W. David O. Taylor on the Psalms and Praying the Unedited Life
Author and pastor-scholar David Taylor shares how he came to appreciate the psalms and how he encourages people to bring their full, unedited selves to God in prayer and experience a richer and more honest life of faith.
April 10, 2026
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26 min listen
Dwelling with the Psalms in Advent
In Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, we tend to gravitate toward the prophets or the gospels—and for good reason, as they easily support and explicate the themes of Advent. But if you are looking for something a little out of the ordinary for Advent this year, consider dwelling with the psalms.
November 26, 2025
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4 min read
After
Have you thought about what you are going to say to your congregation the day after? The Sunday after?
October 28, 2024
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9 min read
Belonging
2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop
February 19, 2020
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49 min listen
Children in the Worshiping Community: The Faith that Calls Children to Worshp
2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship
February 9, 2020
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107 min listen
Vertical Habits: Helping Congregations Rediscover the Striking Beauty of Conversation with God
Good relationships are built on healthy practices; the same is true for our relationship with God.
May 3, 2018
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41 min listen
Worship in Times of Tension
We’ve all been there or will be—planning worship when things just aren’t the way they are supposed to be. Tension and even conflict will happen in every church at some point.
April 25, 2016
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88 min video
Worship and Discipleship: As It Was…Is…and Shall Be
Nine church leaders and scholars recall and predict hot topics in worship, discipleship and discernment from 1995 to 2025.
May 5, 2015
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23 min read
Worship and Discipleship: Unresolved Questions in Contemporary Ministry
This workshop features candid, wide-ranging discussions about the most important themes that worshiping communities may need to address in the next 10 years.
February 23, 2015
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58 min listen
Music in the Church
We say we are one church but when it comes to deciding what to sing many different and sometimes competing voices are heard. How did we get so many different worship music styles? Is one better than another? Do we need to choose just one? Understanding the roots and impulses of different streams of music helps us navigate them better in the context of worship ministry. During this session we will take a quick tour of the history of music in the church stopping to sing along the way.
Joyce Borger on Hymnals as Pastoral Care Resources
Joyce Borger, editor of the hymnal Lift Up Your Hearts and the quarterly magazine Reformed Worship, shares how to use a hymnal as a pastoral care resource.
December 16, 2013
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5 min read
Joyce Borger on Psalm Singing History
Joyce Borger is worship and music editor for Faith Alive Christian Resources and editor of the quarterly journal Reformed Worship. In this conversation, Borger discusses the history of Psalm singing, and how she talks to Christians who have no history of singing Psalms in worship about trying it.
January 10, 2012
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4 min read
