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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
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

March 2, 2011 | 1 min read

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

March 2, 2011 | 1 min read
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.

March 2, 2011 | 4 min read
Why Study Worship Worldwide?

The topic of the book Christian Worship Worldwide is endlessly interesting, profoundly instructive, and unmanageably large. The scope is nothing short of the worship practices of the world's two billion Christians.

March 2, 2011 | 1 min read

Peace that Passes Understanding: Communion and Intellectual Disability

It turns out that what helps churches include people with cognitive impairments in communion is good advice for everyone.

March 1, 2011 | 10 min read
Beginning a Lenten Journey - Psalm 1 - sermon notes

This sermon explores how Psalm 1 not only reminds us that life is a journey, but that there are two ways to travel this journey. The one brings happiness; the other brings tragedy.

February 24, 2011 | 14 min read

All Sheep Need a Shepherd - Psalm 23, John 10 - Sermon Notes

Sermon Notes for a sermon that explores the major themes of Psalm 23.

February 24, 2011 | 1 min read
My Care Runs Over - Psalm 23, Matthew 9 (Palm/Passion Sunday) - sermon notes

This sermon explores how God's care for us is so generous that it runs over us like the abundance of anointing oil runs over the head and down on the shoulders of the one being anointed.

February 24, 2011 | 1 min read
Seeing Clearly in the Sanctuary - Psalm 73 - sermon notes

This service acknowledges the seeming inequities of life and the doubts that arise yet declares strength, hope and protection in God our Sovereign Lord.

February 24, 2011 | 16 min read