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Many have sought to bridge the gap between Sunday worship and Monday work by showing how Christian liturgy and theology affect how we approach our weekday work. But our weekday work also affects how we inhabit Sunday worship in profound ways, and those who lead and craft liturgies do well to be attentive to this reality. Video | March 07, 2017 Tú Jesús, nuestra esperanza/Come to Be Our Hope, Jesus A bilingual pilgrimage of songs and prayers that trace the life of Jesus and testify to healing and transformation which Jesus' ministry continues to bring through the Holy Spirit. Video | March 06, 2017 Singing Bilingually in Spanish and English: A Vision and Resources for Singing Together on the Journey of Faith In North America, we have a splendid opportunity in the years and decades ahead to learn to sing bilingually, transcending a language divide in ways that help us all learn and grow together as we discover scripturally inspired songs from a variety of contexts and cultures. Video | March 02, 2017 Revelation 1: The Faithful Witness Revealed A worship service held at Worship Symposium 2017 Video | February 24, 2017 Revelation 4-5: The Songs in the Heavenly Throne Room A worship service held at Worship Symposium 2017 Video | February 24, 2017 Revelation 7: The Great Multitude of God's People A worship service held at Worship Symposium 2017 Video | February 24, 2017 Trauma, Culture Care, and Public Worship What does faithful ministry look like after trauma? What if that trauma is public trauma, like ministry after 9-11 in New York or after recent trauma in Ferguson or Orlando? Video | February 24, 2017 Here Are My Hands: A Practical Workshop on Affirming Vocation in Weekly Worship Practices Isaac Wardell, Bruce Benedict, and Laura Fanucci provide some very practical first steps for congregations with a desire to address vocation in worship. Audio | February 23, 2017 Worship and Proclamation in a Multicultural and Multigenerational Congregation There are many challenges and opportunities to liturgy and proclamation in a multicultural and multi-generational context. This session seeks to unpack both a theology and practice for this ministry. Audio | February 23, 2017 Shaping a Reformation Commemoration Prayer or Worship Service This workshop explores the ways we can prepare to commemorate this significant anniversary with both grace and truth, acknowledging both the insights and limitations of the Reformers, expressing gratitude for Christ-centered renewal and lament for divisions and even violence within Christ’s body. Audio | February 23, 2017 Approaching Civic Holidays as Occasions of Both Thanksgiving and Lament The Psalms form us as people of faith to express both thanks and lament to God. This offers us a perspective that is especially needed when we worship together on or near civil holidays, and face the temptation to promote a civic religion substitute for robust Christian vision. Audio | February 23, 2017 Prophetic Lament When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church near Boston, he began with a series of sermons on the Book of Lamentations, a radical counter-cultural approach to ministry that later became the basis for his book Prophetic Lament. Video | February 22, 2017 Teaching Children about the Meaning of the Lord's Supper Gathering at God's Table is a new, vividly-illustrated bilingual children's book which introduces young children to the meaning and significance of the Lord's Supper Audio | February 22, 2017 Loving Your Neighbor with Dementia By the end of 2015, more than 5,000,000 Americans were living with dementia. This number is expected to increase in the years ahead as the population ages. Audio | February 22, 2017 A Mosaic of Faith and Hope: A Festival of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs Alumni of the James Abbington Church Music Academy of the Hampton Ministers' Conference lead a festival of congregation songs. Video | February 21, 2017 Trumpets, Ashes, and Tears: New Psalmody for the Journey of Faith In this vesper service, songwriters with ministries of writing congregation-friendly settings of the biblical Psalms lead the congregation in sung prayer, along with scripture readings and intercessions focused on ministering to the needs, challenges, and vocation of worship leaders, artists of all kinds, and pastors. Video | February 20, 2017 Celtic Psalms: Finding Light in the Darkness In this vesper service, the congregation worships God by singing and listening to psalm settings with soulful Irish and Scottish melodies, exploring how God’s light shines even in the midst of the darkest nights, guiding his people into places of joy, forgiveness, and peace. Video | February 20, 2017 Glorifying God in a Diverse World: Next Steps in the Journey Sandra Van Opstal gives her plenary address at Worship Symposium 2017. Video | February 20, 2017 Universal Design, Responsive Design: Keys for Welcoming Persons with Varied Abilities Worshipers and congregation members certainly do not come in a “one size fits all” wrapping! As you gather for worship you will notice an array of gifts, but you may also see the areas of struggle each one brings to the community. Audio | February 20, 2017 « Previous 1 2 3 4 Next »