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David Bailey on Multicultural Power Dynamics

Musician David M. Bailey is the music director at East End Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia. In this edited conversation, he talks about becoming aware of power dynamics in multicultural congregations and neighborhoods. He lives in Church Hill, a neighborhood hard hit by economic decline.

Conversation Conversation | October 11, 2012

The Reconciling, Sanctifying, Energizing Power of Worship's Urban Beat

East End Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia, started an urban songwriting internship and a gospel choir to reflect its congregational values of incarnation and reconciliation.

Feature Story Feature Story | October 11, 2012

Randy Weener on Multisensory Worship that Welcomes Neighbors

Randy Weener co-leads Wyoming Kingdom Enterprise Zone, a church multiplication initiative by Reformed and Christian Reformed churches in Wyoming, Michigan. In 2000 he planted a Reformed Church in America congregation in Allendale, Michigan. In this edited conversation, he talks about multisensory worship in that congregation that welcomes neighbors.

Conversation Conversation | September 12, 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

Elizabeth Broschart on Planning Music in Small Churches

Elizabeth “Beth” Broschart is the pastor at First Presbyterian Church, a small congregation in Boyne City, Michigan. Before that, she pastored a small church in Pennsylvania and helped lead music in churches where her husband was the pastor. In this edited email conversation, she talks about the joys and challenges of planning music in small congregations.

Conversation Conversation | August 08, 2012

Musical Resource List for Small Churches

You don’t need a large choir, paid staff, or huge budget to plan music for worship in your small congregation.

Conversation Conversation | August 08, 2012

Christian Initiation and Community

A lesson plan to accompany Living Worship curriculum that addresses the design and performance of Christian Initiation rites in light of the on-going life and practice of the Christian assembly.

Article Article | July 11, 2012

First Impressions

A lesson plan to accompany Living Worship curriculum that addresses expectations for worship

Article Article | July 11, 2012

Baptism versus Dedication: Liturgical & Theological Considerations

A lesson plan to accompany Living Worship curriculum that addresses how liturgy and theology affect and inform each other, especially in connection with the choosing of a liturgy for baptism or dedication or both.

Article Article | July 11, 2012

The Shape of Sacred Space

A lesson plan to accompany the Living Worship curriculum that addresses meaning and intentionality in the design and utilization of worship space

Article Article | July 11, 2012

Steven R. Guthrie on How the Holy Spirit Makes Us Fully Human

Steve Guthrie founded the religion and arts major at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. For the first half of 2012, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship hosted Guthrie as a visiting scholar.

Conversation Conversation | May 01, 2012

Teaching Church 101 in a Congregation

This syllabus for A Course in Church History for Everyone: Church History 101 was designed for a course on church history that was taught in the context of a local congregation. This course was designed for the person who has never studied Church History as well as for the person who has some background in the subject.

Article Article | March 14, 2012

Hymnology

This syllabus follows a course on Christian congregational song, ranging from Old Testament psalms to contemporary praise-worship songs, from traditional Western hymnody to global worship songs, with some attention to cultural context and practica.

Article Article | March 12, 2012

Jubilate Studies in Christian Worship

This syllabus is for a course that is a study of Christian Worship which includes biblical and theological principles for worship, the historical development of the liturgy, cultural dynamics in contemporary worship, and explores the rich and varied resources within the ecumenical, global Christian community

Article Article | March 12, 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

Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn

This syllabus is for a class that explores the theology and praxis of worship leadership.

Article Article | March 12, 2012

Music Through the Eyes of Faith

This syllabus is a guide for a class that explores the role of music, culture, and diversity in the way we worship God.

Article Article | March 12, 2012