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In what ways might preachers profitably draw upon musical instincts as they seek to spiritually form worshipers through the ministry of preaching? Join us as we reflect on these questions in celebration of Noel Snyder’s new book, "Sermons that Sing." Book Excerpt | October 25, 2021 Cornelius Plantinga on Developing Habits of Prayer How does prayer form us? How do we go deeper in prayer? What is the value of using another person’s written prayers in our own prayer lives? Watch as Cornelius Plantinga and Noel Snyder discuss these topics and many more, celebrating the release of Plantinga’s book, "Morning and Evening Prayers." Book Excerpt | May 28, 2021 Singing the Congregation: How Contemporary Worship Music Forms Evangelical Community We warmly encourage you to engage the book chapter content by posting your insights and wisdom on this page and to read and reflect on the responses posted by others. We look forward to being a global learning community. Book Excerpt | December 02, 2020 Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy We warmly encourage you to engage the book chapter content by posting your insights and wisdom on this page and to read and reflect on the responses posted by others. We look forward to being a global learning community. Book Excerpt | December 02, 2020 Table and Temple: The Christian Eucharist and Its Jewish Roots We warmly encourage you to engage the book chapter content by posting your insights and wisdom on this page and to read and reflect on the responses posted by others. We look forward to being a global learning community. Book Excerpt | December 02, 2020 Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times We warmly encourage you to engage the book chapter content by posting your insights and wisdom on this page and to read and reflect on the responses posted by others. We look forward to being a global learning community. Book Excerpt | November 03, 2020 Worship and the World to Come: Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship We warmly encourage you to engage the book chapter content by posting your insights and wisdom on this page and to read and reflect on the responses posted by others. We look forward to being a global learning community. Book Excerpt | October 27, 2020 Lift Up Your Hearts Hymnal (Book Excerpt) This hymnal includes more than 850 hymns, psalms, and contemporary and global songs, along with prayers and readings that can be incorporated into any church service. Book Excerpt | November 04, 2013 Reading for Preaching: The Preacher in Conversation with Storytellers, Biographers, Poets, and Journalists (Book Excerpt) Though aimed especially at preachers, this beautifully written book will benefit anyone interested in the wisdom to be derived from reading. Book Excerpt | November 01, 2013 Wise Church: Exploring Faith and Worship with Christians Around the World (Book Excerpt) Based on the document "Worshiping the Triune God," a collection of proverbs on worship adopted by the World Communion of Reformed Churches, this book and study guide offers a global perspective on how and why we worship. Book Excerpt | February 18, 2013 150: Finding Your Story in the Psalms (Book Excerpt) Explore the psalms through the human experiences of joy, anger, pain, fear, and love as Kevin Adams tells the stories of real people crying out to God. Book Excerpt | October 30, 2012 Worship Across the Racial Divide (Book Excerpt) Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating congregational diversity. Book Excerpt | October 16, 2012 Worship Beyond Nationalism (Book Excerpt) The church in the United States faces a dilemma: How is it possible for Christ's followers to worship faithfully in a nationalistic environment where religion and politics enjoy a vigorous affiliation while the separation of church and state is celebrated as the standard for the relationship between nation and faith? Book Excerpt | October 16, 2012 Sing Praise to the Lord! Songs from Psalms for All Seasons (CD Excerpt) The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is pleased to collaborate with Princeton Theological Seminary on this collection of songs from the brand new songbook Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship, now available on iTunes. Book Excerpt | October 16, 2012 From Memory to Imagination (Book Excerpt) Outlining imaginative ways for the church to move forward from worship wars, this book is a must-read for church leaders and anyone interested in worship music. Book Excerpt | October 16, 2012 Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry: Congregations, Their Buildings, and Creation Care (Book Excerpt) In Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry, Mark Torgerson asserts that greening the built environment of a congregation is a powerful way to achieve and model a commitment to creation care. Book Excerpt | July 05, 2012 Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions (Book Excerpt) This book examines five models for understanding baptism, showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice. Book Excerpt | July 05, 2012 By the Vision of Another World: Worship in American History (Book Excerpt) By the Vision of Another World by James D. Bratt [ed.] samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and, alternatively, how past case studies can enrich our understanding of worship today. Book Excerpt | February 08, 2012 Worship Seeking Understanding (Book Excerpt) Witvliet mines the riches of biblical studies, theology, history, music, and pastoral research to provide windows into Christian worship practices. Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011 Worship at the Next Level (Book Excerpt) A book offering an inter-disciplinary approach for worship leaders, pastors, musicians, and all those involved in worship planning. Book Excerpt | December 08, 2011 1 2 3 ... Next »