1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 USA
On the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary
© 2025 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Led by James Abbington and members of the One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: An African American Ecumenical Hymnal editorial team
We are grateful for the planning and leading of this service by James Abbington, Robert Batastini, Jason Max Ferdinand, Birgitta Johnson, Bryan Johnson, Michael Jordan, Carl MaultsBy, Judith McAllister, Emmett G. Price III, Anthony B. Vinson Sr., and Lisa M. Weaver. The conference gospel choir includes alumni of the James Abbington Church Music Academy and is accompanied by Donte Ford, Michael Jordan, Eron Lauchie, Debra Perry, and Lisa Sung.
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
Pastors of three Hispanic churches will share what they learned from experiences implementing congregational projects related to the development of new understandings and practices of worship and preaching.
