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Reflections on Racial Conciliation and Ethnic Diversity in Christian Worship

A presentation on racial conciliation and ethnic diversity during the 2018 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium.

Audio Audio | August 03, 2018

Praying the Psalms in Life and in Worship

In joy and in sorrow, in faith and in doubt, the Psalms can help us to worship and pray.

Audio Audio | July 27, 2018

Youth Heading toward Your Church: Preparing the Path from Parachurch to Church

How can churches be ready to both disciple and learn from people who come to faith in parachurch ministries.

Audio Audio | May 15, 2018

Becoming a Reconciling Community

In this workshop, we focused on what it looks like for a church to be committed to racial reconciliation for the long haul and offered five foundational practices for becoming a reconciling community.

Audio Audio | May 15, 2018

Let the Times Declare!: Socio-demographic Shifts and the Future of Young People in the North American Church

What are the times proclaiming? What are the demographic shifts clamoring for our ministries?

Audio Audio | May 11, 2018

From Barriers to Belonging: The Church and People with Disabilities

Led by Erik W. Carter, this session focuses on ten dimensions of belonging and their salience to the inclusion of people with intellectual disability, autism, and other developmental disabilities in the full life of the church.

Audio Audio | May 10, 2018

Serious Play: Insights from Augustine and Other Friends from the Early Church on Leading Worship and Administering Sacraments

Led by Lester Ruth, this workshop explored insights from Augustine and others in the early church that can break open playful, Scriptural imagination for leading in worship.

Audio Audio | May 09, 2018

Hidden Secrets from the History of Contemporary Worship

Led by Lester Ruth, this workshop investigates little-known but significant details about the rise and development of this style of worship. Come ready to be surprised about contemporary worship’s complex history.

Audio Audio | May 09, 2018

Creative, Collaborative Worship

Led by artist Ellen Phillips, this workshop was a time to explore collaborative methods as well as to share ideas for the art of worship.

Audio Audio | May 09, 2018

Transforming Faith through Visual Arts in a Smaller Church

Artists and church members Cheryl and Lori shared practical guidelines for creating projects that are meaningful, inclusive, and theologically grounded.

Audio Audio | May 09, 2018

Means of Grace: Forming New and Sustaining “Renewing” Congregations and Church Plants

In this seminar, veteran practitioners discussed how mission-shaped preaching and sacramental life function as means of grace in their communities. Audience engaged a discussion that sees evangelism and robust worship as beautifully integrated elements of every congregation’s ministry.

Audio Audio | May 04, 2018

Vertical Habits: Helping Congregations Rediscover the Striking Beauty of Conversation with God

Good relationships are built on healthy practices; the same is true for our relationship with God.

Audio Audio | May 03, 2018

The Gospel of John in the Pulpit

This seminar explored the Gospel of John and offered cultural clues that help the gospel’s stories spring to life in new and unexpected ways.

Audio Audio | April 23, 2018

Mutuality in Worship: Sharing Our Stories and Gifts

This workshop focused on practical ways to involve people's stories, songs, and gifts in our corporate worship times—all with the goal of unity in diversity.

Audio Audio | April 13, 2018

Beyond “Contemporary” and “Traditional”: Clues to Finding a Third Way

The gulf between “contemporary” and “traditional” worship is sometimes bridged through the pursuit of what some might call the “awkwardly blended” service.

Audio Audio | April 12, 2018

After the Benediction: Putting Faith to Work the Other Six Days

This presentation focused on the multiple avenues through which the supports and relationships available within congregation can meet real needs in the lives of people with disabilities and their families throughout the week.

Audio Audio | April 11, 2018

The Future of Latino Protestants in America

Latino Protestantism is growing in the United States due to a combination of immigration, birth rates, and conversion. This expanding stream of American Christianity will foster shifts in the liturgy and worship of churches in unexpected ways.

Audio Audio | April 10, 2018

Singing Spirituals, Singing Gospel

In this workshop, we sang spirituals, traditional and contemporary songs, praise and worship songs, inspirational songs, and children's music.

Audio Audio | April 06, 2018

“We Have Seen the Lord!”: Preaching the Johannine Narratives of Jesus’s Resurrection Appearances

In this workshop we looked at John’s distinctive resurrection narratives, which emphasize both the restoration of Jesus’s relationship with his disciples broken by his death and the continuity of Jesus’s relationship with and care for all his disciples across time and place amidst the obvious differences brought about by his resurrection and return to the Father.

Audio Audio | March 16, 2018

The Technicolor Jesus: Preaching the Drama of Mark’s Gospel

Most preachers know all about Mark’s fast-paced, dramatic writing style.

Audio Audio | March 15, 2018