The Street Is My Pulpit: Hip Hop, Youth Culture, and the Gospel in Kenya
This workshop explored some of the ways youth express and understand their Christian faith and how it relates to the contemporary social, economic, and political realities facing their generation in Kenya today.
A Requiem for the Victims of War
Sung by the Choral Scholars, written especially for the victims of the civil war in El Salvador, but a lament for all victims of war.
Everlasting to Everlasting
A Cantata for Congregation based on the Hallel Psalms, composed by Greg Scheer
Exodus 16 Worship Service
from Worship Symposium 2014 with Scott Hoezee preaching
Learning from and Praying for the Worldwide Church
How can a congregation in one part of the world best pray for our neighbors around the world? Listen and learn, with resources from and for different parts of the Church, including stories from natives of different countries and cultures.
His Love Endures Forever: A Hymn Festival in Grandville Michigan
This hymn festival took place at South Grandville CRC in Grandville, MI on October 13, 2013.
Engaging Culture, Enriching Worship
This short video outlines the four main themes of the Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture developed by the Lutheran World Federation. The video also touches on three meanings of the term "worship."
Gerardo Marti on Emerging Churches and Religious Individualism
Gerardo Marti, professor of sociology at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, is fascinated by diversity and innovation as aspects of how the world is changing and how that affects churches today.
Denise Weyhrich on Trust, Churches, and How Installation Art Can Minister
Denise Kufus Weyhrich and Cindi Zech Rhodes founded SEEDS Fine Art Exhibits to create conversations between artists and viewers. They know from experience that churches and artists, whether Christian or not, don’t always trust each other.
Denise Weyhrich on Creating her “Beacon” Installation Art
“Beacon” is a large, lighted installation of 99 salt shakers illuminated in a sea of rock salt. Weyhrich gave the following interview in November 2012 while installing her work in the library lobby.
Rethinking Christian Community: Moving Beyond our Ideals and Disappointments
Plenary address by Christine Pohl presented at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
Artists in Conversation
In this workshop, art by well-known Chinese Christian artist He Qi, and other artists, was viewed and discussed with him, especially with special attention to the use of visual images in worship.