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Audio | February 20, 2015 Sticky Liturgies: Worship, Youth Ministry, and the Faith of America’s Teenagers Research has shown that young people are abandoning the faith and leaving the church by the time they graduate from college. Might worship be part of the problem? Audio | February 20, 2015 The Most Important Word in Preaching Since the inception of the New Homiletic in the 1970s, preachers have been experimenting with inductive and narrative forms of preaching, thanks to the likes of Fred Craddock and Eugene Lowry. The idea is for sermons to engage people, create an experience of the biblical text. Audio | February 20, 2015 If You Want Justice, Work for Beauty Really? In the face of so much global need, the arts are a necessity? Feature Story | February 18, 2015 Pablo Jiménez on Reenergizing Preaching One way to keep sermons fresh is to ditch the deductive form, in which preachers begin with their main point and then work to prove it. Conversation | January 08, 2015 Jerry Sittser on Growing through Adversity and Spiritual Practices You probably gather for worship with both lifelong worshipers and those new to the Bible. Jerry Sittser mines the history of Christian spirituality for nuggets that give life to all levels of worshipers. Conversation | January 06, 2015 La bienvenida al simposio sobre la adoración En nombre de todo el personal del Instituto, quiero extenderles una cordial invitación a participar en nuestro próximo Simposio de Adoración. Video | December 18, 2014 Steve Prince on Visual Art and Justice Jesus calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves. What does that mean for conversations about injustices, including racism, both in the U.S. and around the world. Steve Prince creates visual art that can help us start talking. Conversation | December 12, 2014 How Visual Arts Move Us from Brokenness to Beauty Visual artists can help us start talking about major life issues that we don’t often acknowledge in worship. Feature Story | December 12, 2014 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 Catherine Gunsalus González on Ancient Resources for Today’s Worship As in the second century, people come to churches today not knowing much about Christianity. Discoveries about early church worship can help Protestants and Catholics disciple newcomers. Conversation | November 26, 2014 David Bailey on Reconciliation and Worship Response Times A few years ago, East End Fellowship, a multicultural Presbyterian congregation in Richmond, VA, started an urban songwriting internship and a gospel choir to reflect its congregational values of incarnation and reconciliation. Conversation | November 20, 2014 Miranda Dodson on Worship Music Maybe you heard her song “Try Again” on the TV drama Parenthood or NPR’s Morning Edition. Conversation | November 19, 2014 Joel Carpenter on Artists as Prophets and Seers of Hope Twenty artists from North America and South Africa created “Between the Shadow and the Light: Artists’ Prophetic Responses to South Africa Today.” Conversation | November 19, 2014 Worship and Justice Eric Mathis and Claudio Carvalhaes, Associate Professor of Worship and Liturgy at Lutheran Theological Seminary, discuss the relationship between worship and justice. Video | July 29, 2014 Jeremy Zeyl on Singing the Heidelberg Catechism Jeremy Zeyl is an award-winning singer-songwriter and the director of worship at Talbot Street Christian Reformed Church in London, Ontario. Conversation | July 21, 2014 Todd Cioffi on Congregational and Ministry Studies Todd Cioffi, professor of Congregational and Ministry Studies at Calvin College, explains why word of mouth brings students to this new department. Conversation | August 09, 2011 Mentoring Church Musicians: Each one teach one Whether you have musical gifts to pass on or want to improve those you have, you know how important mentoring is for church musicians. And good training helps church musicians enrich worshipers' experiences. Feature Story | July 22, 2005 « Previous 2 3 4
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