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Conversation | August 23, 2016 Scholars Suggest How to Remember the Reformation Seven scholars, pastors and musicians discuss how Protestants and Catholics can and should together observe the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017. Conversation | June 01, 2016 The Apostles' Creed A video presentation of the Apostles' Creed Video | May 27, 2016 Church Year Visual Art: A Q&A with Deborah Sokolove Artist, writer and teacher Deborah Sokolove shares images of liturgical visual arts that don’t need words to help worshipers experience the Christian church’s calendar cycle. Conversation | May 27, 2016 Deborah Sokolove on Sanctifying Art Artist, writer and teacher Deborah Sokolove explains why humans need art as much as they need food, water or air. Conversation | May 26, 2016 A Refugee Looks at the Psalms of Ascent Recent unrest, conflict, and war have caused an unprecedented refugee crisis. The plight of Syrian, Iraqi, and other Middle Eastern refugees has shocked the whole world. Also, many youth and children are trying to enter the United States from Central America to escape violence and poverty. Audio | May 12, 2016 Un Refugiado Mira a los Salmos del Ascenso Los disturbios, conflictos, y guerras de los últimos cien años han causado una enorme crisis. El sufrimiento de refugiados de Siria, Iraq, y otros países del Oriente Medio ha dejado estupefacto al mundo entero. También, muchos niños y jóvenes centroamericanos tratan de entrar a los Estados Unidos para escapar violencia y pobreza. Audio | May 12, 2016 Worship as Spiritual Formation The privilege of Christian worship is the invitation to the community by our holy God to encounter the love of that living God and to be transformed by it and to nurture the transformation of one another. Video | May 04, 2016 Improvising New Life The infamous “worship wars” typically pit “traditional” versus “contemporary” worship and music. But what if “tradition” and “innovation” actually belong together? Video | May 04, 2016 Songs of Praise, Lament, and Hope The Psalms—the Holy Spirit’s inspired songbook right in the middle of the Bible—are a rich source of insight and inspiration for songwriters, singers, and worshipers of all kinds. Video | May 02, 2016 Universal Design for Worship: Symposium 2016 Plenary Address ‘Universal design’ is now standard for architecture: we don’t want to retrofit buildings to make them accessible, we want to build them that way from the start. What would it look like for this vision to be extended to the worship services we plan and lead? Video | May 02, 2016 How the News Shapes Our Prayers and Preaching If our public prayers and preaching are at all responsive to the needs of the world, then how we glean information about the world is crucial. Video | May 02, 2016 Heartsongs for Good Friday and Easter The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is at the center of Christian faith, life, and worship. Every Good Friday and Easters, Christians from all over the world gather in remarkably different contexts to tell this story—and sing about what it means for us and the world God loves. Video | May 02, 2016 Do Not Be Afraid A symposium worship service from Isaiah 43. Mary Hulst is preaching. It is led by the Calvin University student LOFT 'Living Our Faith Together' team that gathers for Sunday evening worship. Video | Worship Service | April 29, 2016 Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace This festival of song, prayer, and scripture is led by the Conference Gospel Choir, a group comprised of members of the Calvin College Gospel Choir, Hope College Gospel Choir, Grand Rapids African American Youth Chorus, Calvin College Africapella, and conference participants. Video | Worship Service | April 29, 2016 A Light to the Nations A worship service from Isaiah 60. The scripture readings are led by students from Northwestern College and Richard J. Mouw is preaching. Video | Worship Service | April 29, 2016 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 Worship and Public Engagement That corporate worship must equip us for serving God’s purposes in the world, certainly means that we must attend to the social-political-economic dimensions of our lives as citizens. How do we structure our congregational patterns with this in mind without making our worship “too political”? Video | April 25, 2016 Worship in Times of Tension We’ve all been there or will be—planning worship when things just aren’t the way they are supposed to be. Tension and even conflict will happen in every church at some point. Video | April 25, 2016 Rejoicing in Lament Four pastors and scholars discuss wrestling with incurable cancer, cancerous racism and life in Christ. They offer insights into how congregations can follow the lead of the Psalms in practicing candid lament as an essential part of deeply joyful worship. Conversation | April 22, 2016 1 2 3 ... Next »