Faith Formation

Emerging Adults, Emerging Worship

We are currently observing a new phenomenon within the development of young adults: emerging adulthood, which spans the ages of 18 to 29, marked by unprecedented options for education, work and career choices, delayed marriage and family life, and remarkable geographic mobility.

January 27, 2012 | 66 min listen
Developing Vertical Habits

Recipients of Worship Renewal Grants describe practical resources that helped people of all ages better understand why we do what we do in worship.

January 27, 2012 | 58 min video
The Dangerous Act of Worship: Living God's Call to Justice

Worship and justice are often seen as separate and unrelated. Nothing could be further from the truth based on the character of God and the revelation we have been given in Jesus Christ.

January 27, 2012 | 63 min video

What College Students Have Taught Me About Preaching

They are the emerging leaders in our congregations. They are only a few years away from serving as deacons, elders, or preachers themselves. What are they listening for in sermons? What are they hungry for? What bores them?

January 27, 2012 | 58 min listen
Worship Service: Psalm 1

This service of Psalm 1, Jesus Knows the Way of the Righteous, was part of the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2012. The liturgy and music was led by students from Calvin College with Mary Hulst preaching.

January 26, 2012 | 65 min video
Planning and Leading Worship in Christian High School Chapels

This seminar is for students, staff, teachers, and any others interested in deepening and renewing worship in Christian High school chapel services through thoughtful worship planning and leading.

January 26, 2012 | 154 min listen

Vertical Habits: Worship and Our Faith Vocabulary

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.

January 10, 2012 | 5 min read

Getting Started with Webcasting Online Worship

John Zimmerman and Matt Kennedy share a mutual interest in using technology to reach people for Christ. They say it’s easier than you might think to start streaming your church worship services live so that people at remote locations can join you.

November 9, 2011 | 3 min read