Published on
February 19, 2013
Video length
63 mins
This workshop looked at the forms that were used in the earliest centuries of the Church to contemplate how we might use those elements in our worship today. Presented by Marva Dawn at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

Those who were the closest to Jesus in time can teach us important things about worship. This workshop looked at the forms that were used in the earliest centuries of the Church to contemplate how we might use those elements in our worship today.

Presented by Marva Dawn at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

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