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Tú Jesús, nuestra esperanza/Come to Be Our Hope, Jesus

A bilingual pilgrimage of songs and prayers that trace the life of Jesus and testify to healing and transformation which Jesus' ministry continues to bring through the Holy Spirit.

March 6, 2017
Singing Bilingually in Spanish and English: A Vision and Resources for Singing Together on the Journey of Faith

In North America, we have a splendid opportunity in the years and decades ahead to learn to sing bilingually, transcending a language divide in ways that help us all learn and grow together as we discover scripturally inspired songs from a variety of contexts and cultures.

March 2, 2017

Trauma, Culture Care, and Public Worship

What does faithful ministry look like after trauma? What if that trauma is public trauma, like ministry after 9-11 in New York or after recent trauma in Ferguson or Orlando?

February 24, 2017

Prophetic Lament

When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church near Boston, he began with a series of sermons on the Book of Lamentations, a radical counter-cultural approach to ministry that later became the basis for his book Prophetic Lament.

February 22, 2017
A Mosaic of Faith and Hope: A Festival of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

Alumni of the James Abbington Church Music Academy of the Hampton Ministers' Conference lead a festival of congregation songs.

February 21, 2017

Trumpets, Ashes, and Tears: New Psalmody for the Journey of Faith

In this vesper service, songwriters with ministries of writing congregation-friendly settings of the biblical Psalms lead the congregation in sung prayer, along with scripture readings and intercessions focused on ministering to the needs, challenges, and vocation of worship leaders, artists of all kinds, and pastors.

February 20, 2017
Celtic Psalms: Finding Light in the Darkness

In this vesper service, the congregation worships God by singing and listening to psalm settings with soulful Irish and Scottish melodies, exploring how God’s light shines even in the midst of the darkest nights, guiding his people into places of joy, forgiveness, and peace.

February 20, 2017
Public Worship as Sign and Means of New Creation

N. T. Wright gives his plenary address at Worship Symposium 2017.

February 15, 2017