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Willson on the Faith/Work/Worship Ecosystem Theological conversations about faith, work, and worship take on new meaning when they start with the needs, questions, and experiences of workers. Conversation | March 11, 2024 Worship for Workers: Come as You Are Worship for Workers offers songs, prayers, liturgies, and visual art to help congregants begin to experience God’s presence in new ways in their daily living. Feature Story | February 21, 2024 Sarah Kathleen Johnson and Andrew Wymer on Worship and Power Sarah Kathleen Johnson and Andrew Wymer, two Free Church scholars in worship and liturgical studies, break new ground in “Worship and Power”, a book edited with other scholars in this tradition, and celebrate what these insights offer for ecumenical conversation and learning around liturgical authority. Audio | Podcast | December 18, 2023 Paul Louis Metzger on Setting the Spiritual Clock Paul Louis Metzger shares about the formative nature of the church calendar, which emphasizes that Christ in the fullness of time is what shapes us and how we inhabit time. Audio | Podcast | December 18, 2023 Kevin J. Adams on the Gospel in a Handshake Kevin Adams explores the beautiful gifts of framing words for worship—the “conversation of worship”—that are lifegiving and engaging. Audio | Podcast | December 18, 2023 Suzanne L. Vinson on Congregations Creating Liturgical Language Grace Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, often invites members to write words used in worship. They've found that crafting liturgical language, such as calls to worship or stewardship and psalm or song paraphrases, is an easy way to help more people participate in worship and congregational life. Article | May 23, 2022 Carol Arend on the Art of Accompaniment Accompanying people on their faith journey is an art that can be learned, according to Pope Francis. When St. Thomas More Catholic Community committed itself to the art of accompaniment, it learned principles that nearly any worship community can apply, Catholic or not. Conversation | February 14, 2022 Jon Terry and Liuan Huska on Liturgies of Restoration Au Sable Institute developed its Liturgies of Restoration workbook to help university students in summer field science courses connect Christian worship and creation care. Now small groups and churches are using the workbook to cultivate habits of worship, community, earthkeeping, purposeful stewardship, and hope. Conversation | January 05, 2022 Paul Turner on Presiding Artfully at Mass In his new book, Ars Celebrandi, Paul Turner writes that “a well-prepared and celebrated liturgy is the church’s best response to crisis.” He offers fresh principles for how a priest’s presiding style can help the faithful participate more actively in the Mass. Conversation | March 18, 2021 Lee Hardy on Housing, Justice, and Worship Completing a grant project on faith communities and affordable housing convinced Lee Hardy that justice and worship are internally linked. That’s why he says worship services should include housing justice, and Christians and congregations should advocate to change unjust systems. Conversation | March 01, 2021 Faith Communities and Safe Dwelling Places Philosopher and author Lee Hardy noticed derelict buildings near his church for decades before realizing that faith-based communities have valuable resources to address the affordable housing crisis. Feature Story | March 01, 2021 Matthew Kaemingk and Cory B. Willson on Work and Worship Many of us feel guilty for thinking about work during gathered worship. We don’t see a connection between what we do in worship and what we do at work. But a new book on work and worship describes biblical worship practices that help workers reclaim their place in the priesthood of all believers. Conversation | December 03, 2020 Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy We warmly encourage you to engage the book chapter content by posting your insights and wisdom on this page and to read and reflect on the responses posted by others. We look forward to being a global learning community. Book Excerpt | December 02, 2020 Liturgy as the Church's Primary Teaching Tool?! 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship | Workshop Audio | February 07, 2020 Billy Kluttz on Paperless Liturgy and Music Sometimes not providing written or projected words and notes is the best way to make liturgy truly the work of the people. Paperless liturgy and paperless music can be great tools for including all ages and abilities in worship. Conversation | January 08, 2020 Intergenerational Worship Model Based on Scripture and Story Residents of senior living communities often feel cut off from church life. Meanwhile, congregations often feel segregated by age. This participatory intergenerational worship model brings people together around Scripture and life stories. Feature Story | January 06, 2020 Tim Shapiro on How Your Congregation Learns Many congregations suspect they need to change but don’t know how. Tim Shapiro’s book describes eight steps that healthy congregations can take to learn together. These learning journey stages have parallels to elements of Christian worship. Conversation | November 12, 2019 The Lord's Supper Liturgy Lord's Supper liturgy that includes children asking questions. Resource Guide | October 08, 2019 Four Ways to Mentor Worship Leaders Four church leaders describe how they train and mentor worship leaders in their contexts. They try to identify gifts and to make room for everyone no matter their immigration status, age, or gender. Feature Story | August 16, 2019 Derek Elmi-Buursma on Communion and Context Whether you call it Communion, Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, or something else, you may wonder how to connect this sacrament with real life. Learn how one small urban congregation creates eucharistic liturgies for living in a broken world. Conversation | June 04, 2019 1 2 3 Next »