All Tags Resource Type Academic Article Audio Bibliography Book Excerpt Conversation Enacted Scripture Feature Story Image News Article Reflection Resource Guide Slideshow Topic Showcase Video Website Worship Service Category All Worshipers Worship- Meaning of Dance Intergenerational Worship Music Technology Worship- Preparing for Visual Arts Language Arts/Words Worship- Leading Preaching Worship- Planning Teaching Daily Prayer/Reflection Grants Interdisciplinary Drama Sacraments (Baptism and Lord's Supper) Christian Year 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 53 Sort by: Title | Date Ways We Witness: Disability and the Mission of the Church 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | February 15, 2019 Symposium Ends in Hope The 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship began on Thursday, Jan. 24 with opening worship that included prayers decrying war, cheap labor, and toxins in watersheds. News Article | February 15, 2019 Constance Cherry on Competing Metaphors for Worship Most churches measure worship services against a certain ideal. They may think of worship like a concert, entertainment, dialogue, or something else. Even if they have not consciously chosen an operating metaphor for worship, their pattern greatly influences how individuals and congregations live out their faith. Conversation | February 15, 2019 Constance Cherry on Small Church Worship and Identity Small churches sometimes feel weak or irrelevant. Intentional worship practices can help them discover their value before God and to the community. Conversation | February 15, 2019 In Splendid, Varied Ways: Preparing Music for Intercultural Worship 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | February 13, 2019 From the House of Bread the One Who Feeds the Flock 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word & Table Worship Service | Video | February 13, 2019 The God of Joy in the Midst of Our Troubles 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word Worship Service | Video | February 11, 2019 2019 Symposium on Worship Slideshow A slideshow of images from the 2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship Slideshow | February 11, 2019 Birgitta Johnson on New African American Ecumenical Hymnal One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism is a new Protestant hymnal compiled by a core committee of worship arts ministers and scholars. It goes deep and wide into the multiple streams of black Christian music and worship. Conversation | January 07, 2019 Amanda Benckhuysen on Preaching from the Minor Prophets Most congregations have never heard a sermon preached from the prophetic books of Nahum or Obadiah. Other than a few choice passages in Jeremiah or Isaiah, the major prophets are mainly ignored too. That means worshipers are missing out on more than a quarter of inspired Scripture. Conversation | December 12, 2018 Duane Kelderman on the Challenge of Preaching in a Fragile Europe A Dominican preaching colloquium addresses the challenge of preaching in contemporary Europe, where secularism, individualism, and a lack of cultural consensus have given rise to fear, division, and xenophobia. Conversation | November 16, 2018 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 | September 25, 2018 Eddie Espinosa on Changes in Contemporary Worship Music Eddie Espinosa, composer of “Change My Heart, O God,” explains why those who lead worship need to cultivate heart holiness. Conversation | August 22, 2018 #WHATCANIDO? Millennials and GenZ in Worship A presentation on Millenial and GenZ generations held at the 2018 Vital Worship Grants Event. Video | August 17, 2018 Kevin Adams on Framing Words for Missional Worship Worship can change lives when people understand what they are doing and why. Carefully chosen words help frame classic worship elements so gathered congregants are sent out to embody God’s grace, mercy, and peace. Conversation | July 25, 2018 The Gospel of John in the Pulpit This seminar explored the Gospel of John and offered cultural clues that help the gospel’s stories spring to life in new and unexpected ways. Audio | April 23, 2018 Kai Ton Chau on Small Church Choirs Small church choirs can do far more than sing anthems. Despite perceived challenges, small church choirs can successfully help lead and enliven worship. Conversation | March 29, 2018 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 | March 08, 2018 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 | February 28, 2018 Jubilation, Awe, Penitence, and Petition in Corporate Worship in Kenya In this session Prof. Kidula shared contemporary congregational music in Kenya by using examples birthed out of diverse situations and locations on the continent and in the country. 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