Upcoming Event
An application-based summer seminar directed by Mark Glanville.
June 22-26, 2026
Grand Rapids
,
Michigan
Coop's Column - Spirit at Work: Power to Make Our Lives Anew
When, as part of their Sunday worship, Jesus' followers join to declare, "I believe in the Holy Spirit," they’re saying a mouthful - a large mouthful.
May 31, 2011
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4 min read
Weekday Chapel: The Wind of the Spirit
Because the first Pentecost was such a dramatic multi-sensory event, with surprising sights and sounds and experiences, we celebrated it in worship accompanied by visuals and sound effects.
May 12, 2011
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8 min read
Yvette Lau on worship in Hong Kong
Conversation with Yvette Lau about a worship symposium in Hong Kong.
May 12, 2011
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3 min read
Songs for Pentecost & the Holy Spirit
A list of songs to use during Pentecost or sermons on the Holy Spirit
May 12, 2011
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2 min read
Coop's Column - Not as Orphans
To acknowledge that the Immortal God, the very Creator of the entire universe, is Father; and to affirm that this Father’s firstborn Son, Jesus Christ, once came to dwell on earth, to suffer, to die, and then to rise victoriously over death.
May 11, 2011
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3 min read
Meeting the Holy Spirit through Preaching and the Arts
Learn how one congregation used sermons and group creativity to help all ages become alive to the Spirit and more fully celebrate Pentecost.
May 5, 2011
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5 min read
Surprise! Screens Can Build Community
An article about using screens to build community
May 5, 2011
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2 min read
Vertical Habits: Relational Words for Worship
In 2006, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship commissioned 23 congregations and schools to explore the theme of Vertical Habits, to learn how the words we use in our relationships also shape our worship.
May 1, 2011
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1 min read
Service of Reaffirmation of Resurrection Hope - Weekday Worship
A worship service held on the biblical vision of heaven and hope.
April 26, 2011
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1 min read
Coop's Column - Designed to the Inheritance of Jesus
"Designed to the Inheritance of Jesus" blog entry from Coop's Column.
April 26, 2011
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4 min read
Lead Worship Renewal by Conversational Example
“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.
April 15, 2011
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2 min read
Theological Reflection a Key to Worship Renewal
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.
April 15, 2011
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6 min read