1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 USA
On the campus of Calvin University
© 2026 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Song of Preparation: “I Will Worship You” / “예배합니다”
Text and Music: Rose Park, 1997; English translation Ho-ki Min © 2005 Sea of Hope / WorshipChanmi Korea
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Introit: “Joo-yeo, Come, O Lord” / “주여, 우리에게 오시어”
Words: Book of Common Prayer, Anglican Church of Korea, 1994, rev. 2004; Eng. trans. Martin Tel, 2023
Music: Sunlac Noh; arr. Hyunji Kim, 2021
Used by permission.
Call to Worship: Psalm 121
Song: “In the Shade of God (Psalm 121)” / “하나님은 너를 지키시는 자” (시편 121편)
Words: based on Psalm 121, Seong Sil Chung ©; Eng. trans. Adam M. L. Tice, 2019; © 2023 GIA Publications, Inc.
Music: Seong Sil Chung
All rights reserved. OneLicense.net A-703303.
Call to Confession and Prayer of Confession
Song: “God of My Hope” / “주 은혜임을”
Text and Music: Sun-kyung Jeong and Jin-young Soh © 2014 Kwangsoo Media; English translation Martin Tel, 2023
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Assurance of Pardon
Based on 1 Timothy 1:15-17
Prayers of the People with “Never-Ending Is God’s Love” / “우리에게 향하신”
Words and Music: Jin-ho Kim, based on Psalm 117:2 © admin. KOMCA; harm. Chan Gyu Jang, 2023
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 10–11
Sermon
Prayer
Song: “Rise, My Soul, till Jesus Comes Again” / “주님 다시 오실 때까지”
Text and Music: Hyeong-won Koh, 2004 © 2004 Hyeong-won Koh, admin. KCMCA; English translation Martin Tel, 2023
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Benediction
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.
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.
This panel will explore the intersectionality between culture and disability. What can we learn from the experiences of people across varying cultures and contexts? What do experiences of racism and ableism in the church have in common? How do they overlap? How does belonging for people with disabilities look different in a variety of cultural contexts?
