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    Apply for the Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program to support and enhance Christian worship practices. We encourage proposals on universal design, cultural engagement, preaching, baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and more. Two grant streams are available.

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    All Grants Awarded

    Explore all grants awarded since the program launched in 2000, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.

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    Explore detailed guidelines and support resources to help you manage your grant effectively.

    Teacher-Scholar Grants

    Apply for the Teacher Scholar Grant to support innovative research and teaching in Christian worship. Proposals from educators and scholars are welcome.

    Worshiping Communities Grants

    Apply for the Worshiping Communities Grant to support and enhance worship practices within your community. Proposals for diverse and innovative worship initiatives are welcome.

    Teacher-Scholar Grants

    Apply for the Teacher Scholar Grant to support innovative research and teaching in Christian worship. Proposals from educators and scholars are welcome.

    Worshiping Communities Grants

    Apply for the Worshiping Communities Grant to support and enhance worship practices within your community. Proposals for diverse and innovative worship initiatives are welcome.

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    Join us for our Symposium on Worship and Summer Seminars. Engage in inspiring sessions, workshops, and intensive seminars to deepen your understanding and practice of Christian worship.

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    Consider joining an upcoming event we sponsor or support. An archive is also available for reference.

    Dwelling in the Psalms

    You are invited to join the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship in a year of dwelling in the Psalms—the prayerbook and songbook of the Bible.

    Upcoming Event

    Artwork: "Celebration" by John August Swanson, 2003
    From Generation to Generation: A Service of Lessons and Carols
    Join Calvin University choirs for their fiftieth annual lessons and carols service, which coincides with Calvin University's 150th anniversary celebrations spanning the 2025–26 academic year. 
    December 7, 2025, 3:00 PM
    Grand Rapids
    , 
    Michigan
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    The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship at Calvin University advances Christian worship through resources, events, and grants. Since 1997, we have partnered with congregations and organizations to fulfill our mission.

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    We promote the study and renewal of Christian worship through partnerships at Calvin University.

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    We promote worship practices that celebrate diversity and foster inclusion in all communities.

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    A program for first- and second-year Calvin University students exploring how their interests intersect with the church.

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    Learn about MLC

    A program for first- and second-year Calvin University students exploring how their interests intersect with the church.

    MLC Leadership Staff

    Meet the Ministry Leadership Cohort staff.

    MLC Peer Leaders

    Meet the Ministry Leadership Cohort peer leaders.

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    Get in touch with us for inquiries, support, or more information about our programs and services.


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Celtic Psalms
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Celtic Psalms

Celtic Psalms have performed, recorded, and created music together for the past decade. They are comprised of Kiran Young Wimberly and the McGrath family. Together, they have formed Celtic Pilgrims, a nonprofit dedicated to sharing their music—and other music in the same genre that blends sacred and traditional styles—with communities.
Artwork: "PSALM 85" by John August Swanson
Past Event In-person and virtual

O Rest, My Soul: Dwelling in the Psalms

Join us for a festival of psalms, a collaborative worship service led by the Calvin University Campus Choir under the direction of Dr. Mark Stover and the Woodlawn Choir directed by Chan Gyu Jang. This special service will lift up a rich tapestry of sacred choral anthems—both new compositions and time-honored favorites—celebrating the enduring beauty and spiritual depth of the Psalms.
Article Christian Year Pastoral Care Planning Worship

Lent Resource Guide

This list of Lenten art, music, devotions, liturgies, books, and sermons will help you plan worship for Lent and includes resources for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday.
"Psalm 85" by John August Swanson, 2003
Past Event In-person and virtual

A Soundtrack for the Soul: Singing the Psalms with Wendell Kimbrough

Singer-songwriter Wendell Kimbrough will share fresh musical settings of psalms for congregational singing. These songs give voice to the full range of human emotion—from lament and judgment to hope and praise. Come ready to sing, reflect, and experience the depth of the psalms. Wendell will lead this session as part of the weekly worship service time for Calvin University students and community.
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Worship Service: Psalm 1

This service of Psalm 1, Jesus Knows the Way of the Righteous, was part of the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2012. The liturgy and music was led by students from Calvin College with Mary Hulst preaching.
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Symposium 2014 presenters

a list of presenters from the 2014 Symposium on Worship
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Article History Interdisciplinary Prayer

Karin Maag on Prayer in the Reformation Era

Learning from prayer practices of the Reformation era can help congregations and families today deepen their faith, piety, and responses to current events.
Past Event In-person

The Psalms, Islam, and Shalom: Musical pathways for peacemaking among Muslims and Christians

Rev. Eric Sarwar, current Ph. D. student in intercultural studies at Fuller Theological Seminary and recent Th. M. graduate of Calvin Seminary will give a presentation on The Psalms, Islam, and Shalom: musical pathways for peacemaking among Muslims and Christians.
Publication Planning Worship Universal Design Christian Year

Lift Up Your Hearts: Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

This hymnal gives a common voice to our worship in the twenty-first century and includes a balanced diet of 900+songs, including 400+ classic hymns 200+ living poets and composers represented 150 Psalms represented 30+ countries represented 30+ languages represented, including 12 languages for the Old Hundredth multiple songs from Wesley and Watts, Taize and Iona, Haugen and Haas, Getty and Tomlin, Smallwood and Houghton, CCLI and OneLicense, and more... plus multiple prayers, lit
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Past Event In-person

A Gym for the Soul: Worship, the Psalms, and the Faithful Christian Life

A learning day for worship leaders, Sunday school and catechism teachers, youth group leaders, pastors, and Christian educators of all levels, led by Dr. John Witvliet
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