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Isaac Wardell, Director of Worship Arts at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, shares reflections from his experience shepherding their Charlottesville congregation in Sunday worship through the trauma of hatred, bigotry, and violence that took place in their small town less than one day before they gathered for worship.

Come and find out ways to experience the ‘All Nations’ in the context of local ministry.

Pulled in so many directions, dedicated pastors give and give, risking burnout. Congregations that encourage pastoral renewal will likely see the results in sermons and worship services. A feature story exploring the importance of time away for pastors.

Discover how the multiple meanings of baptism can enrich baptism as a source of Christian identity, faith formation, and baptismal living. A feature story exploring Baptism, a story we all share.

Looking deeper into challenges faced by emerging churches.

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and the Calvin Alumni Office invite you to come to Calvin College for a one-day exploration of how liberal arts-style learning can strengthen congregational life today, with wisdom from insightful professors in 9 different disciplines and gleanings from 30 grant-funded congregational renewal projects, culminating in an inspiring worship service in the Calvin Chapel.

A service plan addressing the persecution of faith. While some of our brothers and sisters are paying a high price for their faith commitments and their obedience to their Lord, others may never experience it. Based on 2 Timothy 3.

How can we, as musicians and lay and ordained ministers, cultivate our bodies as active instruments of God?

Most pastors realize that people come to church with deep fears, sorrows, and concerns that often remain unexpressed in worship. But because Mount Aery Baptist Church has worked to become a trauma-informed congregation, its worship services are becoming a communal place of healing.

A service plan focused on the honor of marriage and our Christian obedience to moral purity, both within and outside of marriage in a series on the Ten Commandments, as explained in the Heidelberg Catechism.