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It didn't happen every day, but was frequent enough that I clearly remember it. I would be sitting with my grandparents, in their house, around their kitchen table. We would be finishing a meal or even just a simple snack, and the conversation would come to a lull….

January 1, 2010 | 6 min read
Teaching Worship Leadership: Content and Context

Leading worship requires attending to the specifics of a worshiping congregation, and yet many classrooms tend toward the general. This workshop looked at a new multi-media resource documenting the life of one Chicago congregation and designed to be a kind of “flight simulator” for worship leaders. It explored teaching worship leadership with a dual emphasis on theological content and congregational context.

January 1, 2010 | 64 min listen

Wall Street Journal Article on Children in Worship

John Witvliet is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on children in worship.

December 4, 2009 | 1 min read

Singing More Psalms in Worship

Discover why and how more congregations are reclaiming old ways and creating new ways of singing from the songbook God gave us--the Psalms. A feature story about the importance of singing Psalms in worship.

October 21, 2009 | 13 min read
Remembering Baptism: Living Wet

More congregations are seeing baptism as a sacrament that begins a lifelong pilgrimage. This shift leads them to pay more attention to baptismal living in worship and daily life. A feature story exploring the practices of the sacrament of baptism.

September 30, 2009 | 14 min read

Pastoral and Worship Excellence: Becoming more like Christ

A feature story exploring Pastoral and Worship excellence. David J. Wood and Paul Ryan offer a biblical framework for cultivating congregational conversations about pastoral excellence and standards for worship excellence.

September 11, 2009 | 12 min read
My Only Comfort

This versatile drama presentation, based on the Heidelberg Catechism’s first question and answer, can be included in a worship service in a variety of settings and stages.

September 1, 2009 | 1 min read