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Theological Issues In Popular Praise-Worship Texts, Bert Polman
Theological Issues In Popular Praise-Worship Texts, Bert Polman
Symposium on Worship Archive
This workshop will include a report and discussion of a theological analysis project of some 290 most popular Praise-Worship song texts and their relationship to the currently prevailing version of Christianity which sociologists of religion have called Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.
Global Resources For Integrating The Arts Into A Missional Life, Robin Harris, Brian Schrag
Global Resources For Integrating The Arts Into A Missional Life, Robin Harris, Brian Schrag
Symposium on Worship Archive
This workshop will feature resources to foster creativity and expand understanding of the intersection of worship, culture, and mission in your church or school setting. We’ll explore a new two-volume ethnodoxology handbook and manual (with DVD) for worship and mission in the global church. The authors/editors of these publications will offer ways you can benefit from them, whether planning and leading worship or teaching a Sunday School or college class.
What Can We Learn From The Early Church About Worship?, Marva Dawn
What Can We Learn From The Early Church About Worship?, Marva Dawn
Symposium on Worship Archive
Those who were the closest to Jesus in time can teach us important things about worship. In this workshop we will look at the forms that were used in the earliest centuries of the Church to contemplate how we might use those elements in our worship today.
"Blessed Are The Persecuted": Planning Multiethnic Worship, Highlighting Resources Form The Suffering Church, Emily R. Brink, Josh Davis, Robin Harris, Tala Jarjour, Jean Ngoya Kidula, Swee Hong Lim, I-To Loh, Paul Neeley, Anne Zaki
"Blessed Are The Persecuted": Planning Multiethnic Worship, Highlighting Resources Form The Suffering Church, Emily R. Brink, Josh Davis, Robin Harris, Tala Jarjour, Jean Ngoya Kidula, Swee Hong Lim, I-To Loh, Paul Neeley, Anne Zaki
Symposium on Worship Archive
This seminar will explore the use of visual art, scripture reading, video, responsive reading, story, poetry, drama, and song from our brothers and sisters in Christ who often find joy and hope in the midst of suffering. Resources from around the world will expand your vision and provide many resources and practical ideas for worship in your local contexts.
Multiethnic Worship: More Than Just Global Songs, Josh Davis
Multiethnic Worship: More Than Just Global Songs, Josh Davis
Symposium on Worship Archive
Visual art, scripture reading, video, responsive readings, and the list goes on. We will consider elements of a worship service (other than corporate singing) and how they can be intentionally multi-ethnic. We will give lots of practical examples that you can use right away in your local church contexts.
Moving Worship: What Is Liturgical Dance?, Julia Start Fletcher
Moving Worship: What Is Liturgical Dance?, Julia Start Fletcher
Symposium on Worship Archive
We will answer the question in the title as well as consider the following question together: How can dance fit effectively into the liturgy without a focus on performance?
Welcoming The Arts In Worship, Betty Grit
Welcoming The Arts In Worship, Betty Grit
Symposium on Worship Archive
Worship Renewal Grant recipients will describe how engaging people of all ages and cultures in leading worship through dance, music, video, and visual art is bringing renewal in worship.
Navigating Worship Conflicts With Grace And Truth, Syd Hielema
Navigating Worship Conflicts With Grace And Truth, Syd Hielema
Symposium on Worship Archive
Leadership inevitably evokes conflict. St. Paul advises us, “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone” (Rom 12.18). In other words, we cannot eliminate conflict, but we can deal with it wisely. This workshop will ponder the dynamics of worship conflicts, and suggest steps for navigating through them.
Inviting Children To The Table, Jill Friend, Syd Hielema, Patricia Nederveld, David Schuringa, Howard Vanderwell
Inviting Children To The Table, Jill Friend, Syd Hielema, Patricia Nederveld, David Schuringa, Howard Vanderwell
Symposium on Worship Archive
Many Christian traditions are exploring ways to strengthen children’s faith development through participation in the Lord’s Supper. This session, led by members of the Christian Reformed Faith Formation Committee, will explore their approaches and will provide guidance and resources for congregational leaders who seek to have the sacraments be more richly nourishing to young and old.
Worship In Difficult Times, Kathy Smith
Worship In Difficult Times, Kathy Smith
Symposium on Worship Archive
Has your church endured a crisis, a transition, or a conflict? If not, it will! All congregations eventually experience difficult times. This workshop will explore themes and resources for worship in times of crisis, transition, and conflict; and will provide advice for church leaders as they guide their congregations through the turbulence of difficult times.
Learning To Lead Worship Through Mentored Experiences, Paul Ryan
Learning To Lead Worship Through Mentored Experiences, Paul Ryan
Symposium on Worship Archive
Leading worship is so often a skill learned on the go. Classroom instruction is significant, while a great deal of learning also takes place through regular practice and reflection. We’ll explore the ins & outs of learning to plan and lead worship through mentored experiences which develop habits of ongoing learning and growth in worship leadership. Come, both experienced leaders and those learning the nuts & bolts of worship leadership, to an interactive exploration of mentored learning.
Multigenerational, Multicultural Worship: Stories Of Renewal From Worship Renewal Grand Recipients Handout, Betty Grit
Multigenerational, Multicultural Worship: Stories Of Renewal From Worship Renewal Grand Recipients Handout, Betty Grit
Symposium on Worship Archive
When people of all ages and cultures are invited to bring their gifts to plan and lead worship through music, spoken word and the arts, transformation begins. Leaders from diverse congregations will offer practical ideas that have engaged people of various ages and cultures and tell us what they have learned.
Memory And Imagination: Shaping Music's Past, Present, And Future, Randall Bradley
Memory And Imagination: Shaping Music's Past, Present, And Future, Randall Bradley
Symposium on Worship Archive
Memory and imagination are key ingredients in shaping the church’s music and its worship. This workshop will explore the roles of memory and imagination in informing our daily lives, our lives as ministers in the church, and as a launching place for imaginative thinking about music in the church.
Moving Worship: How To Create Movement, Julia Start Fletcher
Moving Worship: How To Create Movement, Julia Start Fletcher
Symposium on Worship Archive
We will study different ways to choreograph and create movement for specific parts of a worship service that could include entire congregations, children, pedestrians (non-dancers), as well as dancers.
Planning Worship With Hymnary.Org, Greg Scheer
Planning Worship With Hymnary.Org, Greg Scheer
Symposium on Worship Archive
In recent years, an explosion of resources and music styles has made worship planning an almost overwhelming task. Hymnary.org can help tame this process, allowing planners to search for songs by scripture, meter, lectionary, etc, and then narrow searches by denomination or year, and even restrict results to those hymnals in your own collection. This session will review the basics of using Hymnary.org, highlight new developments such as “featured hymns” and a streamlined user interface, and show how Hymnary. org can kickstart your worship brainstorming.
Worship Across The Racial Divide: Is Music The Gateway To Diversity?, Gerardo Marti
Worship Across The Racial Divide: Is Music The Gateway To Diversity?, Gerardo Marti
Symposium on Worship Archive
Is worship music important for establishing a racially and ethnically diverse church? Research from successfully diverse congregations will dispel dangerous stereotypes and provide leaders with critical insight on how liturgical structures can build an authentically interracial community.