Toward a Liturgical Aesthetic
An interdisciplinary Review of Aesthetic Theory
Preparing Students to Become Lead Worshipers
A glimpse into the training involved to prepare students to lead worship.
Authentic Worship? Authentic Lead Worshipers!
An article exploring the notion of authenticity in lead worshipers.
Overview of Five Challenges Facing Lead Worshipers in New and Emerging Churches
A helpful article looking at the challenges that new and emerging churches face.
Fresh Worship? Fresh Lead Worshipers!
Looking deeper into challenges faced by emerging churches.
Books for Lent
An overview of books that are useful for lent preparation, meditation, and reflection.
Prayers for Lent
A list of prayers for Lent.
Songs for Lent
A list of songs to shape Lent. These songs range from prayers of confession to cries of lament to expressions of trust and praise for God’s grace.
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
Discerning the Spirits (leader's guide)
Leader’s Study Guide by Carol Van Klompenburg to be used with Discerning the Spirits A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. and Sue A. Rozeboom
Discerning the Spirits (study guide)
Study Guide by Carol Van Klompenburg to be used with Discerning the Spirits A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. and Sue A. Rozeboom
Wrapping up Two Reading Groups
During the fall of 2010, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship sponsored two sets of book groups using two of our recent publications: Worship Words, by Debra Rienstra and Ron Rienstra and Shaped by God, edited by Robert Keeley.