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Closing Communion Worship: The Ascension

Closing Communion Worship on Acts 1:1-11: The Ascension at the 2018 Worship Symposium.

Video | June 19, 2019

Jean Ngoya Kidula on African Church Musics

Ethnomusicologist Jean Ngoya Kidula invites churches around the world to learn more about what she calls African church “musics” so they can glimpse how vast God is.

Conversation | May 14, 2019

Jean Ngoya Kidula on Ethnomusicology and Ethnodoxology

Scholar Jean Ngoya Kidula explains how ethnomusicology and ethnodoxology can widen churches’ musical palates. Accepting this opportunity will expand how congregations understand and praise God.

Conversation | May 14, 2019

John 21:15–25: Jesus Reinstates Peter

A worship service held at Worship Symposium 2018.

Video | Worship Service | October 05, 2018

Martin Tel on Creative Movement and Placement for Church Choirs

How and where a church choir enters, stands, and moves can make a difference in how deeply a congregation engages in singing and other parts of worship.

Conversation | May 17, 2018

Becoming a Reconciling Community

In this workshop, we focused on what it looks like for a church to be committed to racial reconciliation for the long haul and offered five foundational practices for becoming a reconciling community.

Audio | May 15, 2018

Youth Heading toward Your Church: Preparing the Path from Parachurch to Church

How can churches be ready to both disciple and learn from people who come to faith in parachurch ministries?

Audio | May 15, 2018

Let the Times Declare!: Socio-demographic Shifts and the Future of Young People in the North American Church

What are the times proclaiming? What are the demographic shifts clamoring for our ministries?

Audio | May 11, 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

Hidden Secrets from the History of Contemporary Worship

Led by Lester Ruth, this workshop investigates little-known but significant details about the rise and development of this style of worship. Come ready to be surprised about contemporary worship’s complex history.

Audio | May 09, 2018

Serious Play: Insights from Augustine and Other Friends from the Early Church on Leading Worship and Administering Sacraments

Led by Lester Ruth, this workshop explored insights from Augustine and others in the early church that can break open playful, Scriptural imagination for leading in worship.

Audio | May 09, 2018

Creative, Collaborative Worship

Led by artist Ellen Phillips, this workshop was a time to explore collaborative methods as well as to share ideas for the art of worship.

Audio | May 09, 2018

Transforming Faith through Visual Arts in a Smaller Church

Artists and church members Cheryl and Lori shared practical guidelines for creating projects that are meaningful, inclusive, and theologically grounded.

Audio | May 09, 2018

Means of Grace: Forming New and Sustaining “Renewing” Congregations and Church Plants

In this seminar, veteran practitioners discussed how mission-shaped preaching and sacramental life function as means of grace in their communities. Audience engaged a discussion that sees evangelism and robust worship as beautifully integrated elements of every congregation’s ministry.

Audio | May 04, 2018