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Ten Core Convictions

On the tenth anniversary of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship in 2007, we identified ten core principles and practices to present as our central convictions about vital Christian worship.

Article | June 22, 2021

Lora Copley on Preparing Families for Sunday Worship

If you have been wanting to start or strengthen your family’s faith formation, perhaps the new coronavirus pandemic offers a novel opportunity.

Conversation | May 01, 2020

Lora Copley and Elizabeth Vander Haagen on Family Prayer and Worship

Families spending more time together during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have the opportunity to nurture—or begin—daily practices of family worship and prayer.

Conversation | May 01, 2020

The Immigrants' Creed

This creed professes the Christian faith through the experience of an immigrant.

Worship Service | February 08, 2018

Renewed: Come, Holy Ghost

Introducing the worship song “Come, Holy Ghost / Be Not Afraid” by Bruce Benedict and Ray Mills.

Video | October 16, 2017

Renee Reimer on Being Rooted and Grounded in God’s Creation

Worshiping outdoors and bringing nature into worship helped one church experience more connections between God’s creation, worship, and neighbors.

Conversation | October 10, 2017

Singing Bilingually in Spanish and English: A Vision and Resources for Singing Together on the Journey of Faith

In North America, we have a splendid opportunity in the years and decades ahead to learn to sing bilingually, transcending a language divide in ways that help us all learn and grow together as we discover scripturally inspired songs from a variety of contexts and cultures.

Video | March 02, 2017

Josiah Chung: Passing on Faith to New Generations

Many immigrant churches struggle to retain the next generation, especially because of language barriers and cultural differences. Pastor Josiah Chung is finding solutions that apply across cultures to many kinds of churches.

Conversation | January 24, 2017

Sandra Van Opstal on Multicultural Preaching

A majority of U.S. Christians born before 1965 are white. However, the fastest growing groups in the U.S. as a whole and in its churches are people of color. Preaching must change to reflect this diversity so that all generations and nations can encounter God through the Word

Conversation | April 08, 2016

Sandra Van Opstal on The Next Worship

While some U.S. politicians play on fears about ethnic minorities, changing demographic trends actually offer churches a huge opportunity to create new forms of worship.

Conversation | April 07, 2016

Children and Worship

With a new frontier of research on children's spirituality, research as well as experience is showing churches that creating a sacred space for children, where they can encounter the living God, is vital for their faith formation.

Audio | March 02, 2016

Olivia Stewart on Young Children and Worship

It sounds counter-intuitive, especially today. But it turns out that helping children learn to get quiet in their own ways is huge for helping them encounter God.

Conversation | January 21, 2016

Sandra Van Opstal on Multicultural Millennials in Worship

You might be surprised to learn what matters in worship to multicultural millennials in this urban Chicago church.

Conversation | December 17, 2015

Seven Models: Collaborative Visual Arts Projects for Worship

Linda Witte Henke describes seven ways for artists and teams to work together in designing visual arts used in worship.

Feature Story | December 08, 2015

Seven Easy Crosses to Make and Use in Worship

Linda Witte Henke describes seven easy ideas for participatory worship with crosses.

Article | December 08, 2015

Expand Your Church’s Bilingual Music Repertoire

Maybe there are people in your church or neighborhood whose first language is different than yours. Singing simple songs in their language is a fantastic way to welcome them in worship.

Article | October 09, 2015

Nonverbal Worship Practices that Bridge Differences

Rhythm, liturgical movement and visual art draw on gifts already present in how God made us and what the universal church has already created.

Feature Story | October 09, 2015

Jonathan Brooks on Ministering with the Community

The pastor of a church where love makes the difference explains why they no longer do outreach ministry.

Conversation | August 04, 2015

Liturgy, Anthropology, and Life Cycle

How do children worship best? How can worship help young people through the teen years? What practices of worship resonate most with adults and elderly people?

Audio | February 23, 2015

What Makes All Ages Delight in the Psalms

The learning went both ways when two school communities decided to “dwell in the Psalms” for a year. Their Psalms-based creations revealed that the Spirit can work through kids and adults of any age to nourish faith.

Feature Story | November 07, 2014