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News Item | April 14, 2023 First Round of Vital Worship Grants awarded for 2023 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has announced 15 projects for funding in this first round of grants awarded for 2023-2024, 11 in the Teacher-Scholar stream of Grants and 4 in the Worshiping Communities stream of grants. News Item | November 30, 2022 Shively T. J. Smith on Howard Thurman and Congregational Hermeneutics Congregations and lay Christians have methods of interpreting the Bible and faith life even if they can't articulate them. Using Howard Thurman’s image-rich meditations, scholar Shively T. J. Smith offers a visual way to reflect on applying the Bible to faith and ordinary life. Conversation | January 19, 2022 Shively T. J. Smith on Visualizing Christian Faith through Howard Thurman's Metaphors Rather than starting with words and theories of interpretation, scholar Shively T. J. Smith uses Howard Thurman's metaphorical imagery to help congregations visually process how they understand scripture and live out their Christian faith. Conversation | January 19, 2022 Teacher-Scholars awarded Vital Worship Grants for 2022 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 16 grants to Teacher-Scholars for 2022-2023 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program. News Item | December 01, 2021 Emerging research on worship practices affecting human flourishing A panel of teacher-scholars with research projects focused on worship practices that affect human flourishing share the fruits of their research, with a special focus on the implications of their research for worshiping communities. Video | July 20, 2021 Emerging research on youth formation and worship A panel of teacher-scholars with research projects focused on youth and formation share the fruits of their research, with a special focus on the implications of their research for worshiping communities. Video | July 20, 2021 Emerging research on worship practices and public witness A panel of teacher-scholars with research projects focused on worship and public witness share the fruits of their research, with a special focus on the implications of their research for worshiping communities. Video | July 20, 2021 Emerging research on practices, patterns and space in worship A panel of teacher-scholars with research projects focused on practices, patterns and space in worship share the fruits of their research, with a special focus on the implications of their research for worshiping communities. Video | July 20, 2021 Teacher-Scholars awarded Vital Worship Grants for 2021 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 17 grants to Teacher-Scholars for 2021-2022 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program. News Item | December 01, 2020 Teacher-Scholar Panel: Scripture and Formation Themes 2019 Teacher-Scholar Vital Worship Grant recipients talk about their projects and the implications for those projects for gathered worship. Conversation | July 08, 2020 Teacher-Scholar Panel: Historical and Contemporary Cultural Themes 2019 Teacher-Scholar Vital Worship Grant recipients talk about their projects and the implications for those projects for gathered worship. Conversation | July 08, 2020 How to Submit a Budget Revision A webinar guiding Vital Worship Grant recipients through the process of revising their project budgets. This will be helpful for both Worshiping Communities and Teacher-Scholars grant recipients at any point in their project. Resource Guide | July 08, 2020 Teacher-Scholar Panel: Liturgical Resources and Practices 2019 Teacher-Scholar Vital Worship Grant recipients talk about their projects and the implications for those projects for gathered worship. Conversation | July 08, 2020 Teacher-Scholar Panel: Community and Social Justice Themes 2019 Teacher-Scholar Vital Worship Grant recipients talk about their projects and the implications for those projects for gathered worship. Conversation | July 08, 2020