"worshipers" All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Book Signing Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Prayer Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Christian Year Daily Prayer/Reflection Dance Drama Grants Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Worship Language Arts/Words Music Preaching Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Teaching Technology Visual Arts Worshipers Worship- Leading Worship- Meaning of Worship- Planning Worship- Preparing for Occasion All Funerals Symposium Resources War Lessons and Carols Ascension Hymn Festival Advent Weddings Weekday Services Epiphany Natural Disasters Pentecost Teaching Worship Commissionings Thanksgiving Easter Christ the King Christmas Healing Services Anniversaries Taize Ordination/Installation Heidelberg Catechism Summer Passion Week Lent Dedications Search results 21 - 40 of 280 Sort by: Title | Date Stephanie Smith on Starting an Outdoor Church People treated as the last and the least often feel unwelcome inside churches. That is why some church plants create a worshiping community outdoors. Many of their discoveries also apply to indoor churches. Conversation | December 05, 2017 Stephanie Smith on Raising Lay Leaders from the Margins Those who experience homelessness, poverty, physical or mental illness, or addiction understand things that more privileged people may never know. Raising up peer chaplains from within this group can lead to renewal in both outdoor and building-based Christian communities. Conversation | December 05, 2017 Mika Edmondson on MLK’s Theology of Unearned Suffering Jesus’s example of laying down his life for others inspired Martin Luther King Jr. and the U.S. civil rights movement. This theology of how to engage undeserved suffering can help congregations deal with pain. Conversation | October 10, 2017 Reggie Smith on Theology Underlying Sociology What churches profess and what they do sometimes clash. Sharing stories, sitting with those who suffer, praying, and listening in silence for God can help churches harmonize theology and sociology. Conversation | September 01, 2017 Indonesian Musicians on Inculturating Indonesian Christian Worship Christians who bring the gospel to other cultures often struggle to discern the difference between the essence of Christianity and its cultural packaging. That is true in Indonesia as well. Conversation | May 11, 2017 Indonesians on Diversity among Indonesian Christians Indonesia comprises thousands of islands on both sides of the equator. Its Christians and seminarians come from many islands, languages, and cultures. They have a lot to learn from each other. Conversation | May 11, 2017 Jon DeVries on Enacted Revelation Passages Maybe you have been moved by the power of enacted scripture dramas at a Calvin Symposium on Worship. Now you can learn from Jon DeVries how to create them. Conversation | May 04, 2017 Bruce Theron on Decolonizing Worship in South Africa Imagine singing “In the Bleak Midwinter” during the long hot days of Christmas in South Africa. The Bible is rich enough to include themes and symbols more relevant to living out Christian faith in the Global South. Conversation | March 16, 2017 Eric Mathis on Expanding Teens’ Vision of Worship Defining “worship” is an essential step for churches that want to start including youth in planning and leading worship. Teenagers long for worship that connects to life issues such as justice, imagination, and the arts. Conversation | February 14, 2017 First Steps for Including Teens in Planning and Leading Worship Integrating youth leadership throughout the church is a new paradigm. But churches are reaping the benefits of mentoring youth to plan and lead worship. Feature Story | February 13, 2017 Silence, Beauty, and the Shape of Christian Discipleship A video conversation and discussion guide to help shape Christian responses to questions of love and suffering, silence and beauty, as explored in the Martin Scorsese movie ‘Silence’ based on Shusaku Endo's novel. Article | Video | November 28, 2016 “Diseño universal” para el culto "Diseño universal" o “accesibilidad universal” es el estándar para la arquitectura actual: no queremos modernizar edificios para hacerlos accesibles; queremos construirlos de esa manera desde el principio. ¿Qué sucedería si esta visión se extendiera a los cultos que planificamos y dirigimos, y a todos los ministerios de la iglesia? Article | November 16, 2016 The Beauty and Value of the Oral Tradition Storytelling can help us embrace the stories that have shaped our identities Audio | November 04, 2016 Nancy Gordon on Sensing the Sacred Nancy Gordon adapted the multisensory Young Children in Worship program for people with dementia. Her model deserves to be spread and developed more widely. Conversation | October 17, 2016 Worship as One: Disability in Community A video giving testimony to a gospel-based vision of corporate worship that includes all people Video | September 29, 2016 Barbara J. Newman on Visual Hospitality in Worship: More than Large Print The older you get, the more likely you are to experience visual loss. Disability and advocacy expert Barbara J. Newman describes sight-related worship changes that benefit the church as a whole. Conversation | August 09, 2016 Nancy Foran on a “Wisdom of Our Elders” Service Residents of senior living facilities often are treated as recipients of worship services presented by visiting groups. Nancy Foran offers an alternative design to receive and honor the wisdom of older adults. Conversation | August 02, 2016 Stephen Martin on Music that Wakes Up Older Minds Your students or small group can use hymns and Christian songs to design meaningful personalized worship for older adults living in their own homes or in care facilities. Conversation | August 02, 2016 The Apostles' Creed A video presentation of the Apostles' Creed Video | May 27, 2016 Tom Hoeksema on a Bibliography of Disability and Inclusion Too many pastors and churches fail to see the wholeness of people who live with disability. Tom Hoeksema recommends books that can help preachers and churches become more inclusive. Conversation | May 16, 2016 « Previous 1 2 3 4 ... Next »