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Video | Worship Service | February 18, 2014 Singing Scripture in Worship for the Non-Liturgical Types We will examine resources from recent hymnals and various ecumenical perspectives on bringing the riches of scripture to musical worship Audio | February 17, 2014 Music Style in a Diverse Church This workshop will explore how we can move beyond the usual church labels by engaging with broader musical traditions to create worship that is both rich in content and diverse in appeal. Audio | February 17, 2014 Top Ten Songs for Lent Four pastors and church musicians list their top songs for Lent. You can find most of these songs on Hymnary.org or YouTube. Article | January 16, 2014 Joyce Borger on Hymnals as Pastoral Care Resources Joyce Borger, editor of the hymnal Lift Up Your Hearts and the quarterly magazine Reformed Worship, shares how to use a hymnal as a pastoral care resource. Conversation | December 16, 2013 We Sing Our Faith Hymnfest This hymn festival was on July 25, 2013 at the Calvin College Chapel. Held in conjunction with a well-received weeklong organ clinic on hymn playing and improvisation led by Dr. John Ferguson from St Olaf College and Dr. Cornelius Plantinga from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. Musicians participating in the clinic also joined in the service. Audio | Worship Service | July 30, 2013 Tony Perez on the Silence of God Although Tony Perez was born in a Christian home in his Guatemalan homeland, it wasn’t until he was 22 that he had a personal encounter with the Lord, in a small church in the city of Huntington Park, California. Conversation | July 30, 2013 Bob Waldrop on How Earth Care Led Him to God In this edited conversation, based on emails and an April 2013 phone conversation, Bob Waldorp explains how his church work and activism fit together. Conversation | July 11, 2013 Brian Larson on Planning a Psalms for All Seasons Psalmfest Brian Larson is cantor at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. His was one of 40 organizations that recently hosted a public congregational singing event based on the new Psalms for All Seasons: a Complete Psalter for Worship. In this edited conversation, he discusses the Psalmfest that Trinity Lutheran hosted on January 27, 2013. Conversation | April 19, 2013 Psalmfests Bring Psalms into the Heart of Worship Psalmfests, public festivals based on Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship, help worshipers cross boundaries of time and tradition, to explore the full spectrum of psalm singing. Feature Story | April 08, 2013 Seven Psalmfest Tips to Design Your Song Festival Dozens of Psalmfests held throughout the U.S. and Canada yielded advice that your congregation, college, seminary, or organization can use to plan a festival of psalms, hymns, or other Christian songs. Feature Story | April 08, 2013 Songs for Ascension: Looking Beyond Your Hymnal Breakout session by Greg Scheer from With a Shout, a day-long conference held in 2006 exploring the meaning of the Ascension culminated in a community worship service at Woodlawn CRC. Article | March 20, 2013 Larry Visser on Planning a Lift Up Your Hearts Hymnfest Larry Visser is minister of music and chancel organist at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In this edited conversation, he discusses the hymn festival that LaGrave hosted on February 10, 2013. Conversation | March 11, 2013 Beyond the Bamboo Curtain: New Asian Songs for Worship This singing and conversational session introduced new Asian songs collected in recent years along with their background stories and how these might be used in the context of worship. Presented by Swee Hong Lim, I-to Loh, Joel Navarro and others at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship. Video | February 19, 2013 How to Use the Lift Up Your Hearts Hymnal Pastors, teachers, and church musicians share tips. Feature Story | January 07, 2013 Singing the True Story of the Whole World Knowing how the Bible hangs together helps Christians join God in the drama of redemption. The new Lift Up Your Hearts hymnal helps worshipers sing the biblical meta-narrative. Feature Story | January 07, 2013 Ben Dykhouse on Being Uncomfortable in Multicultural Chapel Worship Ben Dykhouse talks about unexpected outcomes and being stretched by experiencing new ways to sing and worship in chapel. Conversation | Video | November 15, 2012 Sing Praise to the Lord! Songs from Psalms for All Seasons (CD Excerpt) The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is pleased to collaborate with Princeton Theological Seminary on this collection of songs from the brand new songbook Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship, now available on iTunes. Book Excerpt | October 16, 2012 The Reconciling, Sanctifying, Energizing Power of Worship's Urban Beat East End Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia, started an urban songwriting internship and a gospel choir to reflect its congregational values of incarnation and reconciliation. Feature Story | October 11, 2012 Elizabeth Broschart on Planning Music in Small Churches Elizabeth “Beth” Broschart is the pastor at First Presbyterian Church, a small congregation in Boyne City, Michigan. Before that, she pastored a small church in Pennsylvania and helped lead music in churches where her husband was the pastor. In this edited email conversation, she talks about the joys and challenges of planning music in small congregations. Conversation | August 08, 2012 « Previous 2 3 4 5 6 ... Next »