Miroslav Volf: Religious commitment that promotes peace, not violence
Miroslav Volf knows how difficult reconciliation can be. His books speak of Religious commitment that promotes peace, not violence. A feature story exploring new ways to think about worship and living as Christians in a violent world.
November 28, 2006
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8 min read
Ministry Models: How Churches Host and Partner with Refugees and Immigrants
Ethnic diversity is all around us in North America, and congregations can deepen their faith and grow their numbers by getting to know refugees and immigrants.
November 10, 2006
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5 min read
Laotian Refugees Start and Join Churches
Laotian refugees and the Christians who befriended them are surprised at how God has joined together people and churches from different languages, religious assumptions, and life experiences. A feature story exploring the stories of Laotian refugees who have started and joined churches.
November 10, 2006
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12 min read
How to Welcome Guest Preachers
The way your church welcomes - or fails to welcome - a guest preacher also says something about how visitors experience your church. And if you're the pulpit supply, the way you prepare makes a big difference. A feature story exploring how to welcome guest preachers.
October 13, 2006
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5 min read
Profile: How to Prepare When You're the Pulpit Supply
There’s no need to sit back and wait for a congregation to clue you in about your upcoming guest sermon arrangements. Take the initiative to find information that will help you enter a new church feeling confident, prepared, and on time to bring God’s Word.
October 13, 2006
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3 min read
Profile: Ron Nydam on How to Discuss Adoption Issues in Worship
Not talking about awkward emotions, say after infertility, pregnancy out of wedlock, or adoption, may seem kind. But it's better for churches to include adoption and related issues in baptisms, worship, and church life. A feature story exploring the case for talking about adoption in worship.
July 21, 2006
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5 min read
The Case for Talking about Adoption in Worship
Not talking about awkward emotions, say after infertility, pregnancy out of wedlock, or adoption, may seem kind. But it's better for churches to include adoption and related issues in baptisms, worship, and church life. A feature story exploring the case for talking about adoption in worship.
July 21, 2006
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7 min read
Resources for Adoption Baptism Services
Instead of providing an entire worship service, we have provided materials that can be used in liturgies that include the reception and/or baptism of adopted children.
July 3, 2006
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20 min read
Lead Worship Change, not Worship War
Though no one wants a worship war, discussions about worship change are often more divisive than divine. Howard Vanderwell explains how to ask questions that focus on worship principles,
rather than on passions and preferences. A feature story exploring ways to lead worship change, rather than worship wars.
June 23, 2006
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12 min read
The Last Thirty Years
A colleague was asked point-blank at a workshop recently, “Have changes in worship in the last generation been good or bad?”
The short answer may be yes.
A longer answer was given at a day-long seminar at the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2006.
March 1, 2006
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1 min read
All God's Children Have Gifts: Disability and worship
How do you recognize each other's gifts and support each other's needs while avoiding a "you're not like us"? attitude? A feature story exploring ways to be inclusive in worship and make room for those with or without special needs.
January 6, 2006
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11 min read
Becoming a Worship-Centered Congregation: The Process of Cultural Change in Congregations
Becoming a worship-centered congregation is a profound cultural shift for some congregations and often takes as much as ten years. Using leadership theory and theories of transformational learning, this workshop explored the dynamics of congregational change, resistance to change, and the role of congregational leaders in always pointing toward the worship of God as the church's highest calling.
January 1, 2006
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43 min listen
