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Joel Carpenter on Matter and Spirit Exhibition

When U.S. artists and Chinese artists traveled together in China, they learned the unique challenges of expressing Christian faith through the visual arts in each other’s contexts.

Conversation | July 01, 2019

Best Tips and Resources for Small Church Choirs

Kai Ton Chau is well acquainted with unique challenges faced by small church choirs. He has gathered a wealth of tips and resources to help choirs nurture worship in small congregations.

Article | March 29, 2018

Josiah Chung: Passing on Faith to New Generations

Many immigrant churches struggle to retain the next generation, especially because of language barriers and cultural differences. Pastor Josiah Chung is finding solutions that apply across cultures to many kinds of churches.

Conversation | January 24, 2017

Worship in Korean Christian Communities

The tapestry of Korean worship practices emerged in the context of other religious traditions, war and post-war growth, and a Korean consciousness of struggle and suffering.

Audio | February 17, 2014

Sandra Bowden on Biblical Artist Sadao Watanabe

Sandra Bowden is a visual artist who has been interpreting scripture and her own spiritual walk through mixed media for more than 40 years.

Conversation | November 20, 2013

Beyond the Bamboo Curtain: New Asian Songs for Worship

This singing and conversational session introduced new Asian songs collected in recent years along with their background stories and how these might be used in the context of worship. Presented by Swee Hong Lim, I-to Loh, Joel Navarro and others at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

Video | February 19, 2013

C. J. Kingdom-Grier on Asian Concerts of Prayer

C.J. Kingdom-Grier and Emily Brink presented at worship symposia in Bangladesh and Nepal. Kingdom-Grier shares a highlight.

Conversation | August 22, 2011

Anne Zaki on the worship symposium in Hong Kong

Conversation with Anne Zaki on the worship symposium in Hong Kong

Conversation | June 27, 2011

Yvette Lau on worship in Hong Kong

Conversation with Yvette Lau about a worship symposium in Hong Kong.

Conversation | May 12, 2011

Swee Hong Lim on Asian Christian Worship Practices

Conversation with Swee Hong Lim on Asian Christian worship practices

Conversation | April 14, 2011

Asian Christian Worship Practices Worth Adopting or Adapting

This session introduced a variety of worship expressions from Asian cultures, songs and prayers, gestures that can sometime speak with more eloquence than words, and visual ways to bring beauty to your worship space; all gifts for your congregation to consider.

Audio | January 28, 2011

Singing the Psalms Against a Backdrop of Persecution: A View from Pakistan

Find out how the psalms bring hope to suffering Christians in Pakistan and how the psalms can challenge theologians, poets, and musicians around the world to strengthen faith, ministry, and worship.

Audio | March 23, 2010

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

Bayanihan: Filipino sense of community

A feature story based on an interview with Joel and Amy Navarro upon their return to the United States after living in the Philippines. Christians in the Philippines and U.S. can learn from each other.

Feature Story | October 15, 2004

A Brief (selective) Overview of Filipino Church Music

The Philippines is the only Christian nation in Asia. Ferdinand Magellan, the first sea explorer to lead an expedition around the world, introduced Catholicism to the island nation in 1521. Sacred and folk music after this era demonstrates Western and indigenous influences.