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While funerals have often been seen as family affairs or private activities, death impacts entire communities: both the worshiping community and the community at large. The resources below explore the value and vitality of funeral worship.
2020 Symposium on Worship | Vesper
2019 Vital Worship Grants Colloquium | Morning Worship
2019 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Vesper
A morning worship service held at the 2018 Vital Worship Grants Event.
Part of the Liturgy of the Hours, Vespers or Evening Prayer, fulfills Christ’s teaching in Luke 18:1, where he says “pray always.”
A service based on the petitions of the Lord's Prayer.
This service is based on Luke 24: The Road to Emmaus.
A worship service based on Matthew 13, The Parable of the Sower.
A vesper service led by singers, band, organ, and strings, the Fuller Seminary Chapel worship leaders utilize traditional and original resources to guide worshipers through a prayerful liturgy of confession and forgiveness.
A morning worship service from the 2015 Calvin Symposium on Worship led by Meg Jenista, preaching, 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2
An evening worship service from the 2015 Calvin Symposium on Worship led by Denise Kingdom Grier, preaching, 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
