Chi Rho
A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.
Stream
A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.
Bruce Theron on Decolonizing Worship in South Africa
Imagine singing “In the Bleak Midwinter” during the long hot days of Christmas in South Africa. The Bible is rich enough to include themes and symbols more relevant to living out Christian faith in the Global South.
Philosophy and/of Worship
An annotated research guide from the field of philosophy, focusing on the 'liturgical turn' in Christian philosophy of religion.
Alpha and Omega
A visual symbol that can be placed on the cover of service bulletins, within the written liturgy, or on a large screen display.
Beauty, Silence, and Culture Care: An Interview with Makoto Fujimura
Theologian Neal Plantinga engages with artist and author Mako Fujimura on his vision for complementing recent work on creation care with what he has termed “culture care”—a redemptive approach to artistry and other forms of cultural engagement which seeks to contribute to “the healing of the nations.”
Many Colors Paint the Rainbow: A Service of Scripture Proclamation, Choral, and Congregational Song
The Calvin College Alumni Choir collaborates with members of Coro Polifónico from the Seminario Internacional Teológico Bautista in Argentina and Artists Creating Together, a Grand Rapids-based choir that empowers individuals with disabilities to learn, grow, and celebrate through the arts to lead songs, hymns, and anthems which express our profound solidarity as members together of Christ’s body.
Revelation 22: The River of Life/El río de la vida
A bi-lingual worship service held at Worship Symposium 2017
Revelation 21-27: The New Heaven and Earth
A worship service held at Worship Symposium 2017
Singing Psalms: An Outpouring of Contemporary Song for Congregational Use
Remarkably, even since the publication of Psalms for All Seasons just a few years ago, over 30 new Psalm-based songwriting and recording projects have emerged from a variety of contemporary worship leaders across North America and beyond. While some of these settings are designed for solo voices, many are well-suited to congregational use, and are worthy heirs to the legacy of congregation-based Psalms re-established by Luther and Calvin.
Playing and Praying the Magnificat
This vesper service from the 2017 Calvin Symposium on Christian Worship focuses on the Magnificat.
Silence and Beauty — Prayers for the Suffering Church
This vesper service from the 2017 Calvin Symposium on Christian Worship focuses on prayers for the suffering church.