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Beyond the Life of the Project

A webinar for Worshiping Communities Vital Worship Grant recipients who are completing their project year.

Video | July 08, 2020

Teacher-Scholar Panel: Historical and Contemporary Cultural Themes

2019 Teacher-Scholar Vital Worship Grant recipients talk about their projects and the implications for those projects for gathered worship.

Conversation | July 08, 2020

Church Polity and Online Sacraments in the Christian Reformed Church

Kathy Smith, Adjunct Professor of Church Polity at Calvin Theological Seminary, reflects on the administration of sacraments in the unique context of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. She advises Christian Reformed churches to practice pastoral flexibility while still abiding by church polity, and provides a historical example from World War II, related by her predecessor Henry De Moor.

Article | March 27, 2020

Women in Ministry and Leadership

2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop

Video | March 04, 2020

From Hurt to Healing to Hope: Worship, Prayer, and Pastoral Responses to Infertility, Miscarriage, and Stillbirth

2020 Symposium on Worship | Seminar

Video | February 20, 2020

For the Fruit of All Creation

2019 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium | Evening Worship

Video | August 14, 2019

The Impact of History on Worship Today: Commemorating the 400th Anniversary of the Synod of Dort

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop

Audio | May 10, 2019

Vital Worship in Congregations, Schools, and other Worshipping Communities

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop

Audio | May 01, 2019

Worship and Faith Formation through the Life Cycle

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar

Video | April 16, 2019

Worship in Times of Crisis and Trauma

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar

Video | March 25, 2019

Why We Still Have Hope / Por qué aún tenemos esperanza

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word & Table

Worship Service | Video | February 13, 2019

Teaching and Learning in Christian Congregations and Ministries

This session featured insights from a variety of people who love to teach in ways that help people in ordinary congregations learn about worship, the arts, inclusion, and, ultimately, Jesus himself.

Audio | February 28, 2018

Innovation in Worship: Working with a Team to Make Healthy Changes

Listen to a diverse group of panelists from various churches across North America describe how they envisioned and led their congregations through changes in worship.

Audio | February 16, 2017

How the News Shapes Our Prayers and Preaching

If our public prayers and preaching are at all responsive to the needs of the world, then how we glean information about the world is crucial.

Video | May 02, 2016

Worship in Times of Tension

We’ve all been there or will be—planning worship when things just aren’t the way they are supposed to be. Tension and even conflict will happen in every church at some point.

Video | April 25, 2016

Wisdom for Leading Through Changes

Is your worshiping community facing change in worship and looking for wisdom and advice? Do you believe change is needed in your worship and wonder how to initiate it in healthy ways?

Video | April 06, 2016

Public Worship and the Many Layers of Gospel-Shaped Reconciliation

A plenary session at the 2015 Calvin Symposium on Worship

Video | February 26, 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

Kathy Smith on Getting the Most from the Calvin Symposium on Worship

Kathy Smith is associate director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and manager of grant programs. She speaks at conferences, seminars, and churches around the world. In this edited conversation, she explains how to prepare for, experience, and benefit from the annual Calvin Symposium on Worship.

Conversation | November 15, 2012

La adoración en tiempos difíciles

El planear la adoración durante una crisis, transición o un conflicto puede ser más desgastante de lo normal sin embargo los servicios planeados de manera inteligente pueden aliviar la tensión y ayudarle a la iglesia a mantener la mira en la misión. De hecho, cuando se adora en medio de circunstancias difíciles, esta adoración puede proporcionar en sí misma una importante oportunidad para que en la congregación se aprenda y sane. Los que participan en la planeación de la adoración deben hacerse las siguientes preguntas cuando hagan los planes durante tiempos difíciles.

Article | May 22, 2012