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The Art Of Worship Team Leadership, Paul Ryan, Greg Scheer

Symposium on Worship Archive

Your church has a worship team—but how do you help them reach the next level? This seminar includes instruction in the role of the worship team, guitar, piano, bass, drums, putting all the instruments together, rehearsing effectively, and leading worship. The seminar is aimed toward team leaders, but anyone who is on worship team or hopes to lead one in the future will benefit.

Program Book, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Program and Worship Book for the 2011 Calvin Symposium on Worship

Songfest: "Instruments Of Your Peace: Instrumental Meditation And Praise", Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Robert Nordling

Symposium on Worship Archive

Vesper/Prayer Service with Robert Nordling and the Calvin String Quartet

Finally, Rejoice! Philippians 4:2-9, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, 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

The Attitude Of Christ: Philippians 2:1-11, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, 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.

Chanted Evening Prayer, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Rawn Harbor, Kathleen Harmon, Joyce Ann Zimmerman

Symposium on Worship Archive

Outline and recording for a chant-based vesper service.

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.

Themes From Philippians In Global Song, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, International Council Of Ethnodoxologists

Symposium on Worship Archive

Outline and recording from a vesper/prayer service featuring global worship music features themes from the book of Philippians.

From Scripture Reading To Scripture Proclamation: There’S A Difference!, Jeff Barker

Symposium on Worship Archive

Does your church look forward to the “scripture reading” part of worship? If not, why not? This seminar provides examples (live and via DVD) to explore ways to reclaim the power of presenting Scripture in worship. Participants will work with a variety of passages in a variety of ways through both solo and group efforts. Participants are also invited to prepare a short passage (memorized or to be read) for coaching.

The Case For Christian Education, James K.A. Smith

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

So Marred, So Beautiful, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about how Christ's suffering motivations Christians' worship.

Jesus As Healer, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Edgar Boeve, Timothy Brown, Walter Arnold Iii, Cornelius Plantinga, Leanne Van Dyk, Dewey Heetderks, Nicholas Wolterstorff, Randall Engle, Jack Roeda

Publications

This 20-page booklet contains eight meditations on "Jesus as Healer" based on New Testament healing stories. The booklet is designed to be used for personal devotions or as part of a group Bible study. It contains scripture texts, brief meditations, and accompanying images based on the tapestry series "Jesus as Healer" by Edgar Boevé, professor of art emeritus, Calvin College.

Meditations:

"Simon Peter's mother-in-law," by Timothy Brown
"Paralytic at Bethesda," by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
"Demon possessed man," by Leanne Van Dyk
"Woman with a hemorrhage," by Dewey R. Heetderks, Jr.
"Jairus' daughter," by Walter Arnold III
"Deaf and mute man," …

As Good As It Gets: A Review And Consideration Of "Healing Prayer", Its Theological And Ministry Implications, And The Hope For Change It Evokes., Henry Kranenburg

CTS Master of Theology (ThM) Theses

If healing is possible, and Christian prayer is a means to achieve it, how do Christians 'make it happen'? The answer to this question has had renewed and increasing interest for Christians in Reformed circles (Chapter I). While different healing 'ministries' have claimed to unlock (some aspect) of healing, there has been limited assessment of these ministries in both their methodologies and their claims. This paper reviews four of these ministries, first looking at aspects of their teaching and methodology (Chapter 2). It then reflects on these from a behavioural-psychological perspective by asking a number of questions (Chapter 3) before …

Kees Van Til Als Nederlandse-Amerikaanse, Neo-Calvinistisch-Presbyteriaan Apologeticus: An Analysis Of Cornelius Van Til's Presupposition Of Reformed Dogmatics With Special Reference To Herman Bavinck's Gereformeerde Dogmatiek., Laurence R. O'Donnell Iii

CTS Master of Theology (ThM) Theses

The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that Cornelius Van Til’s (1895–1987) presupposition of Reformed dogmatics is largely a presupposition of Herman Bavinck’s (1854–1921) Gereformeerde Dogmatiek. The argument proceeds in three steps. First, by situating Van Til’s life and work in the neo-Calvinist intellectual milieu within which he operated throughout his career, the prevailing Copernican interpretation of Van Til’s thought is challenged on the grounds of historical abstraction. Second, his formal, material, and polemical appropriations of Bavinck’s Dogmatiek are analyzed in order to show not only that Van Til appropriates Bavinck’s thought pervasively, but also that his apologetics cannot …

Pedagogical Rhythms: Practices And Reflections On Practices. In Smith James K. A. & Smith David (Eds.), Teaching, Learning, And Christian Practice, Rebecca Konyndyk Deyoung

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Knowledge And The Objection To Religious Belief From Cognitive Science, Kelly James Clark, Dani Rabinowitz

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

A large chorus of voices has grown around the claim that theistic belief is epistemically suspect since, as some cognitive scientists have hypothesized, such beliefs are a byproduct of cognitive mechanisms which evolved for rather different adaptive purposes. Th is paper begins with an overview of the pertinent cognitive science followed by a short discussion of some relevant epistemic concepts. Working from within a largely Williamsonian framework, we then present two different ways in which this research can be formulated into an argument against theistic belief. We argue that neither version works.

Postcard, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Advertising postcard for the 2011 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

The Banner - V. 146, No. 1 - (January 2011), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

6 - Editorial: Security for Whom? by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: In the Palm of God’s Hand by Judy Hardy / 8 - IMHO: Saying No to the Belhar by Rob Toornstra / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: A firsthand look at rebuilding Haiti / 19 - Frequently Asked Questions / 20 - Tuned In: The Comeback Catechism by Robert N. Hosack / 22 - Caring for Creation by Kristen deRoo VanderBerg / 26 - Dear Reader: Our World Belongs to God by Jerry Dykstra / 30 - Just for …

Knowledge And The Objection To Religious Belief From Cognitive Science, Kelly James Clark, Dani Rabinowitz

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

A large chorus of voices has grown around the claim that theistic belief is epistemically suspect since, as some cognitive scientists have hypothesized, such beliefs are a byproduct of cognitive mechanisms which evolved for rather different adaptive purposes. Th is paper begins with an overview of the pertinent cognitive science followed by a short discussion of some relevant epistemic concepts. Working from within a largely Williamsonian framework, we then present two different ways in which this research can be formulated into an argument against theistic belief. We argue that neither version works.

Buried Treasure?, James K.A. Smith

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Introduction: Practices, Faith, And Pedagogy In "Teaching And Christian Practices: Reshaping Faith And Learning", David I. Smith, James K.A. Smith

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Aquinas On The Vice Of Sloth: Three Interpretive Issues, Rebecca Konyndyk Deyoung

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Defining the capital vice of sloth (acedia) is a difficult business in Thomas Aquinas and in the Christian tradition of thought from which he draws his account. In this article, I will raise three problems for interpreting Aquinas's account of sloth. They are all related, as are the resolutions to them I will offer. The three problems can be framed as questions: How, on Aquinas's account, can sloth consistently be categorized as, first, a capital vice and, second, a spiritual vice? These two questions lead to a third, namely, how is the condition of sloth possible, given Aquinas's moral psychology …

Covenant In Conflict: The Controversy Over The Church Covenant Between Samuel Rutherford And Thomas Hooker, Sang Hyuck Ahn

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation examines the mid-seventeenth-century controversy over the church government between Samuel Rutherford (Presbyterian) and Thomas Hooker (Congregationalist) focusing on its theological underpinnings. The church covenant played a significant role: For Hooker, it constitutes the theological and logical foundation of his systematic defense of the New England Way—particularly in the issues of the nature of the visible church, church membership, the power of the keys, sacraments, and church discipline. Rutherford considers the church covenant as a human invention because it is unknown to Scripture. In reply, Hooker argues both that the concept of church covenant is warranted by God’s word, …

Called Into Communion: A Paradigm Shift In Holiness Theology, B. Susan Carole

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation argues that current problems in Nazarene holiness theology can be traced to a person-centered theological approach, which was introduced into theological reflection and practice during the Nineteenth Century Holiness Movement. Subjectivism has resulted in articulations of holiness doctrine that over-value the human role in religious experience and obscure the primacy of grace. These problems can be overcome by an articulation of holiness doctrine from the standpoint of its transcendent goalfullness in divine-human communion. Fullness of communion is divine-human fellowship characterized by the full actualization of divine Lordship and wholehearted human devotion, through the fullness of the Holy Spirit. …

Johannes Piscator (1526-1625) And The Consequent Development Of The Doctrine Of The Imputation Of Christ's Active Obedience, Heber Carlos De Campos Júnior

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

Though the forensic understanding of imputation of Christ's righteousness was consistently asserted by the Reformers, the discussion around what constituted this imputed righteousness was a Post Reformation debate. However, secondary literature is often unaware of the development of such doctrine when they assert that early Reformed figures such as John Calvin, Zacharias Ursinus and Caspar Olevianus were either in favor or opposed to the doctrine of the imputation of Christ's active obedience. These labels are preferable if attributed to those who responded to Johannes Piscator's disagreement with Theodore Beza's theology of imputation of righteousness, this being the debate which sparked …

The Mythos Of Sin: C. S. Lewis, The Genesis Fall, And The Modern Mood, Jeremy G. Grinnell

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation wrestles with the question how to profitably and theologically handle the Fall narrative of Genesis 3 once it has been classified as “myth,” as was the conclusion of the Formgeschichte school. The dissertation begins by establishing the theological conversation of the mid-twentieth century, which marks a zenith in the discussion. Beginning with a survey of the traditional interpretation of the narrative as historical account, which dominated pre-Enlightenment churchly thought, the survey then summarizes the change of tenor that Enlightenment and higher critical voices brought to the question. The survey concludes with consideration of Reinhold Niebuhr, Karl Barth, and …

John Edwards (1637-1716) On The Freedom Of The Will: The Debate On The Relation Between Divine Necessity And Human Freedom In Late Seventeenth Century And Early Eighteenth Century England., Jeongmo Yoo

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation examines John Edwards’ (1637-1716) doctrine of free choice, focusing on his understanding of the relation between divine necessity and human freedom as an illustration of the way Reformed theologians of the late seventeenth and the early eighteenth century developed their ideas of human free choice. Even though free choice is an important theme in the history of Reformed theology, Reformed teaching on free choice has gained much less attention by modern scholars than other Reformed themes such as faith, grace and predestination. Moreover, the traditional Reformed doctrine of free choice has been frequently criticized as metaphysical or philosophical …

God Wearing Skin, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about God's incarnation and what it means for God to take on skin.

No Mother Half So Mild, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about God's maternal characteristics, including God's propensity to nurture, protect, and console.

Father-Like He Tends And Spares Us, Dale Cooper

Coop's Column

A devotional about God as Father, with encouragement to trust, obey, and delight God.