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Inviting The Text To Direct The Service, Joan Devries

Symposium on Worship Archive

Biblical text is central to Christian worship gatherings. Generally, the most significant piece of scripture is the focus of the sermon or the message, and worship planners are happy when they can match that theme in other parts of the worship gathering. What if, however, we invited the text with its various parts and movements to shape the whole of our service more concretely rather than have it be packaged as the teaching contained in a sermon? What if we adopted the movements within a psalm as the separate movements of our worship gathering and we enacted the psalm together? …

Review Of The Psalms Of Lament In Mark's Passion: Jesus' Davidic Suffering, Michael Patella Osb

School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications

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Psalm 130 - A Psalm Of Confession, Clayton J. Schmit, James Abbington, Christin Gordon, Carmen Smits, Asher Mains, Kathy Smith, Matt Ackerman, Rachel Klompmaker, Lorraine Li, Steven Koster

Symposium on Worship Archive

A handout accompanying a morning worship service based on Psalm 130.

Our four plenary services this year are based on Psalms, each reflecting a different dimension of prayer. Each service is stylistically quite distinct, yet each includes many common elements. Though many participants may be prompted to prepare a series of services, sermons, or worship committee devotions based on these four services, our primary goal is not to offer model services for analysis or replication. Rather, we pray that these services will be a source of biblically grounded encouragement, challenge, nourishment, and refreshment for all who participate during our time …

Psalm 42 And 43 - A Psalm Of Lament, Derrick-Lewis Noble, Bethany Cannon, Shelly Veenstra, Andrew Huisjen, Jon Spee, Kent Hendricks, Pete Larson, Daniel Coleman, Asher Mains, Cherilyn Dudley, Steven Strand, Christina Luben, Kari Hongsermeier, Paul Ryan, Erin Westmaas, Eunbee Cho, Eunbee Ham, Colleen Maring

Symposium on Worship Archive

A handout accompanying an evening worship service focusing on Psalms 42 and 43, focusing on orientation, disorientation, and reorientation.

The service is led without any printed order of service, but we provide this outline as a resource for seeing the structure of the service and for identifying music and other resources used without. For similar service outlines, see Ron Rienstra, Ten Service Plans for Contemporary Worship (Faith Alive).

Handout - Evening Prayer, Marty Haugen, John Ferguson, Barbara Boertje De Vries, Margo Houts, Lester Ruth

Symposium on Worship Archive

Evening prayer is a quiet service of light, psalms, scripture reading, and intercessory prayer. The service is centered around scripture-shaped, reflective meditation. Its quiet tone and focus on Christ-centered, everlasting peace is decidedly counter-cultural. This is spiritual refreshment for those who are spiritually thirsty.

This service can be celebrated either formally or informally, very simply or with greater complexity. The genius of the service lies in its simple, yet balanced structure: (1) gathering in Jesus' name, (2) Psalms, (3) scripture, and (4) prayer.

The Ministry Of Worship And The Ministry Of Praise: Morning Worship, Cindy Holtrop, Tom Long, John Ferguson, Edwin De Jong, Timothy Howerzyl, Alison Broersma

Symposium on Worship Archive

A program for the morning worship service during the 11th Calvin Symposium for Worship, with readings from Psalm 107 and Mark 4.

A Service Of Prayer And Praise: Using Hymns, Poetry, & Scripture Reading, Calvin Symposium On Worship Planning Committee

Symposium on Worship Archive

A program for the hymn festival on the theme of light, held during the 8th Annual Symposium on Worship.

In Praise Of God: The Service Of Morning Prayers, Calvin Symposium On Worship Planning Committee

Symposium on Worship Archive

Handout for a morning service, including hymns and a list of leading participants.

Service Of Closing Worship, Calvin Symposium On Worship Planning Committee

Symposium on Worship Archive

A service in four parts: I. We Worship a God of Majesty, II. We Worship a God Who Has Redeemed Us, III. We Worship a God Who Calls Us to Service, and IV. We Worship a God Who Guides Us in our Ministry.

Participating in this closing worship service were Mr. Kevin J. Bylsma, liturgist; Dr. John Ferguson, organ; Rev. Victor Anderson, piano; and the musical group New Beginning.