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How Worship Gives Us a Timeline to Live By

“Tell all his wonderful acts” is more than a simple textual refrain in David's canticle; it is the fundamental practice of liturgy. This article follows a timeline or worship.

Article Article | November 08, 2010

Towards a Theology of Worship

Eight foundational principles for a theology of worship, taken from the prologue to The Worship Sourcebook.

Article Article | November 08, 2010

Talk Before You Call: Questions about Worship for search committees and pastors

Vital questions to ask about worship before calling a minister.

Article Article | November 01, 2010

Beyond the Blank Blue Sky

A sermon for Ascension Day.

Article Article | October 27, 2010

Praying the Lord's Prayer During Advent

The Lord's Prayer is a prayer for all seasons. But it comes to us with particular pastoral urgency during Advent and Christmas.

Article Article | October 22, 2010

Worship, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation

Forgiveness and reconciliation lie at the heart of the gospel of Jesus. For Jesus, who is our peace, puts to death hostility and enmity. Still, profound hostility is still the defining feature of life for billions of people—the hostility of gunfire and persecution, the hostility of racism and fear, the hostility of family dysfunction and church disunity.

Video Video | June 17, 2010

Wall Street Journal Article on Children in Worship

John Witvliet is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on children in worship.

Article Article | December 04, 2009

Symposium 2009 - The Glory of God and Faithful Worship

This session probed key scriptural texts on the theme of divine glory, reviewed contributions of influential theological texts, and explored the pastoral dimensions of weaving this luminous theme into everyday ministry back home.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2009

Worship Renewal in a North American Context

Bringing Forth Treasures: A Wise, Old Metaphor for Ministry with a Bright Future

Audio Audio | Video Video | January 01, 2009

Worship 101: The Building Blocks of a Biblical Approach to Worship

This session explored some of the Bible's most fundamental teaching about worship, with an aim to equipping participants to teach this material in their own worshiping communities. This session is especially ideal for first-time Symposium attendees, as well as veterans who want to energize their own teaching ministries.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2008

Reclaiming Funerals as Christian Worship

While funerals have often been seen as family affairs or private activities, the fact is that death impacts entire communities: both the faith community and the community at large.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2008

Praying with the Early Church: Crucial Lessons about Intercessory Prayer

This session reviewed several prayer texts from the third to the fifth century, and then probed the very practical ways they might challenge us to pray more deeply in worship today.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2008

Symposium 2007 - The Glory of God and Faithful Worship

This session delved more deeply into the conference worship theme by probing key scriptural texts on the theme of divine glory, reviewing contributions of influential theological texts, and then exploring the pastoral dimensions of weaving this luminous theme into everyday ministry back home.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2007

The Nuts and Bolts of Worship Planning

Back by popular demand from the 2003 Worship Symposium, this session reviewed a series of proverbs for worship planners, reflecting a summary of Calvin Institute of Christian Worship learning from past conferences, grant recipients, and publication projects.

Audio Audio | January 01, 2007

Worship - taking a closer look

To preach about worship, what text would you preach? Where in Scripture would you look?

Article Article | March 06, 2006

On Worship Education, Helpful Themes for Discussion, and Choosing Carpet Colors

One of the major stumbling blocks we face is that most members of our congregation know very little about worship. But we don’t want to make worship didactic. Any advice?

Article Article | March 01, 2006

Trinity Sunday and the Call to Worship

Why should we observe Trinity Sunday when it isn’t a clear event in Scripture?

Article Article | March 01, 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

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

Planning and Leading Worship as a Pastoral Task

We need a new perspective, a way of conceptualizing our roles as worship leaders that will sustain our day-to-day work in our congregations.

Article Article | February 24, 2005