All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Item Online Discussion Podcast Prayer 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 Funerals Symposium Resources War Lessons and Carols Ascension Hymn Festival Advent Weddings Weekday Services Epiphany Natural Disasters Pentecost Teaching Worship Commissionings Thanksgiving Easter Christ the King Christmas Healing Services Anniversaries Taize Ordination/Installation Heidelberg Catechism Summer Passion Week Lent Dedications Search results 1 - 20 of 84 Sort by: Title | Date Ken Boer on Scripture Memorization Methods Memorizing Bible verses and passages can enrich family, school, and church communities. Internalizing God’s Word, whether by music or another method, helps Christians meditate, pray, and grow closer together with God and each other. Conversation | May 17, 2023 Biblical Storytelling and the Drama of the Bible In this conversation, actor, playwright, and professor Jeff Barker shares with pastor Paul Ryan his journey in Biblical storytelling as way to help students and worshiping communities hear and see the importance of scripture memorization, speaking the text, and reclaiming 'the plays' of the Bible. Video | December 02, 2021 Creative Scripture Reading for Virtual Worship Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many churches still gather through virtual worship. Finding creative ways to read the Bible for online worship services can help worshipers experience what Romans 15:4 promises: “The Scriptures give us strength to go on.” Article | September 09, 2020 Jeff Barker on Combining Music and Public Scripture Reading The COVID-19 pandemic pushed many churches to do online worship services, inspiring some liturgists to more creatively present Bible readings. Jeff Barker explains how to combine music with the lections or scripture passages. Conversation | September 09, 2020 The Bible in Worship: Deep Engagement with Scripture in a Culture of Low Biblical Literacy 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar Video | April 02, 2019 Redemption: A Choral Reading From Luke 15:11-32 This choral reading of Luke 15:11-32 is adapted for 3 ensemble members. Enacted Scripture | Video | July 05, 2018 Hope: A Choral Reading From Romans 5:1-5 This choral reading of Romans 5:1-5 is adapted for up to 9 ensemble members. Enacted Scripture | Video | July 05, 2018 Struggle: A Choral Reading From 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 This choral reading of 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 is adapted for 2 presenters. Enacted Scripture | Video | July 05, 2018 God Is With Us: A Choral Reading of Nehemiah 4:1-15 This choral reading of Nehemiah 4 is adapted for 6 speakers Enacted Scripture | Video | July 02, 2018 Praise: A Choral Reading of Psalm 150 This choral reading of Psalm 150 is adapted for up to 20 ensemble members. Enacted Scripture | Video | July 02, 2018 A Choral Reading of John 11: 28-38a This choral reading of John 11: 28-38a is adapted for 4 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 A Choral Reading of Confessions This is a choral reading of Deuteronomy 8:11-20, 11:13-17, Jeremiah 8:4-7, Psalm 51, and Romans 6:2b-8. It is adapted for 5 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 A Choral Reading of Psalm 126 This choral reading of Psalm 126 is adapted for 2 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 A Choral Reading of Psalm 104 This choral reading of Psalm 104 is adapted for 4 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 A Choral Reading of Psalm 105 This choral reading of Psalm 105 is adapted for 17 speakers. Enacted Scripture | July 26, 2017 Congregations and Sermons: A Biblical Scholar's Vision for Imaginative, Communal Sermon Listening Most of us consider the Bible more than an anthology or a textual repository for the ancient Israelites' and early Christians' religious traditions. Audio | July 06, 2017 A Sweet Sound: Absorbing God's Word in the Language of the Heart What changes when a person hears God’s Word in their own language as opposed to their second or third language? How does the translation of key theological terms into a person's mother tongue change their understanding? Audio | February 14, 2017 A Choral Reading of Matthew 13:1-23 This choral reading on Matthew 13:1-23 is adapted for 3 voices, with percussion. Enacted Scripture | June 30, 2016 Readers' Theatre on Matthew 18:21-35 This readers' theatre on Matthew 18:21-35 is for 3 voices. Enacted Scripture | June 30, 2016 A Choral Reading of Luke 24:13-35 This reading on Luke 24:13-35 is for 4 voices. Enacted Scripture | June 30, 2016 1 2 3 ... Next »