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Kai Ton Chau

Kai Ton Chau on Worship and Culture Worldwide

Kai Ton Chau teaches Calvin University students to articulate different cultural values so they can discuss and appreciate diverse forms of Christian worship. You can do something similar in your school, church, or worship context to build cultural intelligence among Christians.

Conversation Conversation | September 27, 2021

Judith Laoyan-Mosomos & Justin Chan

Judith Laoyan-Mosomos and Justin Chan on Multicultural Worshiping Communities in Singapore

Methodist School of Music aims to equip and edify worshipers and the church through music and the arts. Staff members Judith Laoyan-Mosomos and Justin Chan talk with Maria Cornou, an associate director at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, about their worshiping communities and practices and issues highlighted in COVID-19.

Podcast Podcast | Audio Audio | March 22, 2021

Panelists Tod Bolsinger, Micah L. McCreary, Trisha Taylor and Kathy Smith

Healthy Leadership in Anxious Times 

2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video

Video Video | October 29, 2020

Jaewoo Kim

Shaping Worship During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Multicultural Community at Proskuneo Ministries, Clarkston, Georgia

In this edited conversation, Jaewoo "Jay" Kim says that Proskuneo Ministries "deeply holds to theological convictions and practices of embodied worship." Stay-at-home pandemic orders have upended their typical worship gatherings, but virtual worship doesn't fit who they are as a multicultural worshiping community.

Conversation Conversation | April 01, 2020

Angie Hong

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 Conversation | May 24, 2019

Ron Rienstra, Kai Ton Chau, and Nina Ciesielski

Multilingual Singing for English-Speaking Congregations

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar

Video Video | April 10, 2019

Ahmi Lee

The Heart of the Divine Parent

2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word

Worship Service Worship Service | Video Video | February 21, 2019

Deborah Jungmi Kang

The Role of a Peer Learning Group in My Preaching Journey

God’s message of inclusiveness reaches past the walls that divide us, says Deborah Jungmi Kang, a Korean pastor serving a largely Anglo-American church in Illinois. As Kang develops her preaching voice, a peer learning group provides support.

Reflection Reflection | October 02, 2018

Emmett Price III

Emmett G. Price III on Racial Reconciliation Resources for Congregations

Learning about diversity among Christians is a good way to embrace the ministry of reconciliation entrusted to us by God.

Conversation Conversation | September 25, 2018

Lillie (Lily) Ferrell

Engaging Sermons: Bringing the Bible to Life

How a preaching peer group helped an imaginative preacher reach new heights in her quest to create engaging sermons.

Reflection Reflection | August 06, 2018

Kevin C. Walker

Seeing from Other Viewpoints

Engaging deeply with peers and perspectives from outside your tradition is the best way to grow in your understanding of others and enrich your own view.

Reflection Reflection | July 30, 2018

Antonio Almonte

The Challenge of Preaching in Bilingual Communities

Preaching to peers in a homiletics cohort opened Antonio Almonte’s eyes to the differences in how listeners perceive his preaching in English versus Spanish. As a result, he adjusted his English-language preaching style.

Reflection Reflection | July 11, 2018

Christina Edmondson

Christina Edmondson on Church Multicultural Accessibility Committees

John 17 records Jesus’ prayer for unity “so that the world may know that you have sent me and loved them.” It is a powerful witness when churches model unity within diversity. This witness requires intention and prayer.

Conversation Conversation | July 02, 2018

Christina Edmondson

Christina Edmondson on Doctrine and Multicultural Hospitality

To become more multicultural, congregations must help members discern differences between biblical doctrines and cultural biases.

Conversation Conversation | June 29, 2018

Reginald Smith

Reggie Smith on Churches Called to Become Multicultural

Considering the “Joseph question” and the “Jonah question” can help congregations overcome fear of talking about race, culture, and how God might be calling them to change

Conversation Conversation | March 08, 2018

Jaewoo Kim

Jaewoo Kim on Making Room for Multicultural Worship

To worship in line with the Lord’s Prayer—on earth as it is in heaven—requires making room in worship for stories, songs, and gifts from many cultures. Doing so depends in part on how churches form their views about refugees and immigrants.

Conversation Conversation | February 28, 2018

Carolien and David

Indonesian Musicians on Inculturating Indonesian Christian Worship

Christians who bring the gospel to other cultures often struggle to discern the difference between the essence of Christianity and its cultural packaging. That is true in Indonesia as well.

Conversation Conversation | May 11, 2017

Bruce Theron

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 Conversation | March 16, 2017

Coro Polifónico

Singing Bilingually in Spanish and English: A Vision and Resources for Singing Together on the Journey of Faith

In North America, we have a splendid opportunity in the years and decades ahead to learn to sing bilingually, transcending a language divide in ways that help us all learn and grow together as we discover scripturally inspired songs from a variety of contexts and cultures.

Video Video | March 02, 2017

Youth in Worship

Why Youth Need to Be Leading Worship Regularly NOW

When congregations empower teenagers to use their gifts in meaningful ways over time, teens are more likely to imagine themselves as faithful disciples and devoted worshipers for decades to come. Two summer programs in worship, theology, and the arts inspire teens and mentors.

Feature Story Feature Story | February 09, 2017