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While some of these settings are designed for solo voices, many are well-suited to congregational use, and are worthy heirs to the legacy of congregation-based Psalms re-established by Luther and Calvin. Video | March 10, 2017 Wendell Kimbrough on Singing Creation Psalms A regular discipline of writing psalm refrains helped one musician notice psalms in which creation and God’s people call each other to worship the Creator. Conversation | 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 Wendell Kimbrough on the Psalms Wendell Kimbrough is a songwriter and worship leader in southern Alabama who believes church music should simply be good music that forms us as we sing it together. Drawing on the sounds of American folk and soul music, Wendell writes scripturally-rich songs with singable, memorable melodies. His music has been embraced by a growing number of churches, young and old, large groups and small, contemporary praise bands and traditional choirs. Conversation | Video | December 08, 2016 Kiran Young Wimberly on the Celtic Psalms Project When she moved to Northern Ireland, Kiran Young Wimberly was surprised to discover how few Presbyterians there knew the Irish and Scottish melodies she’d grown to love in the U.S. Her Celtic Psalms project is helping Protestants and Catholics reconnect with their shared heritage. Conversation | December 01, 2016 Irish Presbyterians on Singing Celtic Psalms Kiran Young Wimberly and Karen Campbell are musically gifted Presbyterian pastors who have seen how singing Celtic psalms helps bridge communities in troubled places. Conversation | November 29, 2016 Songs of Praise, Lament, and Hope The Psalms—the Holy Spirit’s inspired songbook right in the middle of the Bible—are a rich source of insight and inspiration for songwriters, singers, and worshipers of all kinds. Video | May 02, 2016 Cory Willson on Inhabiting the Liturgy Maybe you feel like a bad Christian when you catch yourself thinking about work or weekday concerns during corporate worship. But doing so can help you worship more deeply and faithfully. Conversation | March 21, 2016 Psalms From the Soul Explore musical settings of the biblical Psalms shaped by a black gospel idiom, the power of call-and-response approaches to singing, and a deep commitment to engage the full congregation in singing as prompted by soloists or choirs. Audio | March 02, 2016 Festival of Psalms for the Christian Year A worship service with Vital Worship Grant recipients gathered at Calvin College for a time of worship, learning, and sharing together. Video | June 30, 2015 Seven Streams of 21st Century Congregational Song Skills for leading people in song in a musically multilingual world Audio | March 12, 2015 Psalms Are to Be Heard Everywhere Plenary session delivered by Calvin Seerveld. Audio | February 23, 2015 Graham Kendrick on Leading Worship You’ve probably sung his “Shine, Jesus, Shine” and “Knowing You.” But his worship leading has changed since he wrote those songs. Conversation | December 02, 2014 Kathy Hanson on Youth Delivering Homilies Usually teachers give the homily during daily worship at Mustard Seed School in Hoboken, New Jersey. When the school asked every eighth grader to give a homily, the results surprised and blessed the whole community. Conversation | November 07, 2014 He is King: Psalm 24 A teaching video on singing Punjabi Zabor 24 Video | November 04, 2014 O Lord, My Strength: Psalm 18 A teaching video on singing Punjabi Zabor 18 Video | October 28, 2014 Symposium 2012 - Plenary Address: Performing a Counter World: the Alternative Reality Offered by the Psalms for the Worlds We Inhabit Performing a Counter World: the Alternative Reality Offered by the Psalms for the Worlds We Inhabit is a plenary address presented by Walter Brueggemann at the 2012 Calvin Symposium on Worship. Audio | September 18, 2014 Praying for Shalom in the Psalms Isaiah is famous for his prophecies of shalom—a coming time in which God would make right all that is wrong with the world. All of creation would be fruitful and benign. All humans would be knit together in brotherhood and sisterhood. All creation and all humans would delight in God. In short, God and creation would once again be webbed together in justice, harmony, and delight. The Psalmists, too, pray for shalom. This workshop will discuss these prayers. How do psalmists pray for shalom and how are their prayers important for our own worship? Audio | March 04, 2014 Proclamation in the Psalms for Christian Worship This workshop will explore trenchant proclamations in the psalms and suggest uses of these proclamations in Christian worship. Audio | Video | February 18, 2014 « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next »