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Four Ways to Mentor Worship Leaders

Four church leaders describe how they train and mentor worship leaders in their contexts. They try to identify gifts and to make room for everyone no matter their immigration status, age, or gender.

August 16, 2019 | 13 min read
Mary L. Cohen on Prison Choirs That Churches Can Start

Churches can use this community/prison choir model to embody and invite people into restorative justice. It can help us develop our awareness of our common humanity and help people see God’s love within each of us.

August 12, 2019 | 6 min read
Mary L. Cohen on Community Choirs in Prisons

Oakdale Community Choir in Coralville, Iowa, meets in the prison where half its members live. Church choirs and congregations can learn from the principles and practices that make this choir so life-giving. It focuses as much on relationships and potential as on music.

August 12, 2019 | 7 min read

Lessons on Developing Young Leaders: Work Towards Shifting Perspectives and Implementing Change-sustaining Practices

Key 1 of four keys on how to develop young people as leaders in the church from six seasoned Latin@ leaders whose congregations and parachurch groups are leadership incubators for the young people in their communities.

July 25, 2019 | 8 min read
Lessons on Developing Young Leaders: Four Keys Towards Innovation

A discussion with six Latin@ leaders on some practical ideas for and challenges faced in developing young leaders in the church.

July 25, 2019 | 2 min read
Lessons on Developing Young Leaders: Find Room to Speak about Challenges, Problems, and Sin

Key 3 of four keys on how to develop young people as leaders in the church from six seasoned Latin@ leaders whose congregations and parachurch groups are leadership incubators for the young people in their communities.

July 25, 2019 | 6 min read

Lessons on Developing Young Leaders: Recognize That Other Areas of Ministry Benefit from the Perspective Shift

Key 4 of four keys on how to develop young people as leaders in the church from six seasoned Latin@ leaders whose congregations and parachurch groups are leadership incubators for the young people in their communities.

July 25, 2019 | 6 min read
Lessons on Developing Young Leaders: Bring Others Alongside

Key 2 of four keys on how to develop young people as leaders in the church from six seasoned Latin@ leaders whose congregations and parachurch groups are leadership incubators for the young people in their communities.

July 25, 2019 | 8 min read
2019 June Grants Event Highlights

A slideshow of images from the 2019 June Grants Event

July 16, 2019 | 1 min read

Grants Build Worship in North America

More than 40 poster boards showing the results of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship’s 2018 Vital Worship Grants program were on display last week in the Prince Center at Calvin College.

July 8, 2019 | 5 min read
10 Must-have Resources for Developing Young Leaders in a Latin@ Context

Leaders frequently express that one of their greatest needs is finding resources which can support their ministry with youth in Latin@ contexts.

July 2, 2019 | 6 min read