Visual Arts

Bibliography - Text and Image in Bible Study

After the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship published Dwelling with Philippians with Eerdmans in 2010, many church Bible study groups studied Philippians using this book as a resource, and have asked for more suggestions similar to Dwelling. Though there are few available on specific books of the Bible, this bibliography is an invitation to biblical study through image and word, each with a different approach.

February 14, 2012 | 3 min read
Design Guidelines for Church Renovations

As you begin thinking about why and how to renovate your church, consider gathering a group to talk through these priorities and discussion questions.

February 14, 2012 | 4 min read
Symposium 2012 Photo Slideshow

A slideshow of images from the 2012 Calvin Symposium on Worship, held January 26-28, 2012. The annual Calvin Symposium on Worship is an annual, three-day ecumenical conference that brings together a wide audience of pastors, worship leaders and planners, artists, musicians, scholars, students, and other interested worshipers. This year, the symposium explored praying and worshiping through the Psalms.

February 13, 2012 | 1 min read

Joel Schoon-Tanis on Painting "Pa-Salms"

Joel Schoon-Tanis talks about his painting “Pa-Salms,” which he created especially for the Psalms art exhibit at the Calvin Symposium on Worship.

December 19, 2011 | 3 min video
Joel Schoon-Tanis on Creating Collaborative Art with Kids

Schoon-Tanis has created many murals with kids in schools and youth homes. Here he talks about how to create collaborative art with kids.

December 19, 2011 | 1 min video
Joel Schoon-Tanis on Painting "Pa-Salms"

Joel Schoon-Tanis talks about his painting “Pa-Salms,” which he created especially for the Psalms art exhibit at the Calvin Symposium on Worship.

December 19, 2011 | 3 min video

Joel Schoon-Tanis on Creating Collaborative Art with Kids

Schoon-Tanis has created many murals with kids in schools and youth homes. Here he talks about how to create collaborative art with kids.

December 19, 2011 | 1 min video

Visual Media Technology in Christian Worship - Steven Koster

A THESIS Submitted to Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Department of Telecommunication 2003

March 2, 2011 | 1 min read