Cultural Diversity

Beyond the Bamboo Curtain: New Asian Songs for Worship

This singing and conversational session introduced new Asian songs collected in recent years along with their background stories and how these might be used in the context of worship. Presented by Swee Hong Lim, I-to Loh, Joel Navarro and others at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

February 19, 2013 | 60 min video
Go Down, Moses: Spirituals as a Resource for Preaching

The history of African American spirituals is interwoven with the history of preaching, yet these spirituals and their relationship to preaching usually receive little attention.

February 19, 2013 | 67 min video

“In Christ there is no East or West”

”In Christ There is No East or West”, with Kit Ying Law from Hong Kong, I-to Loh from Taiwan, Swee Hong Lim from Singapore, and Joel Navarro from the Philippines, and the choir of Kuyper College, Kai Ton Chau, director

February 18, 2013 | 1 min read
Robert Nordling on Humility and Christian Leadership

In December 2012, Robert Nordling gave an extended interview. In this edited excerpt, he talks about humility as a key to Christian leadership and formation during college.

February 14, 2013 | 3 min video


Soul Repair, Moral Injury and a “Third Conversation”

Military leaders, pastors and health care professionals looking at dramatic increases in suicide rates among returning veterans of war have noted two critical things about recent wars involving the United States.

December 7, 2012 | 4 min read
Guide for Worship Service Visit

This guide is structured to help you become more aware of the multiple levels of meaning in a worship service and to stimulate reflection on the relationship between theology, culture, and worship practices.

December 6, 2012 | 1 min read