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Azumah on Fostering Respect between Muslims and Christians John A. Azumah grew up in a family that practiced traditional African religions and Islam. He became a Christian in high school and has dedicated his life and scholarship to building bridges between Muslims and Christians, especially in Africa. Conversation | February 12, 2021 Jean Ngoya Kidula on Ethnomusicology and Ethnodoxology Scholar Jean Ngoya Kidula explains how ethnomusicology and ethnodoxology can widen churches’ musical palates. Accepting this opportunity will expand how congregations understand and praise God. Conversation | May 14, 2019 Jean Ngoya Kidula on African Church Musics Ethnomusicologist Jean Ngoya Kidula invites churches around the world to learn more about what she calls African church “musics” so they can glimpse how vast God is. Conversation | May 14, 2019 Emmett G. Price III on Studying Black Christian Experience “If we don’t see each other in the Bible, we get stuck in social perplexities that cause us to not be a good witness,” says Emmett G. Price III. Conversation | September 25, 2018 Jubilation, Awe, Penitence, and Petition in Corporate Worship in Kenya In this session Prof. Kidula shared contemporary congregational music in Kenya by using examples birthed out of diverse situations and locations on the continent and in the country. Audio | February 14, 2018 Bruce Theron on Word and Worship, a South African lectionary resource Across cultures and denominations, South African churches are growing in unity—thanks to the nation’s first ecumenical sermon and worship resource written in English. Conversation | March 16, 2017 Bruce Theron on Decolonizing Worship in South Africa Imagine singing “In the Bleak Midwinter” during the long hot days of Christmas in South Africa. The Bible is rich enough to include themes and symbols more relevant to living out Christian faith in the Global South. Conversation | March 16, 2017 Eric Washington on African American Missionaries Before William Carey founded a mission society, or Adoniram and Ann Judson sailed to Burma, a former African American slave had already become a missionary to Jamaica. Conversation | April 24, 2015 Eric Washington on God’s Sovereignty and Slavery Sometimes it’s awkward for Christians of different cultures to talk together about God’s presence in slavery. Eric Washington provides a way forward. Conversation | April 24, 2015 Joel Carpenter on Artists as Prophets and Seers of Hope Twenty artists from North America and South Africa created “Between the Shadow and the Light: Artists’ Prophetic Responses to South Africa Today.” Conversation | November 19, 2014 The Street Is My Pulpit: Hip Hop, Youth Culture, and the Gospel in Kenya This workshop explored some of the ways youth express and understand their Christian faith and how it relates to the contemporary social, economic, and political realities facing their generation in Kenya today. Video | February 18, 2014 Japanese Church Music: Reaching back and reaching forward After the first Catholic missionaries visited Japan in 1549, many people became Christians. But less than a century later, Japan expelled all missionaries and priests, banned Christianity, and cut off cultural contact with former trading partners. Feature Story | January 07, 2005 Reformed Churches Worldwide: A common heritage The heart of Christian worship remains the same, whether you worship in Ghana, Mexico, China, or Japan, according to worship music expert Emily Brink. A feature story exploring the reformed church around the world. Feature Story | January 07, 2005 Mali - Slideshow A slideshow or worship in Mali, which is located in the West African savanna. Slideshow | June 01, 2004 Slideshow - South Africa A slideshow of observations and impressions of worship in South Africa. Slideshow | June 01, 2004 Worship in Sudan - Slideshow A slideshow of worship in Sudan. Slideshow | June 01, 2004 African Community Fellowship Church - Slideshow Photos and a church profile from African Community Fellowship Church, Grand Rapids, a church existing "to bring Africans together to worship and praise God, to grow in the knowledge of His word, and to share the good news of Jesus Christ around the world." Slideshow | June 01, 2004 Worship in Rwanda - Slideshow A slideshow of worship in Rwanda. Slideshow | June 01, 2004 Central Nigeria - Slideshow A short slideshow of worship in Nigeria. Slideshow | June 01, 2004 Slideshow - Egypt A slideshow of worship in Egypt. Slideshow | June 01, 2004 1 2 Next »
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