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Vital Worship Grants awarded for 2021 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship    

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 25 Vital Worship Grants projects to Worshiping Communities for 2021-2022 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program.     

News Item News Item | April 29, 2021

Paul Turner

Paul Turner on Presiding Artfully at Mass

In his new book, Ars Celebrandi, Paul Turner writes that “a well-prepared and celebrated liturgy is the church’s best response to crisis.” He offers fresh principles for how a priest’s presiding style can help the faithful participate more actively in the Mass.

Conversation Conversation | March 18, 2021

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Vital Worship Grants awarded for 2020 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 41 Vital Worship Grants projects to Worshiping Communities for 2020-2021 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program.

News Item News Item | May 01, 2020

John A. Azumah, Chris Schoon, G. Sujin Pak, Melanie C. Ross, Jonathan Hehn

The Bible in Public Worship and Daily Life in an Age of Declining Biblical Literacy

2020 Symposium on Worship | Seminar

Video Video | February 24, 2020

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Worshiping Communities awarded Vital Worship Grants for 2019 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 51 Vital Worship Grants projects to Worshiping Communities for 2019-2020 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program.

News Item News Item | April 29, 2019

2019 Teacher-Scholar Grants

Teacher-Scholars awarded Vital Worship Grants for 2019 by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 14 grants to Teacher-Scholars for 2019-2020 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program.

News Item News Item | November 30, 2018

Joyce Ann Zimmerman

Joyce Ann Zimmerman on 14 Years of Evaluating Vital Worship Grants

During her 14 years on Calvin Institute of Christian Worship’s Grants Advisory Board, Joyce Ann Zimmerman evaluated 1,345 grant proposals. She describes essentials of a good grant project.

Conversation Conversation | November 09, 2018

Kathleen S. Turner, La Verne Tolbert, Cameron Anderson, and Kathy Smith

Teaching and Learning in Christian Congregations and Ministries

This session featured insights from a variety of people who love to teach in ways that help people in ordinary congregations learn about worship, the arts, inclusion, and, ultimately, Jesus himself.

Audio Audio | February 28, 2018

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Sociology and Learning about Christian Worship Practices

An annotated research guide from the field of sociology

Resource Guide Resource Guide | October 17, 2016

Stephen Martin

Stephen Martin on Music that Wakes Up Older Minds

Your students or small group can use hymns and Christian songs to design meaningful personalized worship for older adults living in their own homes or in care facilities.

Conversation Conversation | August 02, 2016

Sheila Ryan and Paul Ryan

What I Learned about Teaching Worship from a Chemistry Professor

"What’s a POGIL?” I asked, half-seriously, half-laughingly. My wife, Sheila, a chemistry instructor in a university was attending a conference for chemistry educators about a pedagogy growing in popularity in science classrooms around the United States. She explained that POGIL is a method for teaching both class content and important skills such as critical thinking and teamwork without using a lecture format.

Article Article | March 30, 2016

Mark Torgerson

Mark Torgerson on the Best Worship Books

So many books on worship are worth reading. And each year brings new worship books and worship resources. Mark Torgerson’s up-to-date bibliography is an annotated listing of the best worship resources.

Conversation Conversation | May 29, 2015

First Impressions

A lesson plan to accompany Living Worship curriculum that addresses expectations for worship

Article Article | July 11, 2012

Baptism versus Dedication: Liturgical & Theological Considerations

A lesson plan to accompany Living Worship curriculum that addresses how liturgy and theology affect and inform each other, especially in connection with the choosing of a liturgy for baptism or dedication or both.

Article Article | July 11, 2012

The Shape of Sacred Space

A lesson plan to accompany the Living Worship curriculum that addresses meaning and intentionality in the design and utilization of worship space

Article Article | July 11, 2012

Teaching Hymnology

This is a description of a seminar that focused on hymnology and the teaching and learning of, and about, Christian worship songs.

Article Article | March 15, 2012

Top Academic Books on the History of Worship

A selection of books on the history of worship.

Bibliography Bibliography | March 15, 2012

Teaching Church 101 in a Congregation

This syllabus for A Course in Church History for Everyone: Church History 101 was designed for a course on church history that was taught in the context of a local congregation. This course was designed for the person who has never studied Church History as well as for the person who has some background in the subject.

Article Article | March 14, 2012

Hymnology

This syllabus follows a course on Christian congregational song, ranging from Old Testament psalms to contemporary praise-worship songs, from traditional Western hymnody to global worship songs, with some attention to cultural context and practica.

Article Article | March 12, 2012

Jubilate Studies in Christian Worship

This syllabus is for a course that is a study of Christian Worship which includes biblical and theological principles for worship, the historical development of the liturgy, cultural dynamics in contemporary worship, and explores the rich and varied resources within the ecumenical, global Christian community

Article Article | March 12, 2012