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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.
In a world generically “spiritual,” how does a preacher tend to the highest calling of the pastoral life: the tending of souls?
Explore the sometimes overlooked but vital roles women play in the parables of Jesus.
At the intersection of theology and anthropology, this session will investigate the impact of the language Christians use for God.
Suicide is a deeply personal and all-too-present reality in Christian congregations.
