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2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Seminar
For our final round of ordination resources, we consulted five experts from five more traditions. Their best practices will help you understand the significance of ordaining people as bishops, priests, ministers, elders, and deacons.
Scholars and songwriters don’t normally talk together. But wonderful music for Christian worship can result when they share insights.
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word
Singing through the entire book of Psalms helped Wasilla Bible Church expand its lyrical breadth. This shared Scriptural repertoire is pointing people of all ages toward Jesus.
Joel Stamoolis acknowledges it was challenging to help his church sing through the entire Psalter. But during 171 consecutive Sundays of doing so, he gathered a wealth of tips and resources. You can use them to help your congregation begin singing more psalms in worship.
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word
You may think of pastoral care mainly as personal visits to someone’s hospital room or home. But Howard Vanderwell wrote that the entire worship service has “powerful potential for caring for worshipers’ needs.” His book Caring Worship: Helping Worship Leaders Provide Pastoral Care through the Liturgy explains how.
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word & Table
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Service of the Word
Praise and worship music can lift worshipers’ hearts to God and unite people across culture, religious tradition, and background. But the genre is not meant to be the only kind of music in a congregation’s repertoire.
