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Explore musical settings of the biblical Psalms shaped by a black gospel idiom, the power of call-and-response approaches to singing, and a deep commitment to engage the full congregation in singing as prompted by soloists or choirs.
Each local congregation has its own unique history, geographical and social location, demographic makeup, and mission.
With a new frontier of research on children's spirituality, research as well as experience is showing churches that creating a sacred space for children, where they can encounter the living God, is vital for their faith formation.
For the Life of the World is one of the most influential books ever written on the sacraments.
Consejos para ayudar a quienes se preparan para conducir la oración en el culto. Incluye descripciones sobre diferentes tipos de oraciones, sugerencias sobre cómo prepararse para orar en voz alta, y directrices para liderar la oración durante el culto.
Este material ofrece ayudas prácticas para la formación de equipos de adoración con una estructura contemporánea, centrándose en cuestiones generales tales como las funciones de los integrantes del grupo y el orden de culto.
The Micah Groups program brings together pastors from diverse denominational, theological and ethnic contexts, all who desire to become empowered wise preachers. They seek justice, love mercy and walk humbly with God. Over time, they build enough trust to have courageous conversations about worship, preaching and justice.
Photos from the 2016 conference at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary
A list of presenters from the 2016 Symposium on Worship
A dramatization of Isaiah 53 and Luke 22
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles launched a summer camp to train young Catholics to lead in local liturgical ministries. They discovered that finding gifted youth requires different approaches in different cultures.
Lay training in both formative and expressive liturgy helps Catholic adults and youth live out their identity in the universal priesthood of all faithful believers. Protestants can learn from this.
