All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Book Signing Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Prayer Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Christian Year Daily Prayer/Reflection Dance Drama Grants Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Worship Language Arts/Words Music Preaching Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Teaching Technology Visual Arts Worshipers Worship- Leading Worship- Meaning of Worship- Planning Worship- Preparing for Occasion All Funerals Symposium Resources War Lessons and Carols Ascension Hymn Festival Advent Weddings Weekday Services Epiphany Natural Disasters Pentecost Teaching Worship Commissionings Thanksgiving Easter Christ the King Christmas Healing Services Anniversaries Taize Ordination/Installation Heidelberg Catechism Summer Passion Week Lent Dedications Search results 61 - 69 of 69 Sort by: Title | Date Providence, Preaching, and Pastoral Care In this session philosopher John Cooper presented key points in the theology and philosophy that undergirds our understanding of God's providential care in a world where terrible things happen all the time. Why do bad things happen to good people? Scott Hoezee connected these thoughts to the pastoral care that preachers can provide from the pulpit. This session aimed to be both rigorously thoughtful and pastorally practical for the life of the church. Audio | January 01, 2007 Profile: How to Prepare When You're the Pulpit Supply There’s no need to sit back and wait for a congregation to clue you in about your upcoming guest sermon arrangements. Take the initiative to find information that will help you enter a new church feeling confident, prepared, and on time to bring God’s Word. Feature Story | October 13, 2006 How to Welcome Guest Preachers The way your church welcomes - or fails to welcome - a guest preacher also says something about how visitors experience your church. And if you're the pulpit supply, the way you prepare makes a big difference. A feature story exploring how to welcome guest preachers. Feature Story | October 13, 2006 All God's Children Have Gifts: Disability and worship How do you recognize each other's gifts and support each other's needs while avoiding a "you're not like us"? attitude? A feature story exploring ways to be inclusive in worship and make room for those with or without special needs. Feature Story | January 06, 2006 Symposium 2006 - Conversation with Eugene Peterson This conversation between spiritual friends explored the art of writing, hospitality, and the pastoral life. Presented at the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship. Audio | Conversation | January 01, 2006 Helping People Include People with Disabilities This workshop provided practical ideas for including persons with disabilities in Sunday School classes, youth groups, and adult small groups, based on the speaker's book of the same title. Audio | January 01, 2006 Practical tips for introducing peacemaking into worship services These tips provide a practical application of peacemaking to worship services. Feature Story | May 28, 2004 Peace and Justice in Worship We worship someone who came "to preach good news to the poor and to release the oppressed." Feature Story | May 28, 2004 Hospitality in Worship: A Reflection of God's Gracious Character I did not become passionate about hospitality until I realized that it had to be rooted in grace. Not until my desire to reflect Gods hospitality to me, in no longer calling me a stranger, but in calling me a friend, did the hospitality I extend to others become linked to grace. When that happened, then hospitality became more than technique and more than a task. Article | February 18, 2000 « Previous 2 3 4