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Compelling Preaching: A Conversation with Neal Plantinga and Laura de Jong

Vivid imagery, compelling stories, perceptive exegesis, pastoral sensibilities, theological clarity, cultural fittingness--each of these gifts contributes immensely to compelling, transformative preaching. Compelling preaching features the dynamic interplay of each of these strengths. This conversation will explore how these dynamic interactions come about, how we cultivate them, and how the practice of polishing, and studying, exemplary sermons can stretch not only award-winning authors but also those of us struggling to shape compelling sermons for people who may not always seem to appreciate it.

Video | July 19, 2023

The Formative Power of Christian Prayer

A conversation with Neal Plantinga and Rebecca DeYoung

Video | December 01, 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

A Prayer for the Grieving

A prayer during COVID-19 written by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Reflection | May 18, 2020

Prayer for the Celebration of Ascension

An Ascension Day prayer during COVID-19 written by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Reflection | May 07, 2020

An Evening Prayer to the Good Shepherd

An evening prayer by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Reflection | April 24, 2020

A Prayer to God in Anxious Times

Rev. Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. wrote this prayer in March 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reflection | April 02, 2020

Palm Sunday Prayer

A Palm Sunday prayer during COVID-19 written by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.

Reflection | April 01, 2020

The Bowed Head: How Preachers Deal with Grief

2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop

Audio | February 10, 2020

The God of Joy in the Midst of Our Troubles

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word

Video | Worship Service | February 11, 2019

Strengthening Congregational Life by Engaging God's World

Cornelius Plantinga Jr. gives an opening plenary lecture at the 2017 Taking Your Church to College.

Video | July 05, 2017

Beauty, Silence, and Culture Care: An Interview with Makoto Fujimura

Theologian Neal Plantinga engages with artist and author Mako Fujimura on his vision for complementing recent work on creation care with what he has termed “culture care”—a redemptive approach to artistry and other forms of cultural engagement which seeks to contribute to “the healing of the nations.”

Video | March 14, 2017

Revelation 21-27: The New Heaven and Earth

A worship service held at Worship Symposium 2017

Video | March 13, 2017

Introducing Lent: A Season of Preparation and Repentance

Through deliberate forms of self-denial, Christians in Lent open their hearts to the self-giving grace of Jesus Christ and their own union with Christ.

Reflection | March 06, 2017

What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?

The doctrine of the Trinity is old, deep, and mysterious. How should Christian trinitarianism manifest itself in worship—that is, beyond simple repetition of the trinitarian formula?

Audio | February 14, 2017

Silence, Beauty, and the Shape of Christian Discipleship

A video conversation and discussion guide to help shape Christian responses to questions of love and suffering, silence and beauty, as explored in the Martin Scorsese movie ‘Silence’ based on Shusaku Endo's novel.

Article | Video | November 28, 2016

Rediscovering the Beauty of Rest

Resources in the Bahasa Indo language from the Malang Choral Festival II held in Indonesia.

Resource Guide | October 27, 2016

Bad Worship in the Bible

What does the Bible have to say about bad worship? And how might we strive to learn from what it says and adjust our own worship practices accordingly?

Audio | April 21, 2016

Wording the Sunday Sermon

One of the preacher’s big challenges is finding language for the Sunday sermon that will engage the most of her or his listeners. But what kind of language is that? What are some of its features?

Video | April 21, 2016

Solid Resources for Lively Preaching

Preachers know that unless they receive fresh input from good resources, sooner or later their weekly output in the sermon will get thinner and thinner. But where are the solid resources on which the preacher can rely? What best practices exist to enrich preaching?

Video | April 01, 2016