Encouraging Creativity in Your Church
This workshop explored some practical ideas and ways that you can bring creativity back to your worship setting.
How to Help “Contemporary” Churches Embrace “Ancient” Approaches to Worship
Can congregations with a “praise band” worship culture be led to joyfully embrace the practices of historic liturgy? Yes, if they are allowed to taste it slowly and if they see the evangelical and missional wisdom embedded in the ancient ways.
Spirit-People and Embodied Worship
In this workshop, we considered the surprisingly embodied work of the Holy Spirit described in scripture, and think about the importance of the body for those who would become people of the Spirit.
Praying with the Eyes
The eyes have good work to do in worship, and it’s not as easy as opening and closing them.
Navigating Worship Conflicts with Grace and Truth
This workshop pondered the dynamics of worship conflicts, and suggest steps for navigating through them.
Multigenerational, Multicultural Worship: Reports and Testimonies from Worship Renewal Grant Recipients
When people of all ages and cultures are invited to bring their gifts to plan and lead worship through music, spoken word and the arts, transformation begins. Leaders from diverse congregations offered practical ideas that have engaged people of various ages and cultures and tell us what they have learned.
Delight in Creation: When Science and Faith Talk
Calvin College and Calvin Seminary have teamed up to bring the voices of scientists into the consciousness of the church. Through “The Ministry Theorem” website and the new book Delight in Creation, Deborah Haarsma and Scott Hoezee have worked to foster fruitful conversations that connect the wonders of what science reveals about God’s creation with the ministries of the church.
February 22, 2013
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The Mission of Worship
This workshop demonstrated how worship can both take people where they are and challenge them where they need to go, proclaiming that the Kingdom of God is here, accomplishing reconciliation, justice, and shalom.
Worship That Addresses Needs of Veterans with Moral Injuries
This workshop explored how religious communities can help veterans heal from moral injury and support their families during transition into civilian life.
150 Ways to Talk to God: Introducing Kids and Teens to the Psalms
The Psalms are vital in the life of Christians, but children and teens have a difficult time understanding this emotionally charged book.
Baptism and Lord’s Supper Renewal Stories
Worship Renewal Grant recipients from diverse congregations described what they are learning about sacramental practices that nurture and strengthen faith in people of various ages and cultures.
Worship Together for All Ages: Will it work or is it expecting too much?
Many churches today are eager to present themselves as “intergenerational” in their worship. In a society that so easily separates people by age, developmental level, and experience, can the church succeed in keeping the generations together? Is this idea new and novel, or old and tested? What are the considerations and issues we’ll have to deal with? How do we accommodate different rates of faith development? What are the benefits of succeeding? We’ll draw on each other’s experiences and reexamine the conversations that The Church of All Ages started.
