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Audio | April 03, 2023 Lead Us Not Into Temptation: Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us A conversation with Mark Charles and John D. Witvliet on the phrase "Lead Us Not Into Temptation" from the Lord's Prayer, as part of the series "Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us." Video | March 28, 2023 Forgive Us Our Sins: Growing Into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us A conversation with Mark Charles and John D. Witvliet on the phrase "Forgive Us Our Sins" from the Lord's Prayer, as part of the series "Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us." Video | March 28, 2023 Our Father in Heaven: Growing Into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us A conversation with Mark Charles and John D. Witvliet on the phrase "Our Father in Heaven" from the Lord's Prayer, as part of the series "Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us." Video | March 28, 2023 Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done: Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us A conversation with Mark Charles and John D. Witvliet on the phrase "Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done" from the Lord's Prayer, as part of the series "Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us." Video | March 28, 2023 Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread: Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us A conversation with Mark Charles and John D. Witvliet on the phrase "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" from the Lord's Prayer, as part of the series "Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us." Video | March 28, 2023 Growing into the Prayer Jesus Taught Us A conversation with Mark Charles and John Witvliet on the Lord's Prayer. Video | January 25, 2023 Worship, Cultural Difference, and a Kingdom Vision for Life Together 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar Video | June 02, 2020 Hope for America's Most Segregated Hour 2019 Cultivating Vital Worship | Session Audio | July 22, 2019 Worship and Christian Community Development 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar Audio | April 12, 2019 Reflections on Racial Conciliation and Ethnic Diversity in Christian Worship A presentation on racial conciliation and ethnic diversity during the 2018 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium. Audio | August 03, 2018 Approaching Civic Holidays as Occasions of Both Thanksgiving and Lament The Psalms form us as people of faith to express both thanks and lament to God. This offers us a perspective that is especially needed when we worship together on or near civil holidays, and face the temptation to promote a civic religion substitute for robust Christian vision. Audio | February 23, 2017 Prophetic Lament When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church near Boston, he began with a series of sermons on the Book of Lamentations, a radical counter-cultural approach to ministry that later became the basis for his book Prophetic Lament. Video | February 22, 2017 Rejoicing in Lament Four pastors and scholars discuss wrestling with incurable cancer, cancerous racism and life in Christ. They offer insights into how congregations can follow the lead of the Psalms in practicing candid lament as an essential part of deeply joyful worship. Conversation | April 22, 2016 The Challenging Work of Public Penitence and Reconciliation in Worship How should worship, justice, and reconciliation be related not just in theory, but in practice? Audio | February 27, 2014 Prayers of the People: A Spirit-Shaped Agenda for the Next Decade of Worship Ministry A plenary session on the prayers of the people Video | February 21, 2014 Navajo People - Prayer Requests Praying for the Navajo people is a tricky thing. It is so easy to focus on, and become overwhelmed by, our needs. Article | Reflection | September 20, 2012 A Laughing Party “Has your baby laughed?” On the Navajo reservation, that’s a common question posed to parents who have infants around the age of three months. The first laugh of a Navajo child is a very significant event. Article | May 04, 2012 Natural Disasters What exactly is a natural disaster? The intersection of ‘the average’ and 'the extraordinary.’ Article | December 15, 2011 Language of Adoption Mark Charles shares insights from his Navajo Culture. Article | November 11, 2011 1 2 Next »