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From “I’ll Fly Away” to “You Know My Name,” gospel music over the generations has helped musicians, choirs, and congregations embody faith in God’s promises and provisions. Nate Glasper describes how gospel music’s main genres comprise “academic, theological, historical, and cultural scholarship expressed through sound.”
Universal design and Vertical Habits help create church worship that touches all our senses and is accessible to all worshipers.
Directing a gospel choir can help singers express their own culture or learn from other cultures. Nate Glasper shares tips for helping gospel choir members grow through mentorship and skillful directing so that they live a lifestyle of worship.
La Iglesia Bautista de Metrópolis, localizada en Carolina, Puerto Rico, ha experimentado en los últimos meses una transformación significativa en sus áreas de predicación y adoración. La iniciativa fortaleció la espiritualidad de la congregación, permitió desarrollar talleres, descubrir nuevos talentos y fomentar un profundo sentido de pertenencia en la comunidad de fe.
Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants support worship renewal projects for worshiping communities and teacher-scholars.
Sister Kathleen Harmon of the community of the Ohio province of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in Dayton, invites us to be transformed by the psalms and experience them as the whole story God is revealing to us. As we keep praying and singing them, the psalms interpret us, and that’s when the transformation comes.
Vertical Habits is a name given to the process of connecting words used in our relationship with people with words used to express these emotions to God. The biblical Psalms are the foundational mentor and guide in this vocabulary and grammar for worship.
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.
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.
In today’s diverse and interconnected world, understanding and addressing trauma through a culturally responsive lens is essential for creating inclusive and healing worship experiences.
This workshop will examine why corporate gathering and worship as the church require us to address potentially polarizing issues.
What is creativity, and why do we still need to talk about it? Join Sandra McCracken in a conversation on faith, imagination, and creativity.
