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Weyhrich gave the following interview in November 2012 while installing her work in the library lobby. Conversation | Video | February 20, 2013 Denise Weyhrich on Trust, Churches, and How Installation Art Can Minister Denise Kufus Weyhrich and Cindi Zech Rhodes founded SEEDS Fine Art Exhibits to create conversations between artists and viewers. They know from experience that churches and artists, whether Christian or not, don’t always trust each other. Conversation | Video | February 20, 2013 Robert Nordling on Orchestras as Models of Christian Formation In December 2012, Robert Nordling gave an extended interview. In this edited excerpt, he explains how orchestras can help Christians grow together in faith. Conversation | Video | February 14, 2013 Robert Nordling on Humility and Christian Leadership In December 2012, Robert Nordling gave an extended interview. In this edited excerpt, he talks about humility as a key to Christian leadership and formation during college. Conversation | Video | February 14, 2013 Hospitality as a Central Christian Practice Hospitality is a way of life, and when we offer hospitality, especially to folks who are usually overlooked or undervalued by the larger society, we make a strong statement about who is valuable and good to be with. Conversation | January 10, 2013 An article about the Ten Core Convictions An article in Chinese about the Ten Core Convictions Article | January 08, 2013 How to Make a You-Who-Do-To-Through Prayer You-who-do-to-through prayers follow an ancient pattern for making a short prayer with a single theme. Worshipers speak the prayer together, collecting their voices into one. Article | November 15, 2012 Early Christian Baptismal Imagery for Today Robin M. Jensen’s book Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity illuminates and illustrates the multiple meanings and biblical metaphors of baptism. It can awaken imagination for Christians and congregations to live into their baptized identity. Feature Story | August 22, 2012 Day of Learning 2012 A Day of Learning brings together grant recipients and community members to discuss, share, and worship together as well as to consider how disciplined creativity, theological integrity, and healthy leadership practices work together in the worship renewal process. Article | Audio | August 08, 2012 Christian Initiation and Community A lesson plan to accompany Living Worship curriculum that addresses the design and performance of Christian Initiation rites in light of the on-going life and practice of the Christian assembly. Article | July 11, 2012 First Impressions A lesson plan to accompany Living Worship curriculum that addresses expectations for worship Article | July 11, 2012 Baptism versus Dedication: Liturgical & Theological Considerations A lesson plan to accompany Living Worship curriculum that addresses how liturgy and theology affect and inform each other, especially in connection with the choosing of a liturgy for baptism or dedication or both. Article | July 11, 2012 The Shape of Sacred Space A lesson plan to accompany the Living Worship curriculum that addresses meaning and intentionality in the design and utilization of worship space Article | July 11, 2012 Teaching Church 101 in a Congregation This syllabus for A Course in Church History for Everyone: Church History 101 was designed for a course on church history that was taught in the context of a local congregation. This course was designed for the person who has never studied Church History as well as for the person who has some background in the subject. Article | March 14, 2012 Hymnology This syllabus follows a course on Christian congregational song, ranging from Old Testament psalms to contemporary praise-worship songs, from traditional Western hymnody to global worship songs, with some attention to cultural context and practica. Article | March 12, 2012 Jubilate Studies in Christian Worship This syllabus is for a course that is a study of Christian Worship which includes biblical and theological principles for worship, the historical development of the liturgy, cultural dynamics in contemporary worship, and explores the rich and varied resources within the ecumenical, global Christian community Article | March 12, 2012 Introduction to Christian Worship This course provides an introduction to the principles and practices of Christian worship. The course deals with biblical and church-historical perspectives on and practices of worship, particularly those of the Reformed tradition, elements of Christian Reformed Church liturgy including psalmody and hymnody, and contemporary worship styles in different cultural settings. Article | March 12, 2012 Planning and Leading Worship for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost A course from this syllabus examines how Christian worship both expresses and shapes our understanding of the life of Jesus Christ, with particular attention given to how celebrations of Advent, Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost reflect assumptions about the doctrines of incarnation, atonement, and ecclesiology. Article | March 12, 2012 Recent History of Christian Worship This syllabus follows a study of the forces and movements that have reshaped patterns of Christian worship in the last 25 years, with a particular focus on the ecumenical liturgical movement that arose out of Vatican II, the charismatic movement, and new models for integrating worship and evangelism. Article | March 12, 2012 Christian Formation for Participation in Worship This syllabus was for a seminar that explored the nature of “full, conscious, and active participation” in Christian worship and asked what role Christian teaching ministries can play in nurturing it. Seminar discussions focused on both the content of Christian worship and the pedagogical processes best suited to enhance it. Article | March 12, 2012 « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 ... Next »