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Block on God’s Grace in Ezekiel Although Ezekiel’s strange visions and often shocking images perplex readers, Old Testament scholar Daniel I. Block explains why the book of Ezekiel is worth reading. The judgment, grace, and love God spoke through Ezekiel to Israel also apply to the church today. Conversation | April 18, 2024 Cory B. Willson on the Faith/Work/Worship Ecosystem Theological conversations about faith, work, and worship take on new meaning when they start with the needs, questions, and experiences of workers. Conversation | March 11, 2024 Lindsay Wieland Capel on Recognizing and Overcoming Ableism in Churches Many congregations don’t realize that the way they arrange their space, talk in worship, or define giftedness and leadership speaks volumes to people with different bodies and minds. The message is: “We don’t see you as a welcomed and valued member of Christ’s body.” Conversation | February 21, 2024 Lindsay Wieland Capel on Disability and Universal Design Many ideas for welcoming and including people with disabilities are remarkably simple. These changes turn out to be good for everyone in church worship and congregational life. Conversation | February 21, 2024 Worship for Workers: Come as You Are Worship for Workers offers songs, prayers, liturgies, and visual art to help congregants begin to experience God’s presence in new ways in their daily living. Feature Story | February 21, 2024 Lisa Fields on the Christian Heritage of Africa Exploring African Christianity’s golden era and its continued impact on global Christianity helps Black millennials and Gen Zers see themselves in God’s redemptive history. It also provides a needed corrective to all who identify Christianity as mainly a white religion. Conversation | February 07, 2024 Decades-Long Spiritual Formation An international pastoral leader, a public theologian, and a young scholar explain how the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has impacted them—and made room for them to influence CICW and others. Feature Story | February 01, 2024 Anne Emile Zaki on Global Growth in Mutual Learning An Egyptian seminary professor and preacher explains the importance of “a posture of general humility” so that global Christians can learn from and worship with each other. Conversation | February 01, 2024 Reynolds Chapman: Local History Matters to God You might not think often about the land your church sits on or the community beyond your church property. But finding ways to learn local history and include it in worship may help church members become more faithful disciples, more meaningfully draw near to God, and reach people who are disconnected from the church. Conversation | January 23, 2024 Karin Maag on Prayer in the Reformation Era Learning from prayer practices of the Reformation era can help congregations and families today deepen their faith, piety, and responses to current events. Conversation | December 18, 2023 Anneli Loepp Thiessen on Creating Non-Hymnal Songs Even when denominations try their best to compile culturally sensitive hymnals, not every congregation can or should use that hymnal. That’s why Anabaptist Worship Network works to include more people and cultures in creating new songs for use in worship. Conversation | November 28, 2023 Anneli Loepp Thiessen on Collaborative Songwriting and Copyright Anabaptist Worship Network used a Vital Worship Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship to host a songwriting retreat. A diverse group of Anabaptist songwriters gathered for three days to collaboratively write songs, raising questions around copyright justice and remuneration. Conversation | November 28, 2023 Preaching Conversations that Connect Pulpit and Pew Whether churches call it a message, teaching, homily, or sermon, there’s often a big gap between what preachers think they are saying and what listeners hear. Preaching can become more effective when ministers, priests, deacons, and laypeople learn how to talk together. This two-way preaching conversation requires a cultural shift. Feature Story | October 05, 2023 Karla J. Bellinger on Lay Contributions to Compelling Preaching Have you ever gone home from worship disappointed that the preacher or Sunday homily didn’t seem very effective? Recent research reveals that listeners can help preachers help their peers grow closer to God. Conversation | October 05, 2023 Psalms Retreats Invite Vulnerability, Build Hope and Trust When a congregation in Long Beach, California, designed a psalms retreat as part of a worship renewal grant, they had no idea how it would grow and blossom. Engaging with psalms of confession, praise and thanksgiving, lament, and hope and trust has helped hundreds of Christians develop a new language of prayer. Feature Story | September 12, 2023 Rosemary Apol-Hoezee on Dementia and Worship Chaplains have been using the Evening Star worship manual in memory care facilities for almost twenty years. The second edition incorporates new research on dementia to create a worship model that is even better at engaging people who live with dementia. Conversation | September 07, 2023 Rosemary Apol-Hoezee on Dementia and Inclusion People who’ve served and attended churches faithfully often feel isolated when their cognition declines—and so do their caregivers. Your congregation can take simple steps to become more dementia friendly. Conversation | September 07, 2023 Keith M. Douds on Creating Safe Space for Church Groups Church retreats, church governance meetings, and church small groups require honesty, vulnerability, and transparency to collectively draw closer to God. Psychologist Keith M. Douds explains how and when to step in with grace and preserve safety so that everyone has a chance to share and be listened to. Conversation | September 01, 2023 Dwelling in the Word: Simple Practice Leads to Spirit-led Mission Explore Dwelling in the Word, a communal way of engaging Scripture that helps people encounter God, fellow dwellers, and other neighbors. The change happens over time as people repeatedly listen to and discuss the same passage. Feature Story | August 18, 2023 Nine Tips to Effectively Embed Dwelling in the Word The communal practice of Dwelling in the Word has great potential for building congregational bonds with God, each other, and neighbors. These nine tips can help your church discern God’s promised and preferred future for you as you wait for Christ to return and make all things new. Feature Story | August 18, 2023 1 2 3 ... Next »
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