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Profile: Ron Nydam on How to Discuss Adoption Issues in Worship

Not talking about awkward emotions, say after infertility, pregnancy out of wedlock, or adoption, may seem kind. But it's better for churches to include adoption and related issues in baptisms, worship, and church life. A feature story exploring the case for talking about adoption in worship.

Feature Story Feature Story | July 21, 2006

Hábitos verticales: La iglesia misional y la adoración

“Hábitos verticales” es un proyecto que explora cómo el uso de un lenguaje relacional saludable puede transformar nuestros cultos y nuestras vidas.

Article Article | February 27, 2006

Becoming a Worship-Centered Congregation: The Process of Cultural Change in Congregations

Becoming a worship-centered congregation is a profound cultural shift for some congregations and often takes as much as ten years. Using leadership theory and theories of transformational learning, this workshop explored the dynamics of congregational change, resistance to change, and the role of congregational leaders in always pointing toward the worship of God as the church's highest calling.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2006

Vertical Habits: Missional Churches at Worship

In this workshop for new and emerging, as well as established and evolving congregations, we explored how new Christians and young children learn to relate to God, and what this teaches us about our practices of weekly congregational worship. The workshop featured insights from a number of congregations involved in a new Vertical Habits program hosted by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2006

Where Twenty or Thirty Are Gathered

In a world that values bigger and better, rural churches testify that true measure of worship is how it changes hearts and lives. A feature story about worship in rural communities.

Feature Story Feature Story | July 21, 2004

Create Worship Renewal, Not Worship War: Six tips on how to talk about worship

Eighteen people. Umpteen differences. For three years, these Protestant Christians talked through worship war tensions to create a book together. A feature story about the genesis of "Discerning the Spirits."

Feature Story Feature Story | June 11, 2004

The Church and its Elderly Members

Some reflections and suggestions for remembering the elderly in worshiping communities.

Article Article | June 01, 2004

A Symphony of Service: A Celebration of Our Ministries - Seventh Sunday of Easter - 1 Corinthians 12

A service for the seventh Sunday of the Easter season focusing on giving thanks for the use of gifts and abilities that have made the ministry of the congregation possible during the past season of Easter.

Worship Service Worship Service | June 01, 2004