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Training and Engaging Lay Leaders of All Ages in Planning and Leading Worship

This panel of Worship Renewal Grant recipients reflected on their experiences with worship renewal and offered practical ideas to help congregations engage all worshipers from youth to the elderly Panelists were from Bridge Street AME, Brooklyn, N.Y.; South Grandville Christian Reformed Church, Grandville, Mich.; St. Luke AME Zion, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Granite Springs Church, Lincoln, Calif.

Audio | January 01, 2009

Helping Children Understand the Psalms

The Psalms have been a great source of inspiration for generations of Christians but children seldom get the chance to interact with more than a handful of Psalms in a meaningful way. This workshop will explore how we can help children do this and why it matters.

Audio | January 01, 2009

Panel Discussion on Church Art Galleries

There continues to be a growing interest in church visual art galleries, exhibitions, and educational opportunities related to art within our churches.

Audio | January 01, 2008

Intergenerational Worship: Is It Reasonable? Is It Possible?

In this presentation, several contributors to the recent book The Church of All Ages: Generations Worshiping Together explored the issues involved, highlighted some of the findings, and stimulated further reflection.

Audio | January 01, 2008

Connecting Disconnected Young People through Worship

This interactive seminar explored the cultural forces shaping teenagers' attitudes towards life as well as current research on teenage spirituality, in order to help think strategically about connecting young people with the Christian faith through worship.

Audio | January 01, 2007

Helping Children Worship

This workshop offered practical ways parents and the church can partner together to help engage children in worship.

Audio | January 01, 2007

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 | February 27, 2006

Baptism: A Sacrament for the Whole Congregation

This session drew upon biblical passages and confessional and liturgical texts from the Reformed tradition to demonstrate how Christian baptism is a communal, not an individual, sacrament.

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 | January 01, 2006

Multisensory, multigenerational messages are memorable

At The River Community Church in Edmonton, Alberta, pastors Karen Wilk and Bruce Gritter find that using multisensory or multigenerational elements makes messages easier to remember.

Article | August 15, 2005

Intergenerational Peer Learning Group

Made up of ten pastors from Alberta, this peer-learning group was formed to discuss intergenerational worship and ministry.

Article | March 24, 2005

Children's Choirs Shape Worship Habits

Many adults find that their children's choir experience instilled a homing instinct that brings them back to church. A feature story exploring the importance of Children's Choirs for spiritual formation.

Feature Story | November 12, 2004

Worship That Is Friendly to Children - Part 1

Though there are many voices and influences that would lead us in the direction of separating the various age groups in worship, we consider the worshiping congregation to be an intergenerational group of worshipers.

Article | August 29, 2004

Still a Child of God

It's heartbreaking to watch age or dementia claim a loved one's mind, body, and spirit. But it's a mistake to think that disease destroys a Christian's desire or ability to worship.

Feature Story | August 06, 2004

Suggestions to help the whole family worship on Sunday

Some helpful suggestions for preparing as a family for corporate worship so that each member feels welcome and involved.

Article | June 01, 2004

Understanding the Generations Survey

A survey sent out to churches in order to gain a window into the generations in preparation for the Reformed Worship theme issue on intergenerational worship.