Christina Edmondson on Church Multicultural Accessibility Committees
John 17 records Jesus’ prayer for unity “so that the world may know that you have sent me and loved them.” It is a powerful witness when churches model unity within diversity. This witness requires intention and prayer.
July 2, 2018
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7 min read
Matthew D. Kim on Preaching with Cultural Intelligence
Preachers who interpret scripture without paying attention to cultural, ethnic, and other differences in their congregation miss out on opportunities to build bridges to their listeners’ lives.
June 29, 2018
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6 min read
Christina Edmondson on Doctrine and Multicultural Hospitality
To become more multicultural, congregations must help members discern differences between biblical doctrines and cultural biases.
June 29, 2018
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5 min read
Erika Marksbury on Connecting Testimonies to Scripture
Sometimes it is easier to use the Bible to look back at what God has done than to see what God is working toward. First Baptist Church of McMinnville, Oregon, includes testimonies in worship so that people can see how their lives are part of a story God is still telling.
June 26, 2018
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5 min read
Storytelling and Testimony in Christian Worship
Celebrating its 150th anniversary led First Baptist Church of McMinnville, Oregon, into a practice of storytelling and testimony in worship. They learned how stories cross boundaries and time and connect people with God’s big story.
June 26, 2018
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9 min read
Anne Emile Zaki on Preaching and Teaching in Today’s Egypt
After becoming a seminary professor in Egypt in 2013, Anne Zaki discovered two things about preaching that she hadn’t learned in the North American context.
June 15, 2018
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7 min read
Martin Tel on Creative Movement and Placement for Church Choirs
How and where a church choir enters, stands, and moves can make a difference in how deeply a congregation engages in singing and other parts of worship.
May 17, 2018
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6 min read
Symposium 2018 Presenters
A list of presenters from the 2018 Symposium on Worship.
April 25, 2018
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29 min read
Vital Worship Grants awarded by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
April 23, 2018: The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship announced today that it will fund 44 Vital Worship Grants projects for 2018-2019 as part of its Vital Worship Grants Program.
April 23, 2018
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2 min read
2018 Symposium on Worship and the Eastertide Gospel
The annual conference explored post-Easter texts to see what they tell us about discipleship and what it means “to serve a risen Savior” who, through us, is still in the world today.
April 20, 2018
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7 min read
Isaac Wardell on Rethinking Calling and Vocation
Not everyone feels called to their job or experiences it as way to use their gifts to accomplish great things for God. There is a more satisfying way to think about how God calls each of us.
April 18, 2018
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4 min read
Best Tips and Resources for Small Church Choirs
Kai Ton Chau is well acquainted with unique challenges faced by small church choirs. He has gathered a wealth of tips and resources to help choirs nurture worship in small congregations.
March 29, 2018
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5 min read
