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Video | March 22, 2016 Preparing to Remember the Reformation In 2017, churches around the world, both Protestant and Catholic, will mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. How we mark this milestone will say as much about us, and our own sense of identity, as it does about the events of five centuries ago. Video | March 22, 2016 When Music Helps Us Hear the Bible Sometimes the Bible rejoices when joined by song and sound! In this workshop, we experience a variety of simple ways music can help us receive the scripture in worship with our heads and our hearts. Audio | March 17, 2016 The Worship Pastor: Thinking Through the Pastoral Dimensions of Worship Leading Whether we know it or not, as worship leaders, we are pastors. The services we plan and lead have a formative effect on the worshipers with whom we gather weekly. The question is not if people are being formed by our leadership, but how. Audio | March 14, 2016 Faith Formation, Cradle to Grave Churches have a variety of faith forming activities. It can be difficult to see how they fit together to form the faith of young and older members of the congregation. Worship is one of the few activities that many churches do with all ages. Audio | March 14, 2016 Stroke Survivors in our Worshiping Communities This workshop presents an ethnographic study describing the experiences of stroke survivors in their church communities and two worship services planned for these participants. Audio | March 04, 2016 From the Inside Out: Guiding Adolescents in Worship Leadership A discussion-based workshop to work toward establishing a framework for shaping the habits, practices, and formation of young worship leaders. Audio | March 04, 2016 Principles of an Urban Doxology What does worship look like for a church that is economically, educationally, and culturally diverse? Audio | March 04, 2016 'Glocal' Worship: Experiencing the fullness of Christ Come and find out ways to experience the ‘All Nations’ in the context of local ministry. Audio | March 04, 2016 The Church Behind Bars This session explores the growth of the church behind bars in several Michigan prisons and in Angola Prison in Louisiana. Audio | March 04, 2016 What Does World Christianity Mean for Your Church? The remarkable story of Christianity's growth as a world religion has implications not only for mission work in the far corners of the globe but also for ministry in each local congregation. Audio | March 04, 2016 The Promise and Peril of Preaching for Revival: Lessons from George Whitefield's Life and Ministry Seasons of renewal are God's gift to the church. They are also occasions for controversy and division. Together we reflect on one of history's greatest revival preachers to understand not only how revivals come but what follows in their aftermath. Audio | March 03, 2016 Incorporating Faith and Work into the Worship Service How do we help people connect their faith to their work in our worship services? For many Christians, bringing faith into the workplace falls into two main categories—evangelism and ethics. Audio | March 03, 2016 Singing with Martin Luther and the Lutherans This workshop is designed to explore the riches of Lutheran hymnody for those, like Professor Noll, who are not themselves Lutherans. We take a quick historical journey to note important landmarks. Audio | March 03, 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 Understanding Your Congregation's Unique Worship Culture Each local congregation has its own unique history, geographical and social location, demographic makeup, and mission. Audio | March 02, 2016 Children and Worship With a new frontier of research on children's spirituality, research as well as experience is showing churches that creating a sacred space for children, where they can encounter the living God, is vital for their faith formation. Audio | March 02, 2016 Learning to Worship for the Life of the World For the Life of the World is one of the most influential books ever written on the sacraments. Audio | February 29, 2016 Jennifer Ackerman on Courageous Conversations among Pastors The Micah Groups program brings together pastors from diverse denominational, theological and ethnic contexts, all who desire to become empowered wise preachers. They seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God. Over time, they build enough trust to have courageous conversations about worship, preaching and justice. Conversation | February 19, 2016 2016 Symposium on Worship slideshow Photos from the 2016 conference at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary Image | February 17, 2016 « Previous 1 2 3 4 Next »
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