Songs for Lent
A list of songs to shape Lent. These songs range from prayers of confession to cries of lament to expressions of trust and praise for God’s grace.
Books for Lent
An overview of books that are useful for lent preparation, meditation, and reflection.
Technology in Worship: Insights from Congregational Worship Leaders
A handout gathered at the 2005 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
Visual Media Technology in Christian Worship - Steven Koster
A THESIS Submitted to Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Department of Telecommunication 2003
Discerning the Spirits (study guide)
Study Guide by Carol Van Klompenburg to be used with Discerning the Spirits A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. and Sue A. Rozeboom
The Broken Gift - Randy Buursma
The following drama was originally used for an Advent service. The scripture text was Isaiah 42:3.
Why Study Worship Worldwide?
The topic of the book Christian Worship Worldwide is endlessly interesting, profoundly instructive, and unmanageably large. The scope is nothing short of the worship practices of the world's two billion Christians.
Response to "Inculturation, Worship, and Dispositions for Ministry"
This essay is a response to John Witvliet's Afterword in Christian Worship Worldwide: Expanding Horizons, Deepening Practices.
Discerning the Spirits (leader's guide)
Leader’s Study Guide by Carol Van Klompenburg to be used with Discerning the Spirits A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today by Cornelius Plantinga Jr. and Sue A. Rozeboom
Wrapping up Two Reading Groups
During the fall of 2010, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship sponsored two sets of book groups using two of our recent publications: Worship Words, by Debra Rienstra and Ron Rienstra and Shaped by God, edited by Robert Keeley.
Peace that Passes Understanding: Communion and Intellectual Disability
It turns out that what helps churches include people with cognitive impairments in communion is good advice for everyone.
Come to Me and Rest - Psalm 23, Matthew 11 - sermon notes
Sermon notes about rest, renewal and restoration.