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Let God's Word Be Alive, 2011 - Worship Book, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship
Let God's Word Be Alive, 2011 - Worship Book, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship
Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars
No abstract provided.
Let God's Word Be Alive, 2011 - Outlines And Notes, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship
Let God's Word Be Alive, 2011 - Outlines And Notes, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship
Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars
No abstract provided.
Let God's Word Be Alive, 2011 - Event Recap, Anne Zaki
Let God's Word Be Alive, 2011 - Event Recap, Anne Zaki
Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars
No abstract provided.
The Attitude Of Christ: Philippians 2:1-11, Trygve Johnson, Yvette Lau
The Attitude Of Christ: Philippians 2:1-11, Trygve Johnson, Yvette Lau
Symposium on Worship Archive
Worship service based on Philippians 2:1-11 "The Attitude of Christ" with Trygve Johnson preaching and liturgy by Yvette Lau.
Asian Christian Worship Practices Worth Adopting Or Adapting, Greg Scheer, Swee Hong Lim
Asian Christian Worship Practices Worth Adopting Or Adapting, Greg Scheer, Swee Hong Lim
Symposium on Worship Archive
This session will introduce a variety of worship expressions from Asian cultures—songs and prayers, gestures that can sometime speak with more eloquence than words, and visual ways to bring beauty to your worship space—all gifts for your congregation to consider.
The Worship Architect, Constance Cherry
The Worship Architect, Constance Cherry
Symposium on Worship Archive
Comparing the work of a worship leader to that of an architect, this session offers a blueprint for designing worship services through various phases: laying the foundations, building the large frame for encountering God, creating doors and windows for dialogue with God, adding style to the worship event, and more.
Someday You'll Be A Good Preacher, Stanley Mast
Someday You'll Be A Good Preacher, Stanley Mast
Symposium on Worship Archive
The journey to good preaching is as filled with twists and turns as a Rocky Mountain highway. Stan Mast is a veteran road warrior who will share hard won insights into what it takes to become a good preacher. Special attention will be paid to the sharp tongued critics who can drive aspiring preachers off the road.
One Kingdom: Worship & Welcome For Multi-Cultural Communities, David Bailey, Josh Davis, Robin Harris, Michael Hawn, Jaewoo Kim, Swee Hong Lim, Paul Neeley, Kenneth Wallace, Anne Zaki
One Kingdom: Worship & Welcome For Multi-Cultural Communities, David Bailey, Josh Davis, Robin Harris, Michael Hawn, Jaewoo Kim, Swee Hong Lim, Paul Neeley, Kenneth Wallace, Anne Zaki
Symposium on Worship Archive
How can our worship practices extend a sense of welcome to culturally diverse peoples? When our communities become more multicultural, how can our worship reflect unity in diversity? Leaders with a wide range of international and multicultural experiences will examine aspects of the “why” of culturally expanded worship practices (biblical basis), and the “how” (practicalities and case studies), with many examples of multicultural songs and helpful resources.
Leading Worship Renewal, Betty Grit
Leading Worship Renewal, Betty Grit
Symposium on Worship Archive
Effective projection imagery can enhance worship by bringing people into God’s time and space, reaching them pastorally and freeing them for awe-filled praise. In this workshop we will share some best and worst practices and some foundational principles for the use of media in worship.
Beauty At The Cross(Roads): Quotations And Concepts, Bruce Herman
Beauty At The Cross(Roads): Quotations And Concepts, Bruce Herman
Symposium on Worship Archive
Is the Beautiful relevant to the life of faith? Is it mere window dressing/distraction or is it somehow crucial for our life together? Moreover, does beauty require anything of us besides personal assent? Is there anything like a transcendent or true beauty that requires commitment as much as perceptual apprehension? These and other questions surrounding the beautiful will be explored and discussed in this session.
Re-Tuning The Lyre, Karen Campbell
Re-Tuning The Lyre, Karen Campbell
Symposium on Worship Archive
Psalms have been part of personal and public worship in Ireland since the times of St. Patrick. Yet, today some react against the tradition of metrical psalm singing. The Worship Panel of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland was tasked to examine, revise and refresh the use of psalms in corporate worship. This workshop will demonstrate some newer Irish psalm settings for worship and suggest ways for creative use of the Psalms in worship so that the next generation will come to know God, ‘even the children yet to be born so that they in turn will tell their children’ (Psalm …
Leading Worship With The Guitar, Andrew Donaldson, Robert Keeley
Leading Worship With The Guitar, Andrew Donaldson, Robert Keeley
Symposium on Worship Archive
Sometimes a guitarist is the lead musician in a band, or perhaps the guitarist is the only musician leading the congregation in song. Does leading with guitar also mean leading with your voice? Can the guitar take the keyboard role? This session will explore the needed skills and the challenges of encouraging congregational singing led by guitar
Scripture Comes Alive, Betty Grit
Scripture Comes Alive, Betty Grit
Symposium on Worship Archive
Grant recipients will describe how their congregations became engaged through sermons, music and visual arts to bring Scripture to life.
Medleys Of Praise: Creating Flow Within A Medley Of Congregational Songs, Robert Nordling
Medleys Of Praise: Creating Flow Within A Medley Of Congregational Songs, Robert Nordling
Symposium on Worship Archive
In this session we will use the Thursday Vespers Service (led by Robert Nordling) and walk through the design, planning and preparation involved using various instruments. Q/A time will follow, with time to explore options for instrumentation, transitions, copyrights, etc. Full packets of the medleyscore and parts will be distributed to those who attend.
Intentionally Inclusive Worship, Mark Stephenson, Bill Vanden Bosch, Lyn Vanden Bosch
Intentionally Inclusive Worship, Mark Stephenson, Bill Vanden Bosch, Lyn Vanden Bosch
Symposium on Worship Archive
When Rev. Bill and Lyn Vanden Bosch came to Oakdale Park Church in Grand Rapids they decided that they would stay long enough for the church to become an inclusive community. They stayed 30 years. They will help participants understand what an intentionally inclusive church looks like. It’s not about creating programs, but creating a mindset which says to each individual, “You belong.” That same mindset avoids paternalism by also telling each person, “You have something to contribute.” Workshop leaders will touch on issues relating to inclusiveness and worship, pastoral care, outreach, and fellowship.
Worship And Human Emotion, Syd Hielema
Worship And Human Emotion, Syd Hielema
Symposium on Worship Archive
Human emotion plays a profound role in Christian worship, but this role is very complex and easily misunderstood. What is the role of human emotion in our walk with God, and how do we as worship leaders obediently honour that role? What temptations to abuse emotion do we experience? How might we guide congregations to both emotional freedom and emotional maturity?
Finally, Rejoice! Philippians 4:2-9, Jerry Pillay, Kathy Smith
Finally, Rejoice! Philippians 4:2-9, Jerry Pillay, Kathy Smith
Symposium on Worship Archive
A worship service based on Philippians 4:2-9, "Finally, Rejoice!" with Jerry Pillay preaching, liturgy by Kathy Smith, and worship lead by pastors and members of Neland Avenue Christian Reformed Church; conference choir conducted by James Abbington; and others from Calvin College, Hope College, and Symposium participants
Learning To Maintain Stamina As A Spiritual Leader, Dale Cooper
Learning To Maintain Stamina As A Spiritual Leader, Dale Cooper
Symposium on Worship Archive
The burnout rate among church leaders is high. Take pastors as an example: One of every two quits within two years of seminary graduation. In this sectional we’ll identify factors which lead to loss of resiliency, and consider how church leaders can maintain their stamina and flourish both personally and professionally
Leading Worship From The Keyboard, Micah Vanderhill
Leading Worship From The Keyboard, Micah Vanderhill
Symposium on Worship Archive
Keyboardists today are expected to adapt to a multitude of worship styles and settings. This session demonstrates tools needed to expand playing versatility, especially in working with worship teams. Solo congregational leading, practical improvisation, playing from a lead sheet and other topics will be demonstrated for keyboardists of all levels.
Rich And Varied Responses To The Word, Constance Cherry
Rich And Varied Responses To The Word, Constance Cherry
Symposium on Worship Archive
If worship is a dialogue of revelation/response between God and people, what happens when the primary avenue of revelation (the sermon) ends without a thoughtful, intentional response from the community? This session helps worship leaders envision rich possibilities for developing responses to the Word so that the conversation with God is sustained, especially when the Eucharist is not offered.
Lessons From Sodom, Scott Vander Ploeg
Lessons From Sodom, Scott Vander Ploeg
Symposium on Worship Archive
Many in today’s society have only a vague notion of sin and its consequences. Yet, the gospel of Jesus Christ stands out most brilliantly only when understood against the destructive backdrop of human sin. Utilizing the Old Testament story of Lot in Sodom, Scott Vander Ploeg will explore how to effectively communicate the bad news/good news of the gospel in a mission context.
Remembering Our Baptisms, Howard Vanderwell
Remembering Our Baptisms, Howard Vanderwell
Symposium on Worship Archive
Churches and families which practice infant baptism face a significant challenge for the formation of faith. How can a one-time baptism of long ago continue to be a shaping influence in the lives of children and youth? How can we be sure that it won’t be “long forgotten”? We’ll examine the role of parents in keeping the idea of baptism alive. We’ll also share our best practices as congregations in liturgical actions that effectively remember baptism.
The Worship Planning Team As Conversation Partners, Barbara D. Miller
The Worship Planning Team As Conversation Partners, Barbara D. Miller
Symposium on Worship Archive
Who is invited to plan worship? What spiritual gifts need to be included on the planning team? How can the planning team leader facilitate conversation among diverse voices? In this interactive session, participants will discover answers to these and other questions about organizing, structuring and leading worship planning teams.
A Gospel Medley: African-American And Beyond, Kenneth Wallace
A Gospel Medley: African-American And Beyond, Kenneth Wallace
Symposium on Worship Archive
The word “medley” has multiple layers of meaning; we can speak of a gospel medley of songs, then there is the fact that African Americans are themselves a medley of cultures, We will sing and reflect on the multiple meanings, experiences, techniques, and values offered in African American and other cultures and music.
Learning Reconciliation Through Worship Music And Community, David Bailey
Learning Reconciliation Through Worship Music And Community, David Bailey
Symposium on Worship Archive
Forty years ago Dr. Martin Luther King stated, “11 o’clock Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in America.” Forty years later, the racial segregation has not changed a lot, and the segregation has spread to other areas such as age and class. In this workshop, we will discuss practical methods to use worship music as a tool in the ministry of reconciliation within a local church context.
"Alleluias" Concentrated: Enabling Expansive Worship In Small Membership Congregations, Paul Detterman
"Alleluias" Concentrated: Enabling Expansive Worship In Small Membership Congregations, Paul Detterman
Symposium on Worship Archive
“If we only had / could…” can become too common a phrase in smaller congregations. God invites us to worship as we can, not as we can’t. Paul Detterman spends the vast majority of his time working with “wee kirks” (under 70 in worship). This session will equip and encourage even the smallest congregation (or small group within a larger community) to design and experience deep, joy-filled worship using everything God has given them and requiring nothing more.
Creative Ideas For Using The Psalms With People With Intellectual Disabilities, Joyce Borger, Nella Uitvlugt
Creative Ideas For Using The Psalms With People With Intellectual Disabilities, Joyce Borger, Nella Uitvlugt
Symposium on Worship Archive
The psalms are the prayer book for all Christians and have as much to say to the person with the Ph.D. as the person with intellectual disabilities. The psalms give voice to both the praise and lament of all God’s children. In this session we will look at ways to assist people with intellectual disabilities to enter into the psalms and make them their own, using a multisensory method of music, drama, and visual ideas. This study of Psalms has a broad use within the Christian community.
Glocal Worship! Finding The Local Congregation's Global Voice, Michael Hawn
Glocal Worship! Finding The Local Congregation's Global Voice, Michael Hawn
Symposium on Worship Archive
Glocal (no, this is not misspelled!) worship assumes that the Holy Spirit empowers local congregations as part of the body of Christ to connect with, pray for, and learn from the global church. This session will explore strategies for encouraging Glocal worship wherever you are.
What Role For Historic (Or Recent) Confessions In Worship?, James C. Dekker, Eleazar Merriweather, Jerry Pillay, Lester Ruth, Joyce Ann Zimmerman
What Role For Historic (Or Recent) Confessions In Worship?, James C. Dekker, Eleazar Merriweather, Jerry Pillay, Lester Ruth, Joyce Ann Zimmerman
Symposium on Worship Archive
Does what we say we believe affect how we worship? With the rise of recent statements like the Accra and Belhar Confessions, many church leaders are dusting off historic confessions, wondering what role they could or should still play in the worship, life and thought of church members. This seminar will consider the educational and liturgical use of confessions from several different denominational perspectives.
What's New At Hymnary.Org, Harry Plantinga, Greg Scheer
What's New At Hymnary.Org, Harry Plantinga, Greg Scheer
Symposium on Worship Archive
Hymnary.org continues to grow. This year we received a grant from the NEH to incorporate the Dictionary of North American Hymnology into our database, have added information and page scans, are creating opportunities for hymn-related publishers, and have developed a beta version of a new search engine. New and seasoned users of Hymnary.org are invited to this session to hear about the latest developments and to provide feedback for future improvements.