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Deepening a Congregation’s Ability to Talk about Worship, Pt.2

We will explore what we can learn from the challenges and gifts of two churches of the recent past, Christ Temple in Jim Crow racism-laced Jackson, Mississippi, and the Anaheim Vineyard Fellowship in the late 1970s.

February 20, 2014 | 112 min listen
Deepening a Congregation’s Ability to Talk about Worship, Pt. 1

We will explore what we can learn from the challenges and gifts of two churches of the recent past, Christ Temple in Jim Crow racism-laced Jackson, Mississippi, and the Anaheim Vineyard Fellowship in the late 1970s.

February 20, 2014 | 126 min listen
Loving God Intimately: Worship with the Anaheim Vineyard Fellowship, 1977-1983

This workshop will explore one source for the changes that have swept around the world since the 1970s: the Anaheim Vineyard Fellowship and the ministry of its pastor, John Wimber.

February 18, 2014 | 64 min listen

Baptism in Art, Ritual, and Symbol

Using the resources of ancient texts, architectural remains, and visual art, this workshop aims first at uncovering baptism’s meaning for the first generations of Christians who received it and then at how that information can enrich our teaching about, preparation for, and practice of Christian baptism today.

February 22, 2013
What can we learn from the early Church about worship?

This workshop looked at the forms that were used in the earliest centuries of the Church to contemplate how we might use those elements in our worship today. Presented by Marva Dawn at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

February 19, 2013 | 63 min video
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

The Church’s Unity: Both Gift and Obligation

Third worship service in a collection of building blocks for a series of worship services based on key themes from the Belhar Confession

December 12, 2012 | 7 min read
The Church: Passionate for Justice and Compassion

Sixth worship service in a collection of building blocks for a series of worship services based on key themes from the Belhar Confession

December 12, 2012 | 9 min read
The Church: A World-Wide Family

Second worship service in a collection of building blocks for a series of worship services based on key themes from the Belhar Confession

December 12, 2012 | 5 min read

The Church’s Unity: A Healthy Witness

Fourth worship service in a collection of building blocks for a series of worship services based on key themes from the Belhar Confession

December 12, 2012 | 10 min read