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On the campus of Calvin University
© 2026 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
A worship service from the 2021 online Calvin Symposium on Worship.
Institution Name: Internacional Teológico Bautista
Participants:
Sopranos: Mercedes Mazzino, Joanna Seguel
Altos: Paula Tabernaverry, Constanza Bongarrá
Tenors: Maico H’siao, Adrián Herrera, Nicolás Tizzano
Bass: Jonatan Espínola
Samy Mielgo: Guitar, acoustic bass, bombo
Gastón Puga: Flute, bombo, cajon, and cuera de tambores
Hernán Drisner: Electric Guitar and acoustic bass
Marcelo Villanueva: guitarra de 7 cuerdas, Ronroco, and cuerda de tambores
Words of Blessing and Prayer: Tomás Mackey and Viviana Barrón
Directors: Constanza Bongarrá and Marcelo Villanueva
Location: Buenos Aires
Copyrights:
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel / Veni, Emanuel”
Text: Psalteriolum Cantionum Catholicarum, Köln, 1710; English tr. composite; Spansih tr. vss. 1, 2, 4, 7, Federico J. Pagura, 1923-2016, © 1962; vss.
3, 6, Dimas Planas-Belfort, 1934-1992, © 2012 Editorial Avance Luterano
Music: French Processional, 15th century; arr. Constanza Bongarrá
“Hemos venido / We’ve Come”
Text and Music: Marcelo A. Villanueva
Used by permission.
“Este es el día / This Is the Day”
Text: Based on Psalm 118; Pablo D. Sosa, 1933-2019; tr. by Mary Louise Bringle, b. 1953; © 1983; tr. © 2006, 2019 GIA Publications;
Music: Pablo D. Sosa, 1933-2019 © 1983 GIA Publications, Inc.; arr. Samy Mielgo
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“Tenemos esperanza / We Have Hope”
Text: Federico J. Pagura, 1923-2016, adapt. ©; tr. by Mary Louise Bringle, b. 1953, © 2012 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Homero R. Perera, alt. © 1983
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“Vencerá el amor”
Text: Inspired by Romans 12:21; Carlos Colón, b. 1966; tr. by Greg Scheer, b. 1966
Music: Carlos Colón, b. 1966
© 2014 Birnamwood Publications, a section of MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc.
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“El cielo canta alegría / Heaven Is Singing for Joy”
Text and Music: Pablo D. Sosa, 1933-2019 © 1958 GIA Publications, Inc.; arr. Gastón Puga
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How does one think about diversity as a Christian or as the church? How might working with and among—or even just thinking about—migrant neighbors contribute to our ecclesial identity? The language of catholicity allows us to imagine the unity of the church not in a monocultural way, but rather as a community inclusive of people of all languages and ethnicities. Migration and migrants today especially remind the church of its own catholic identity. How does the church's identity as a migrant church foster a healthy catholicity in the church's worship? This session will include the use of salsa music to invite participation in a more catholic way of life, asking what multicultural, cross cultural, and intercultural ways of being a church on the move might look like in worship.
As inhabitants of the modern age, we are deeply marked by skewed ways of thinking that thwart our humanness, our involvement with the world, and our spirituality. This is a philosophical tune-up that directly challenges and dispels modernity’s implicit philosophy. My philosophical proposals in my 2023 book Doorway to Artistry target the creative process, but they positively affect and bring healing to all arenas of life and work and worship. I pose that we as human persons are meant to live out a joyous “yes” to the real, and our involvement with the real takes the form of intimate encounter and communion. My approach reflects especially on God’s creative act and God’s created things. It taps epiphany, the redemptive encounter, and the Eucharist as paradigms for our knowing, our artistry, and all our everyday involvement with the world, so it should make us better at our stewardly dominion and voicing creation’s praise in worship.
Explore the compelling beauty of the Bible's covenantal vision of the divine-human relationship and the transformative difference this makes for how we worship the triune God. This session will feature insights from the authors of two influential books: Esther Lightcap Meek's Loving to Know: A Covenantal Epistemology and Daniel Block's Covenant: The Framework of God's Grand Plan of Redemption.
How does one think about diversity as a Christian or as the church? How might working with and among—or even just thinking about—migrant neighbors contribute to our ecclesial identity? The language of catholicity allows us to imagine the unity of the church not in a monocultural way, but rather as a community inclusive of people of all languages and ethnicities. Migration and migrants today especially remind the church of its own catholic identity. How does the church's identity as a migrant church foster a healthy catholicity in the church's worship? This session will include the use of salsa music to invite participation in a more catholic way of life, asking what multicultural, cross cultural, and intercultural ways of being a church on the move might look like in worship.
As inhabitants of the modern age, we are deeply marked by skewed ways of thinking that thwart our humanness, our involvement with the world, and our spirituality. This is a philosophical tune-up that directly challenges and dispels modernity’s implicit philosophy. My philosophical proposals in my 2023 book Doorway to Artistry target the creative process, but they positively affect and bring healing to all arenas of life and work and worship. I pose that we as human persons are meant to live out a joyous “yes” to the real, and our involvement with the real takes the form of intimate encounter and communion. My approach reflects especially on God’s creative act and God’s created things. It taps epiphany, the redemptive encounter, and the Eucharist as paradigms for our knowing, our artistry, and all our everyday involvement with the world, so it should make us better at our stewardly dominion and voicing creation’s praise in worship.
Explore the compelling beauty of the Bible's covenantal vision of the divine-human relationship and the transformative difference this makes for how we worship the triune God. This session will feature insights from the authors of two influential books: Esther Lightcap Meek's Loving to Know: A Covenantal Epistemology and Daniel Block's Covenant: The Framework of God's Grand Plan of Redemption.
While Christian baptism is predominantly a transcultural practice, distinct faith communities worldwide experience this initiation rite through unique contextualizing elements. Join us in a fascinating conversation with Christian leaders from five continents about the rich cultural diversity reflected in baptismal liturgies, imagery, and practices, and how they shape Christian life in their contexts.
