All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Christian Year Daily Prayer/Reflection Dance Drama Grants Interdisciplinary Intergenerational Worship Language Arts/Words Music Preaching Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Teaching Technology Visual Arts Worshipers Worship- Leading Worship- Meaning of Worship- Planning Worship- Preparing for Occasion All Lent Weddings Christmas Pentecost Weekday Services Funerals Anniversaries War Dedications Ascension Hymn Festival Lessons and Carols Christ the King Teaching Worship Healing Services Passion Week Natural Disasters Symposium Resources Commissionings Summer Heidelberg Catechism Easter Ordination/Installation Thanksgiving Advent Taize Epiphany Search results 1 - 20 of 38 Sort by: Title | Date Emmanuel Olusola Fasipe on Oral Culture and Christian Worship Christians who see themselves as "people of the book" read about the Word made flesh. They may treasure "I Love to Tell the Story" in their hymnals yet feel skeptical of Christians who prefer to express and pass on faith through oral culture. A Nigerian worship scholar explains the benefits of oral practices in church worship. Conversation | July 26, 2021 Sermon Series and Study Guide on Belonging for All Abilities Your church can use new resources, such as a sermon series and study guide, to help your congregation move from including people with disabilities to becoming a place of belonging for all abilities. Then you can pass on what you've learned to other congregations. Article | June 21, 2021 Karen Roberts on Moving from Inclusion to Belonging First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, Illinois, is on a journey from being a congregation that includes people with disabilities to becoming a place where people of all abilities belong. A sermon series on the ten dimensions of belonging helped them take another step. Conversation | June 21, 2021 Victoria White on Inclusion in Circles of Congregations All Belong will keep helping congregations become welcoming communities for people of all abilities, especially through its innovative Circle of Congregations for Teaching and Learning program. Conversation | January 19, 2021 Elizabeth Bajema: All Belong in God’s Family Churches sometimes see themselves as inclusive simply because they have attendees from group homes. But true inclusion means getting to know people as individuals with gifts to offer in God’s family. Conversation | July 06, 2020 Universal Design and Responsive Design Barbara J. Newman, Director of Church Services at All Belong and one of CICW's program affiliates, shares a definition of Universal and Responsive Designs. Video | May 22, 2020 Trauma-Informed Care in Church Worship and Life This topic showcase highlights resources to help churches use trauma-informed practices in church worship and congregational life. Faith communities are more effective when they become more aware of adverse childhood experiences, collective trauma, and other tragedy. Topic Showcase | March 24, 2020 From Longing to Belonging: Connecting through the Language of Worship with Persons Experiencing Dementia 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | March 19, 2020 Becoming a Trauma-Informed Faith Community Resources to help churches and other faith communities do ministry with people affected by adverse childhood experiences or other trauma. Topic Showcase | March 19, 2020 Autism and the Church's Mission 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | March 05, 2020 LaTonya McIver Penny on Worship with Differently Abled People Churches decide to include people with disabilities when they realize God sees us all as equals and all as differently abled. LaTonya McIver Penny advocates for inclusive worship, especially in African American congregations. Conversation | February 25, 2020 Belonging 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | February 19, 2020 Universal and Responsive Design for Missional Worship: A Vision of Inclusion 2019 Cultivating Vital Worship | Session Audio | July 17, 2019 Angie Hong on Biblical Reconciliation through the Worship Arts God calls all Christians and congregations to the ministry of reconciliation. Sometimes this happens best through the worship arts. Conversation | May 24, 2019 Angie Hong on Imagining Worship as an Egalitarian Zone Christian worship services can support or contradict the biblical vision of the church as one body with many parts. Here’s how corporate worship can help worshipers practice equity across lines of gender, race, ability, socioeconomics, and sexuality. Conversation | May 24, 2019 Worship and Christian Community Development 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar Audio | April 12, 2019 Mental Illness and Christian Worship This topic showcase highlights resources for including people with mental illnesses in worship. Congregations that renew their worship to become more inclusive discover that everyone benefits. Topic Showcase | October 30, 2018 Mental Illnesses and the Church’s Calling This topic showcase highlights resources to help churches reclaim their role in including and befriending people who live with mental illnesses. Topic Showcase | October 29, 2018 From Barriers to Belonging: The Church and People with Disabilities Led by Erik W. Carter, this session focuses on ten dimensions of belonging and their salience to the inclusion of people with intellectual disability, autism, and other developmental disabilities in the full life of the church. Audio | May 10, 2018 Mutuality in Worship: Sharing Our Stories and Gifts This workshop focused on practical ways to involve people's stories, songs, and gifts in our corporate worship times—all with the goal of unity in diversity. Audio | April 13, 2018 1 2 Next »
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