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Those pandemic-forced pivots have created worship opportunities that have helped congregations adapt, find unity amid division, and pursue justice. Feature Story | June 16, 2022 Five Tips on Using Digital Tech to Engage Virtual and In-Person Worshipers Whether you call it virtual worship or online worship, some people will continue to join worship remotely even as others joyfully return to church buildings. Here are five tips for using digital technology as a “both/and” option for hybrid worship services. Article | June 16, 2022 A Pastor and Photographer on Creating "God Moments" in Worship When the pandemic prevented in-person worship, First Church of Windsor, Connecticut, learned how to create liturgical art installations and videos that moved hearts and minds even during virtual and hybrid worship. Conversation | June 13, 2022 Writing Hymnkus—Haiku Poetry Set to Music—for Christian Worship Your congregation can make worship the work of the people when you use their words in worship. The hymnku form—haiku poetry set to music—works for in-person, hybrid, and online worship and can involve many ages. Article | May 23, 2022 Suzanne L. Vinson on Congregations Creating Liturgical Language Grace Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, often invites members to write words used in worship. They've found that crafting liturgical language, such as calls to worship or stewardship and psalm or song paraphrases, is an easy way to help more people participate in worship and congregational life. Article | May 23, 2022 Toronto Designers on Visual Cues to God's Time First Christian Reformed Church of Toronto, Ontario, planned a worship grant connecting color and the liturgical year. They invited the congregation into the biblical story by collaborating on a permanent artwork. Then the pandemic prevented them from entering the church building. The landscape architect and the architect who led the grant say that this pivot turned out to be a good thing. Conversation | April 19, 2022 Vital Worship Grants awarded for 2022 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 25 Vital Worship Grants projects to Worshiping Communities for 2022-2023 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program. This group of grants puts us over the 1000 mark for grants awarded through this program. Thanks be to God! News Item | April 14, 2022 Carol Arend on the Art of Accompaniment Accompanying people on their faith journey is an art that can be learned, according to Pope Francis. When St. Thomas More Catholic Community committed itself to the art of accompaniment, it learned principles that nearly any worship community can apply, Catholic or not. Conversation | February 14, 2022 Shively T. J. Smith on Visualizing Christian Faith through Howard Thurman's Metaphors Rather than starting with words and theories of interpretation, scholar Shively T. J. Smith uses Howard Thurman's metaphorical imagery to help congregations visually process how they understand scripture and live out their Christian faith. Conversation | January 19, 2022 Shively T. J. Smith on Howard Thurman and Congregational Hermeneutics Congregations and lay Christians have methods of interpreting the Bible and faith life even if they can't articulate them. Using Howard Thurman’s image-rich meditations, scholar Shively T. J. Smith offers a visual way to reflect on applying the Bible to faith and ordinary life. Conversation | January 19, 2022 Mimi L. Larson on Pastors, Pressures, and Intergenerational Worship Pastors play a crucial role in promoting or preventing intergenerational worship. Scholar Mimi L. Larson explains why, despite the pressures, pastors should treat children as full image bearers of God. This choice influences how all ages engage with God in worship. Conversation | January 11, 2022 Mimi L. Larson on Keys to Involving Children in Worship Scholar Mimi L. Larson explains how theology, beliefs about children's capabilities, and pastors influence whether or how children meet God in worship. She says that Black church culture offers valuable examples. Conversation | January 11, 2022 Jon Terry and Liuan Huska on Liturgies of Restoration Au Sable Institute developed its Liturgies of Restoration workbook to help university students in summer field science courses connect Christian worship and creation care. Now small groups and churches are using the workbook to cultivate habits of worship, community, earthkeeping, purposeful stewardship, and hope. Conversation | January 05, 2022 Teacher-Scholars awarded Vital Worship Grants for 2022 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 16 grants to Teacher-Scholars for 2022-2023 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program. News Item | December 01, 2021 Navajo Christians Build Relationships through Scripture and Culture Window Rock Christian Reformed Church used a Vital Worship Grant project to connect with more people by engaging scripture in ways reflective of Navajo cultural practices. Feature Story | December 01, 2021 Ellen Gadberry on Congregations as Communal Visual Choirs Many worshipers do not see themselves as creative or gifted in the arts. Yet low-risk opportunities to encounter visual art in worship and participate in making liturgical art can strengthen worshipers’ identities as children of the Creator. Conversation | November 03, 2021 Visio Divina: Sacred Seeing to Encounter God Just as lectio divina invites people to meditate on scripture, visio divina helps people pray with art. Visio divina, which translates as “divine seeing,” uses silence and images to help worshipers reflect and respond to God in ways other than listening to a sermon or singing praise songs. Feature Story | November 03, 2021 Emerging research on worship practices and public witness A panel of teacher-scholars with research projects focused on worship and public witness share the fruits of their research, with a special focus on the implications of their research for worshiping communities. Video | July 20, 2021 Introduction to the Ten Core Convictions A reflection on a selection of CICW’s Ten Core Convictions from the introductory session of the 2021 Virtual Vital Worship Grants Event, led by John D. Witvliet, Director of the Calvin Institute of the Christian Worship, and featuring Vital Worship Grants Advisory Board Members James Abbington, Kimberly Belcher, C. Michael Hawn, William H. Johnston, and Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. Video | July 20, 2021 Emerging research on youth formation and worship A panel of teacher-scholars with research projects focused on youth and formation share the fruits of their research, with a special focus on the implications of their research for worshiping communities. Video | July 20, 2021 « Previous 1 2 3 4 ... Next »