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The course that follows this syllabus would introduce the students to the interdisciplinary field known as liturgical studies. The course would explore liturgical history, liturgical theology, the place of ritual in the life of faith, as well as the application of a praxis-theory-praxis model to liturgical issues.
A conversation with N.T. Wright exploring themes from his plenary address: Praying the Psalms: Personal, Pastoral, Theological and Liturgical Reflections.
A plenary address presented by N.T. Wright at the 2012 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
Learn a variety of techniques from theater and oral interpretation that can be used to proclaim Biblical texts.
Calvin College’s new Congregational and Ministry Studies department helps students explore how their gifts and interests intersect with the work of the church in serving God’s kingdom.
Conversation with Daryl Hollinger on his book From a Mustard Seed
Conversation with Mark Charles about Indigenous Wisdom
Conversation with Yvette Lau about a worship symposium in Hong Kong.
Conversation with Yvette Lau about a worship symposium in Hong Kong.
Learn how one congregation used sermons and group creativity to help all ages become alive to the Spirit and more fully celebrate Pentecost.
Asking good questions helps congregations move worship forward. They move from the language of preference to the language of full, active, conscious participation in worship.
“Worship leaders have a responsibility to teach by conversational example so that they move people beyond likes and preferences,” says Joyce Ann Zimmerman, who founded the Institute for Liturgical Ministry to help form ministers in the liturgical life of the Roman Catholic Church.
