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Teacher-Scholars awarded Vital Worship Grants for 2019 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 14 grants to Teacher-Scholars for 2019-2020 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program.

News Article | November 30, 2018

Joyce Ann Zimmerman on 14 Years of Evaluating Vital Worship Grants

During her 14 years on Calvin Institute of Christian Worship’s Grants Advisory Board, Joyce Ann Zimmerman evaluated 1,345 grant proposals. She describes essentials of a good grant project.

Conversation | November 09, 2018

#WHATCANIDO? Millennials and GenZ in Worship

A presentation on Millenial and GenZ generations held at the 2018 Vital Worship Grants Event.

Video | August 17, 2018

"Lectio Divina:" A Morning Prayer Service

A morning prayer service held at the 2018 Vital Worship Grants Event

Video | August 10, 2018

Strengthening Worship Through Scholarship

In 2016, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship took the church to college in an event on Calvin College’s campus. Now, in 2018, CICW is opening up new doors for the college in the church.

News Article | August 09, 2018

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

Praying the Psalms in Life and in Worship

In joy and in sorrow, in faith and in doubt, the Psalms can help us to worship and pray.

Audio | July 27, 2018

Evening Worship: “Grounded in God: A Faith-filled Testimony of the African American Church in Song”

An evening worship service held at the 2018 Vital Worship Grants Event.

Video | July 20, 2018

Morning Worship: Nehemiah 4:1-5

A morning worship service held at the 2018 Vital Worship Grants Event.

Video | July 13, 2018

Seven Challenges in Multicultural, Multi-congregational Worship

Worshiping regularly with a congregation culturally dissimilar from yours is challenging but worth it. Understanding these challenges can also help you change worship to better include different cultural groups within your church.

Article | July 06, 2018

Multicultural Congregations Meet for Combined Worship Services

Three church groups started out as separate congregations sharing one building. Now regularly-scheduled joint worship helps them see themselves as members of one body in Christ.

Feature Story | July 06, 2018

2018 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium Slideshow

In June 2018 Vital Worship Grants recipients gathered at Calvin College for three days of worship, learning, and sharing together.

Slideshow | July 06, 2018

Grant Program Dedicated to Revitalizing Worship Across Borders

A growing multitude of lively conversations rapidly drowned out the live jazz music as a crowd of clergy, academics, and community members poured into Prince Conference Center’s Great Hall.

News Article | July 03, 2018

Erika Marksbury on Connecting Testimonies to Scripture

Sometimes it is easier to use the Bible to look back at what God has done than to see what God is working toward. First Baptist Church of McMinnville, Oregon, includes testimonies in worship so that people can see how their lives are part of a story God is still telling.

Conversation | June 26, 2018

Vital Worship Grants awarded by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

April 23, 2018: The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 44 Vital Worship Grants projects for 2018-2019 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program.

News Article | April 23, 2018

Stephanie Smith on Raising Lay Leaders from the Margins

Those who experience homelessness, poverty, physical or mental illness, or addiction understand things that more privileged people may never know. Raising up peer chaplains from within this group can lead to renewal in both outdoor and building-based Christian communities.

Conversation | December 05, 2017

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