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Watch this online conversation with Tish Harrison Warren, an Anglican priest and author of the new book Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep [IVP 2021]. In this video, Warren reflects on themes of suffering and lament, vulnerability and joy, and how the Compline prayer service in the Anglican tradition provides a spiritual anchor in dark times. Warren is interviewed by Noel Snyder, program manager at CICW. Video | July 26, 2021 Deanna A. Thompson on the Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World In this episode, Deanna Thompson of St. Olaf College talks about her 2016 book "The Virtual Body of Christ in a Suffering World," which was written from her experience of living with cancer and now takes on additional meaning in our COVID-shaped world. Audio | Podcast | November 03, 2020 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 Dennis R. Edwards on 1 Peter and Good Shepherd Sunday For lectionary Year A, Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Easter, includes a reading from 1 Peter. New Testament scholar Dennis R. Edwards explains why Peter’s first letter is especially relevant as people deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Conversation | April 14, 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 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 Service of the Word & Table: Suffering for Living the Good 2020 Symposium on Worship | Service Video | Worship Service | February 04, 2020 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 Isaac Wardell on Rethinking Calling and Vocation Not everyone feels called to their job or experiences it as way to use their gifts to accomplish great things for God. There is a more satisfying way to think about how God calls each of us. Conversation | April 18, 2018 Isaac Wardell on Bringing Work into Worship Daily work, paid and unpaid, consumes our lives, energy, and minds—even when we are in church. Here are ways to plan worship so people see themselves and their work as instruments of God. Conversation | April 18, 2018 Mika Edmondson on MLK’s Theology of Unearned Suffering Jesus’s example of laying down his life for others inspired Martin Luther King Jr. and the U.S. civil rights movement. This theology of how to engage undeserved suffering can help congregations deal with pain. Conversation | October 10, 2017 Reggie Smith on Theology Underlying Sociology What churches profess and what they do sometimes clash. Sharing stories, sitting with those who suffer, praying, and listening in silence for God can help churches harmonize theology and sociology. Conversation | September 01, 2017 Silence and Beauty — Prayers for the Suffering Church This vesper service from the 2017 Calvin Symposium on Christian Worship focuses on prayers for the suffering church. Video | March 10, 2017 Suffering Servant 2016 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service. Led by Hope College worship leaders and Reggie Smith is preaching. Video | Worship Service | April 25, 2016 Baptist Churches in Belarus Baptists living in what is now Belarus have experienced war, shifting borders, persecution and the breakup of the Soviet Union. Their history gives them a unique perspective on what it means to follow Christ and suffer for him. Conversation | September 01, 2015 Eric Washington on God’s Sovereignty and Slavery Sometimes it’s awkward for Christians of different cultures to talk together about God’s presence in slavery. Eric Washington provides a way forward. Conversation | April 24, 2015 Jerry Sittser on Growing through Adversity and Spiritual Practices You probably gather for worship with both lifelong worshipers and those new to the Bible. Jerry Sittser mines the history of Christian spirituality for nuggets that give life to all levels of worshipers. Conversation | January 06, 2015 “Blessed are the Persecuted”—Worshiping in Solidarity with the Suffering Church Vespers led by members and friends of the International Council of Ethnodoxologists. Presented at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship. Video | Worship Service | February 19, 2013 More Context on Christians in Pakistan Christian faith involves more dangers in Pakistan than in North America or Europe. Feature Story | January 07, 2013 The Church: Willing to Suffer Seventh worship service in a series of worship services based on key themes from the Belhar Confession Worship Service | December 12, 2012 1 2 Next »
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