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This service of Lessons and Carols from 2000 goes back to the beginning, to Genesis 1, to understand Christmas more broadly, not only as the undoing of the fall, but as a step in the restoration and completion of all creation.
This service of Lessons and Carols from 1999 envisions the day when the whole creation will cease its groaning, and embrace a new order of God's shalom.
This service of Lessons and Carols from 1998 draws texts from some of the most muscular and profound of the Christian tradition.
This service of Lessons and Carols from 1997 depicts the contrast between death and life, despair and hope, in order to see a glimpse of the glory of God.
These services of Lessons and Carols from 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996 tell the stories of the loving purposes of God as seen through the windows and words of the Bible.
When strokes, illness or other challenges keep people from attending worship, they often fall off the congregation’s radar. Here are ideas for using visual arts to reconnect and include such people in worship and church life.
View a slideshow of visual arts from various churches.
View a slideshow of visual arts from various churches.
A list of qualities that a liturgist should strive for.
An explanation on four-fold worship and its place in history.
Peggy Goetz is a communication arts and sciences professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Observing her speech pathology students in Calvin’s stroke clinic sparked her to research the experience of stroke survivors in their church communities.
Stroke is a leading cause of disability in adults around the world, so your congregation probably includes—or will soon include—stroke survivors. And about a third of stroke survivors suffer from some form of communication impairment. Peggy Goetz researches the experience of stroke survivors in their church communities.
