourish faith. Feature Story | November 07, 2014 How Churches Link Art, Faith and Life People who know how to make beautiful things with their hands are being welcomed to use their God-given gifts in worship and congregational life. Feature Story | October 02, 2014 Worship and Justice Eric Mathis and Claudio Carvalhaes, Associate Professor of Worship and Liturgy at Lutheran Theological Seminary, discuss the relationship between worship and justice. Video | July 29, 2014 How to Use Photos to Spark Worship Conversations Whether you want to go simple or elaborate with these photo ideas, you can follow three steps to get people talking about worship and faithful living. Feature Story | June 06, 2014 Visualizing Worship: Sparking conversations about worship and life Two ideas borrowed from visual sociology researchers—photo elicitation and photovoice—are helping Christians and congregations picture their lived experiences with God. Feature Story | June 06, 2014 Roman Williams on Peeling Back Layers of Meaning in Church Life Roman Williams is a former pastor and church planter who now teaches sociology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He specializes in using visual methods to research the sociology of religion. Conversation | June 05, 2014 Dale Cudjoe, Andy Park and Cindy Rethmeier on Deepening Worship Conversations You might picture COCHUSA and Vineyard congregations as too different to find common ground. But Cudjoe, Park, and Rethmeier found productive ways to discuss worship together. Conversation | April 17, 2014 How to Discuss Church Worship Calmly and Productively These case studies of worship in other times and places will give your congregation the freedom and framework to deepen your discussion of worship. Feature Story | March 31, 2014 How to Use Church at Worship Books These case studies of worship in other times and places work well in personal devotions, small groups and classrooms. Article | March 31, 2014 Each Ability and Disability Reveals God A new resource explains that the most disabling aspect of living with disabilities is the attitude of others. Feature Story | February 25, 2014 Dan Vander Plaats on God and Disability Dan Vander Plaats is director of advancement at Elim Christian Services in Palos Heights, Illinois. Elim’s mission is to help children and adults with disabilities reach their God-given educational and vocational potential. Conversation | February 25, 2014 The Street Is My Pulpit: Hip Hop, Youth Culture, and the Gospel in Kenya This workshop explored some of the ways youth express and understand their Christian faith and how it relates to the contemporary social, economic, and political realities facing their generation in Kenya today. Video | February 18, 2014 Streams of Living Water a seminar on “streams of living water” the six dimensions of faith and practice that define Christian tradition. 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