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    Apply for Grants

    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.

    Info for Current Recipients

    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.

  • Events

    Events

    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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    Calendar of Events

    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

    Psalms 150: A Conference Experience
    This conference offers opportunities to learn from guest speakers, musicians, and artists and participate in a psalm festival worship service and other times of prayer and reflection.
    February 5-6, 2026
    Grand Rapids
    , 
    Michigan
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  • About

    About

    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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    Mission

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

    What We Do

    We partner with congregations and organizations, focusing on resources, events, and grants.

    Diversity and Inclusion

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

    Partners

    Discover our generous funding partners who make our programs possible through their support and grants.

    Staff Directory

    Find contact information and profiles for CICW staff across all programs.

    Learn at Calvin

    Calvin University offers many options for learners and students of all ages and contexts.

    Learn about MLC

    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.

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

    Contact Us

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

    Executive Director Search

    Learn at Calvin

    Calvin University offers many options for learners and students of all ages and contexts.

    Learn about MLC

    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.

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

    Contact Us

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

    Executive Director Search


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    • What We Do
    • Diversity and Inclusion
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    • Staff Directory
    • Learn at Calvin
    • Learn about MLC
      • Learn about MLC
      • MLC Leadership Staff
      • MLC Peer Leaders
    • Contact Us
    • Executive Director Search

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    On the campus of Calvin University

    © 2025 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship


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Teacher-Scholar Formation Music

University of Notre Dame Folk Choir (2024)

To create and workshop an original musico-dramatic composition and production of five scenes from resurrection accounts to enable undergraduate students in the Folk Choir to contemplate healing and forgiveness.
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Worshiping Communities Accessibility Education/Leadership

Alliance for Greater Works

To promote healing through trauma-informed worship that connects worshipers with the story of God’s actions in the past and present as a source of hope for God’s continued actions in the future.
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Worshiping Communities Youth

Douglas Memorial Community Church

To create intergenerational worship services using music and the arts by engaging the congregation in a series of workshops and retreats with a focus on unity and music.
Stephanie Boddie, Danjuma Gibson, and Rolanda Ward
Past Event In-person

Reflections on Lamentation

A lecture free and open to the public by Dr. Rolanda L. Ward, Dr. Stephanie Boddie, and Dr. Danjuma Gibson
Past Event In-person

11am Film Screening and Discussion

Come view the film ‘11am: Hope for America’s Most Segregated Hour’ and participate in a moderated discussion.
Profile

Francisco Zamora

Francisco Zamora is a bivocational pastor of a Spanish-speaking ministry in Montebello, California. He graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2020 and is currently working on a book titled "Pastoral Ministry in Immigrant Churches." His church ministry focuses on immigrant families through an initiative the church calls Keep On Walking.
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Worshiping Communities Anti-Racism Ecumenical Justice

DurhamCares

To foster racial healing through the practices of worship, pilgrimage, and reflection on the impact of racism on the church. 
Jeremy Simpson
Profile

Jeremy Simpson

Jeremy Simpson describes himself as a theologian and culture maker who believes that Christian communities should be a foretaste of the reconciled “kin-dom” of God. He is a pastor, musician, speaker, consultant, and strategist who brings more than twenty years of ministry and nonprofit experience to his role as director of the Office of Diversity and Belonging for the Reformed Church in America. He previously served as supervisor of race relations and advocacy.
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Andrea Hunter

Andrea Hunter spent a decade each at Warner Bros. Records and Worship Leader Partnership in creative editorial. As an author, songwriter, editor and producer, she has collaborated across media. She is passionate about worship, sung prayer, and transformational communication (in all its Spirit-inspired expressions), as well as addressing issues relating to compassion and justice, suicide prevention, and relational healing.
Angela Williams Gorrell, Mary Hulst, and John Swinton
Video Pastoral Care

The Fruit of the Spirit, Mental Health Crises, and Our Practices of Christian Worship

In a world of anxiety, depression, and fatigue, how do we both explain and invite people into experiences of profound joy, peace, and gentleness? Where do our practices of worship—our preaching, singing, praying, and communing—contribute to our mental health crises? How might these very practices become means of grace that bring healing and hope? And how might this be true for people in very different generational contexts?
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On the campus of Calvin University

© 2025 Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

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