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© 2026 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
A worship service held at Worship Symposium 2017
Prelude Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Welcome and God's Greeting
O magnify the Lord with me.
Let us exalt God’s name together!
We will give thanks to you, O Lord, with our whole heart;
we will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
We will be glad and exult in you;
we will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come,
and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness,
the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
Amen.
Sung Call to Worship: Mari beribadah/Let Us Come and Worship
Words and Music: Traditional Batak; J.A.U. Doloksaribu, Indonesia © J.A.U. Doloksaribu;
English para. Andrew Donaldson © 2015 World Council of Churches
Hymn of Praise: All People That on Earth Do Dwell (Psalm 100) Lift Up Your Hearts, 1
Call to Confession Psalm 139
Prayer of Confession: Take, O Take Me As I Am
Assurance of Pardon Ezekiel 36:25-26
Song of Response: I Love the Lord; He Heard My Cry Lift Up Your Hearts, 439
Confession of Faith: from the Belhar Confession Lift Up Your Hearts, 259
Prayer for the Witness of Justice and Reconciliation
Song of Response: Miren qué bueno/Oh, Look and Wonder (Psalm 133)
Lift Up Your Hearts, 260
Passing of the Peace
As God has given us peace through Christ, so let us pass the peace of Christ to each
other saying, “The peace of Christ be with you.” “And also with you.”
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Reading Revelation 1:1-20
Sermon: What Do You See?
Song of Application: Que a nadie le falte/Let No One Miss Out
Words: Gerardo Oberman © Gerardo Oberman; English tr. Emily R. Brink
Music (NO MUY RÁPIDO): Merengue Dominicano; arr. Horacio Vivares © Horacio Vivares
Prayers of the People
Song of Dedication: Go to the World
Parting Blessing 2 Corinthians 13:13
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.
Conference Welcome
Organ Postlude: Pièce d´Orgue J.S. Bach
Leaders:
Luke Powery, preaching
The planning team for the 2017 General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches,
musicians and liturgists: Alison Adam, André Bartlett, Christiane Brautigam, Nina Ciesilski,
María Cornou, Sabine Dressler, Chineta Goodjoin, Dwight Kelly, Hanns Lessing, Gerardo Oberman,
Kathy Smith, Bruce Theron, and Ester Widiasih
Coro Polifónico, musicians
Calvin College students, musicians
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.
Songs from the people of Korea can deeply enrich your liturgy whether you have Korean-speaking members in your congregation or not. This workshop will introduce a variety of bilingual Korean-English songs that have been newly translated in the past few years as well as strategies to lead them effectively in your own worshiping context.
In this panel, Hispanic pastors share the learnings and experiences lived by their congregations after completing projects related to the development of their understanding and practices about worship. Together, they represent a variety of Hispanic denominations as well as of "dreams" they were able to realize (learning about the Creeds, bilingual worship, multigenerational worship, worship in non-traditional settings). Their congregations were part of the first cohort of Hispanic congregations receiving "worship grants" under a new initiative CICW launched in July of 2022.
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.
Songs from the people of Korea can deeply enrich your liturgy whether you have Korean-speaking members in your congregation or not. This workshop will introduce a variety of bilingual Korean-English songs that have been newly translated in the past few years as well as strategies to lead them effectively in your own worshiping context.
In this panel, Hispanic pastors share the learnings and experiences lived by their congregations after completing projects related to the development of their understanding and practices about worship. Together, they represent a variety of Hispanic denominations as well as of "dreams" they were able to realize (learning about the Creeds, bilingual worship, multigenerational worship, worship in non-traditional settings). Their congregations were part of the first cohort of Hispanic congregations receiving "worship grants" under a new initiative CICW launched in July of 2022.
What basic models for worship planning are out there, and which patterns will work best in your context? Join a lively discussion of several worship planning models by the authors and pastors who use them. Bring your questions and suggestions as we learn together.
