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Lift Up Your Hearts hymnal

Ten Reasons Why Hymnals Have a Future

Hymnals make several valuable contributions to Christian life today, in dynamic interaction with all the other ways we access and project music and information. Further, a hymnal is a valuable resource for all kinds of Christians, as well as congregational leaders, whether or not their congregation uses a hymnal in worship.

Article Article | May 03, 2013

The Shape of Discipleship in the Contemporary Worship Movement

This seminar explored the fascinating story of how the Contemporary Worship Movement has reshaped worship practices, with particular attention on the theme of discipleship.

Video Video | February 18, 2013

Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship

A video lecture on The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship: Overlapping Scripts in the Unfolding Drama of Liturgical Performance

Video Video | November 13, 2012

Berakah as a Way of Life

John Witvliet speaks on "Berakah as a Way of Life" at the 2012 Calvin Theological Seminary convocation.

Video Video | September 07, 2012

The Grace of Trinitarian Prayer

In prayer Christians address the triune God - one God in three persons, the God of holiness, love, beauty, and power.

Video Video | August 15, 2012

The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship Part II - Spanish

A Spanish translation of part II of The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship by John D. Witvliet

Article Article | May 10, 2012

Introduction to Christian Worship

This course provides an introduction to the principles and practices of Christian worship. The course deals with biblical and church-historical perspectives on and practices of worship, particularly those of the Reformed tradition, elements of Christian Reformed Church liturgy including psalmody and hymnody, and contemporary worship styles in different cultural settings.

Article Article | March 12, 2012

Planning and Leading Worship for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost

A course from this syllabus examines how Christian worship both expresses and shapes our understanding of the life of Jesus Christ, with particular attention given to how celebrations of Advent, Christmas, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost reflect assumptions about the doctrines of incarnation, atonement, and ecclesiology.

Article Article | March 12, 2012

Recent History of Christian Worship

This syllabus follows a study of the forces and movements that have reshaped patterns of Christian worship in the last 25 years, with a particular focus on the ecumenical liturgical movement that arose out of Vatican II, the charismatic movement, and new models for integrating worship and evangelism.

Article Article | March 12, 2012

Christian Formation for Participation in Worship

This syllabus was for a seminar that explored the nature of “full, conscious, and active participation” in Christian worship and asked what role Christian teaching ministries can play in nurturing it. Seminar discussions focused on both the content of Christian worship and the pedagogical processes best suited to enhance it.

Article Article | March 12, 2012

The Theology of Worship in the Reformed Tradition

This is a syllabus for a study of prominent theological writings from the Reformed tradition on nature and purpose of public worship. A course like this might include study of documents by Zwingli, Calvin, Hodge, Nevin, Barth, and von Allmen with an examination of how the enduring themes in these writings might be reflected in the practice of public worship in today’s cultural environment.

Article Article | March 05, 2012

Una entrevista sobre los tres significados del término adoración

Una entrevista

Article Article | February 27, 2012

Conversation with N.T. Wright

A conversation with N.T. Wright exploring themes from his plenary address: Praying the Psalms: Personal, Pastoral, Theological and Liturgical Reflections.

Audio Audio | Conversation Conversation | January 27, 2012

Dying and Rising with Christ: Sacraments, Church Unity, and Faith Formation

Baptism and the Lord's Supper are two indispensable practices of Christian worship. This seminar from Symposium 2012 focused on three key themes.

Audio Audio | Video Video | January 26, 2012

Psalm 103:7-8 (Detail) By Timothy R. Botts, commissioned by Calvin Institute of Christian Worship for the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2012.

Psalms in Worship

The Psalms are a font of inspiration, encouragement, and instruction in the life of both public and private prayer.

Topic Showcase Topic Showcase | October 17, 2011

Introduction to the Christian Year

We are creatures of time. Throughout the history of the church, Christians have in various ways attempted to put Christ at the center of their personal calendars.

Article Article | March 10, 2011

Toward a Liturgical Aesthetic

An interdisciplinary Review of Aesthetic Theory

Article Article | March 10, 2011

Why Study Worship Worldwide?

The topic of the book Christian Worship Worldwide is endlessly interesting, profoundly instructive, and unmanageably large. The scope is nothing short of the worship practices of the world's two billion Christians.

Article Article | March 02, 2011

An Open and Discerning Approach to Culture

How does worship relate to culture? How is worship in culture, but not of it? This video and accompanying Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture explore four central principles for an open and discerning approach to culture.

Article Article | Video Video | February 24, 2011

Jubilee: Reflections

This was a handout at one of two plenary sampler sessions that introduced several of the leaders at the Calvin Symposium on Worship and the Arts on Friday, January 14, 2000.

Article Article | February 24, 2011