1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 USA
On the campus of Calvin University
© 2026 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
This service of the word and table includes a message on Luke 10 from Kevin Adams, who reflects on the parables of the lost sheep, coin, and son. Communion is celebrated following the message. Proskuneo Ministries leads the music, and the Calvin University Ministry Leadership Cohort, alongside their mentor, Joanna Wigboldy, guides the liturgy.
This service was originally recorded at the 2025 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
Service Outline:
Call to Worship
Opening Song: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
Text: stanza 1, Robert Robinson, alt.; stanza 2, Stan Nussbaum
Music: NETTLETON; J. Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part II, 1813
Used by permission.
God’s Greeting
Song of Praise: “Yesu azali awa / Jesus Christ Is with Us”
Text: Congolese folk hymn; English tr. Emily R. Brink © 2006 Faith Alive Christian Resources; Korean tr. Eunae Chung © 2012 Faith Alive Christian Resources
Music: Congolese folk hymn
All rights reserved. Used by permission. OneLicense.net A-703303.
Song of Prayer and Lament: “Afghan Lamentation Worship”
Text and Music: Mike Cheon
Used by permission of Mike Cheon
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading: Luke 15
Sermon
Prayer of Application
Song: “Tu fidelidad / I Depend upon Your Faithfulness”
Text and Music: Miguel Cassina © Bálsamo Music International; English tr. Andrew Donaldson © 2001 Binary Editions
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Prayers of the People
Communion: Sursum Corda (Hearts Lifted)
Communion: Prayer of Thanksgiving
Song: “Trilingual Sanctus”
Text and Music: Josh Davis © 2022 Josh Davis
Used by permission of Josh Davis
Communion: Memorial Acclamation
Communion: Words of Institution and Epiclesis
Song: “Abana Alathi Fi Ssama (The Lord’s Prayer)”
Text: oral tradition
Music: Laila Constantine, Lebanon © 2002 Songs of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church,
Council of Pastoral Work and Evangelism, admin. Faith Alive Christian Resources
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Communion: Invitation and Instructions
Song: “Ruhul Qudus (Spirit of God)”
Text and Music: Armenian Church, S. Sarkissian © Gilbert Hovsepia
Used by permission
Song: “Kristus Valda”
Text and Music: Grace Funderburgh © Grace Funderburgh
Used by permission of Grace Funderburgh
Song: “Worthy Is Your Name” and “Elai Yesua”“Worthy Is Your Name”
Text and Music: Chris Brown, Mack Donald Iii Brock, Steven Furtick © Be Essential Songs
“Elai Yesua”: Text and Music: author unknown
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Communion: Acclamation
Song: “Agnus Dei”
Text and Music: Michael W. Smith © 1990 Sony/ATV Milene Music
Used by permission. CCLI #400063.
Blessing
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?
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?
Teenagers’ desire to encounter God has been realized throughout history as youth ministry has grown and evolved. Indeed, teenagers have expressed needs and desires to practice and grow their faith at church, school, and home as well as at camps and conferences or on short- and long-term mission trips. On the one hand, these worship efforts have been deeply formative. On the other hand, these worship efforts have focused on attracting and keeping teenagers as much as, if not more than, on spiritual formation. This session will identify key historical patterns in adolescent worship and examine how we might engage their wisdom for faithful worship practices with teenagers today.
