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A morning worship service from the 2015 Calvin Symposium on Worship led by M. Craig Barnes, preaching, 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2
A plenary session at the 2015 Calvin Symposium on Worship
This workshop features candid, wide-ranging discussions about the most important themes that worshiping communities may need to address in the next 10 years.
Congregational singing invites us to not just think about the events of Holy Week, but to become participants in unfolding drama of Christ's passion and resurrection.
Every week congregations sing songs old and new, but rarely think about where they come from.
This workshop offers ideas and activities, many of which have been used with junior high, high school, and college youth, for working with the psalms in small groups or educational settings to prepare pieces that can help lead worship or devotional study.
Pope Francis recently said "Christians are not made in a laboratory, but in a community called the church." But what about those people for whom the church has been a source of pain?
Congregations are becoming more diverse which increases the need for the church planter, missionary, and preacher to communicate biblical truth in relevant and compelling ways.
A Practical Guide to Making Changes That Make a Difference.
This vesper service features the inspiring prayers, songs, and readings from the African American worship tradition past and present.
Watch a brief video that captures the learning and enthusiasm at Symposium 2015.
Plenary session delivered by Dorothy Bass.
