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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.
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?
Watch a brief video that captures the learning and enthusiasm at Symposium 2015.
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.
Plenary session delivered by Harold Best.
Why is the church still wrestling with whether to engage or not engage Hip Hop Culture, particularly Hip Hop created and performed by Christian artists? Is there such a thing as Christian Hip Hop?
Plennary Session delivered by Stanley Grenz.
In this workshop we join the surprising journey of a group of emerging adults who volunteered to help fourth graders bake bread for their first Communion.
Plenary session delivered by Calvin Seerveld.
A slideshow of images from the 2015 conference
