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Worship In The Early Church, David Rylaarsdam

Symposium on Worship Archive

What did worship according to Scripture look like in the first Christian centuries? How did the type of water used in baptism or the shape of the font, for example, proclaim biblical teaching? What was the celebration of the Lord's Supper like? Why was a person's posture during prayer so important? Some of the worship practices of early Christians --100-400 A.D.-- were strikingly different but perhaps more biblical than ours today.

Writing Sermons In An Oral Style, Frederick Dale Bruner, Garth Pauley

Symposium on Worship Archive

The rhetorician James Winans once wrote, "A speech is not merely an essay standing on its hind legs." Yet many speakers—including preachers—write their messages in a style better suited for reading rather than hearing. To be an effective oral communicator, one must learn to write for the ear, not the eye.

With You Always, From John 12, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Service outline from the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship based on John 12:12-26.

Each service in 2006 follows a theme taken from the final words of Jesus to his disciples before he ascended into heaven. The Gospel according to Matthew ends with this promise of Jesus: "And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

This promise was not new--Scripture records that promise many times, which is why Jesus used the word "remember." Indeed, every time the people of God gather for worship, we meet to "remember and believe" that God is with us still, in …

With You Always, From John 14:1-7, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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Service outline from the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship based on John 14:1-7.

Each service in 2006 follows a theme taken from the final words of Jesus to his disciples before he ascended into heaven. The Gospel according to Matthew ends with this promise of Jesus: "And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

This promise was not new--Scripture records that promise many times, which is why Jesus used the word "remember." Indeed, every time the people of God gather for worship, we meet to "remember and believe" that God is with us still, in …

From Passive To Participative Worship, Constance Cherry

Symposium on Worship Archive

How engaged are the worshipers in your congregation? Do they tend to function as observers or active participants? This session explored how to design worship services that invite dynamic participation.

With You Always, From Exodus 13, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Service outline from the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship based on Exodus 13:17-22.

Each service in 2006 follows a theme taken from the final words of Jesus to his disciples before he ascended into heaven. The Gospel according to Matthew ends with this promise of Jesus: "And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

This promise was not new--Scripture records that promise many times, which is why Jesus used the word "remember." Indeed, every time the people of God gather for worship, we meet to "remember and believe" that God is with us still, in …

Postcard Advertisement - 2006 Calvin Symposium On Worship, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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Two postcards advertising the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship and encouraging online registration.

With You Always, From Isaiah 43, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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Service outline from the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship based on Isaiah 43:1-3.

Each service in 2006 follows a theme taken from the final words of Jesus to his disciples before he ascended into heaven. The Gospel according to Matthew ends with this promise of Jesus: "And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

This promise was not new--Scripture records that promise many times, which is why Jesus used the word "remember." Indeed, every time the people of God gather for worship, we meet to "remember and believe" that God is with us still, in …

Program Book - 2006 Calvin Symposium On Worship: Word, Music, Vision, Action, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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Program book for the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship, including the schedule, presenter bios, and practical information.

Worship Book - 2006 Calvin Symposium On Worship, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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Worship book for the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship. Includes outlines of six services based on Includes services based on Isaiah 43:1-3, Exodus 13:17-22, Isaiah 41, John 12:12-26, John 14:1-7, and John 14:25-31.

The services follow a theme taken from the final words of Jesus to his disciples before he ascended into heaven. The Gospel according to Matthew ends with this promise of Jesus: "And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

This promise was not new--Scripture records that promise many times, which is why Jesus used the word "remember." Indeed, every time the people …

With You Always, From Isaiah 41, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

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Service outline from the 2006 Calvin Symposium on Worship based on Isaiah 41.

Each service in 2006 follows a theme taken from the final words of Jesus to his disciples before he ascended into heaven. The Gospel according to Matthew ends with this promise of Jesus: "And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

This promise was not new--Scripture records that promise many times, which is why Jesus used the word "remember." Indeed, every time the people of God gather for worship, we meet to "remember and believe" that God is with us still, in …

Organ Music For Holy Week, Judy Congdon, Robert Glick, Bradley Welch

Symposium on Worship Archive

Handout for the session "Organ Music for Holy Week," which includes a list of various organ pieces appropriate for suitable for use during Holy Week.

Missio Politica Oecumenica: Mission And Political Action In The Life And Thought Of Johannes Verkuyl (1908-2001), Hidalgo B. Garcia

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

This is a study on the relationship between evangelism and church planting and political action. Against the background of polarization between the ecumenical movement and the evangelical movement on the question, the study demonstrates that missio politica oecumenica defined as struggle for justice and righteousness and against evil is a distinct and integral aspect of mission, alongside kerygma, koinonia, and diakonia. It develops this thesis from the life and thought of Johannes Verkuyl (1908- 2001), a Dutch Reformed missionary to Indonesia who was involved in the decolonization of the country. His experience in Indonesia, together with his later experience as …

The Stromata Vol. 47, No. 1, Calvin Theological Seminary

Stromata (1956-2020)

Inside This Issue

1- The Use of Reason in Francis Turretin’s Arguments for God’s Existence by David Sytsma

27- Luther and Anti-Judaism by Craig Hoekema

48- A Prayer From the Depths: A Typological Examination Of Jonah 1:17 – 2:10 by Laurie Zuverink

58- An Emerging Vision for the Church in the 21st Century by Brian McLaughlin

86- A Case of Mistaken Identity: Understanding the Context of John Bunyan’s Grace

Abounding by Leon Johnston

99- The Religion of “O” – A Well-Formed Religion? by Brenda Janssen

120- The Power of Darkness: Sermon for Passion Sunday by William Jensen

126- Romans 7: …

From Here To Eternity A Biblical, Theological, And Analogical Defense Of Divine Eternity In Light Of Recent Challenges Within Analytic Philosophy, Douglas Allan Felch

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

Four decades ago, several analytical philosophers began to reconsider the traditional doctrine of divine eternity, which maintains that time is part of the created order, that God is not subject to its limitations, and that the mode of God's existence (following Boethius) is "the complete possession all at once of an unlimited life." Critics objected that this doctrine was biblically underdetermined, that it was more Greek than Christian, and that it was incoherent since an eternal God could not redeem or be actively involved in the temporal world, could only minimally be considered a person, and could not possess knowledge …

Baptismal Practice And Trinitarian Belief In Joseph Bingham's Origines Ecclesiasticae: A Study In The Historical And Theological Contexts Of Patristic Scholarship At The Close Of The Era Of Orthodoxy, Yudha Thianto

CTS PhD Doctoral Dissertations

Joseph Bingham belonged to a group of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century Anglican scholar-clergymen that endeavored to provide their contemporaries with a comprehensive picture of the practice and worship of the early church. Bingham's historical study is unique, since he presents the ancient church in a non-chronological method, but through a systematic and thematic investigation of the rites and ceremonies, together with other dynamic aspects of Christian antiquity. This dissertation proposes to situate Bingham in the context of the late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century English church, its scholarship, and its theological controversies. This understanding of Bingham will, in turn, reveal …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 78 - Lent / Easter (December 2005), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Practicing Easter by David Vroege....4

The Way of the Cross by Mari Broman Olsen....6

Listening at the Foot of the Cross by Michael F. Abma....8

A Rhythm as Old as the World by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.....20

Easter Vigil by Carrie Steenwyk....22

Celebrating Easter Down Under by Graham Redding....25

New Organ Music for Lent and Easter by Judy A. Congdon....29

Meals, Nourishment, Reconciliation, and Celebration by Larry Sibley....32

Equipping Worship Leaders by Shirley Roels and Kari Slotsema....34

Thou Shalt Not Steal by Emily J. Cooper....36

Students Celebrate Holy Week by …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 40 No 2 - November 2005), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: The Placement of Predestination in Reformed Theology: Issue or Non-Issue? by Richard A. Muller - 184 / The Messiness of Marriage and the Knottiness of Divorce: A Call for a Higher Theology and a Tougher Ethic by Ronald J. Nydam - 211 / The Place of Christian Worship: Gathered Around the Throne of the Almighty by Arie C. Leder - 227 / The Two Kingdoms: A Reassessment of the Transformationist Calvin by David VanDrunen - 248 / Abraham Kuyper and Michael Walzer: The Justice of the Spheres by Kent A. Van Til - 267 / Calvin Bibliography 2005 …

Psalm Festival, 2005 - Worship Book, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

CICW Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars

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Reformed Worship (Rw) 77 - Advent / Christmas (September 2005), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

What We've Learned Along the Way by Robert Webber....3

Ordered for Impact by Fritz West....5

"A Voice Cries Out..." by Douglas Macomber....8

Another Year Is Dawning by Nelvin Jager....11

Nativity Dramas by Todd Farley....17

Figures of Faith by Laura Venhuizen....19

Longing for Full Redemption by John Witvliet....27

Making Our Own Confession by Michael W. Goheen....32

The Forgotten Art by Carol J. Rottman....34

The Emerging Church by James K. A. Smith....40

New Piano Music for Worship by William Phemister....43

Departments

Editorial: And All God's People Say... by Emily Brink …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 76 - Intergenerational Worship (June 2005), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

For All Generations....3

Beginning a Communal Conversation by Gil Rendle....4

Called to Carry the Light....6

What It Takes by Joy Engelsman....8

It Takes a Congregation by Steve Burger....10

Unity in Harmony by John Sutton....12

Table Graces by Ron Rienstra....19

"Will I Ever Love God as Much as That Man Does?" by Cheryl K. Brandsen....22

Church in Nursing Homes by Marlene F. Brands....24

A Precious Feast, a Tangled Web by Syd Hielema....25

Teens at the Table by Mary Sytsma....28

The Power of Words by Timothy Brown....37

Understanding Generational Differences by …

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: April 2005, Duane Kelderman, John D. Witvliet, Arie C. Leder, Emily R. Brink

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Reflection on Worship Space Matters
3 - Embracing Tensions: The Story of How the Seminary Chapel Renovation Project Became an Occasion for Christian Formation by Duane Kelderman
5 - How Space Matters by John D. Witvliet
7 - Questions on Worship Space Edited by John D. Witvliet
8 - Well-Designed Walls Make for Good Christian Worship by Arie C. Leder
10 - Worship Around the World by Emily R. Brink

Departments
12 - Continuing Education
13 - Making Connections
14 - News

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 40 No 1 - April 2005), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Embracing Ritual: Sacraments as Rites by Peter J. Leithart - 6 / “Supporters of the Devil”: Calvin’s Image of the Libertines by Mirjam van Veen - 21 / Calvin on Epicurus and the Epicureans: Background to a Remark in Article 13 of the Belgic Confession by Nicolaas H. Gootjes - 33 / If Knowledge Then God: The Epistemological Theistic Arguments of Alvin Plantinga and Cornelius Van Til by James Anderson - 49 / Short Studies and Sermons: Isaiah 24–27: Songs in the Night by John N. Oswalt - 76 / Isaiah 52:13–53:12: Servant of All by John …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 75 - Ascension / Pentecost (March 2005), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Rivers of Living Water by bc cumings....4

Sabbath-Keeping for Lead Worshipers by Gregg DeMey....6

Lifted Up to Glory and Power by Doug and Jane Porter....8

Like Tongues of Fire by Paul LaMaire....16

Illuminating the Word by Susan Woodhouse....18

I Was Hungry....21

Freeze Frame by Tom S. Long....22

Our Father in Heaven by Carol Veldman Rudie....24

Pay It Forward by Greg Scheer....34

A Case for Collaboration by Norma DeWaal Malefyt and Howard Vanderwell....36

Praise Him with Dance by Todd Farley....40

Sound Engineers by Dwight Beal....42

Seeing the Word by …

Technology In Worship, John Witvliet

Symposium on Worship Archive

Handout containing insights from congregational worship leaders on how to use technology in worship.

Psalms Lecture, Calvin Seerveld

Symposium on Worship Archive

A recording of and handout to accompany the morning plenary service hosted by Calvin Seerveld, based off of the Psalms and Seerveld's book "Voicing God's Psalms."

The Psalms are for all of us! Whether we love classical organ music or jazz, contemporary praise music or global songs, the Psalms provide a deep well of instruction and inspiration. In our work at the Worship Institute over the past year, we have been deeply encouraged regarding the use of biblical Psalms in new churches, traditional churches, contemporary churches, urban churches, military bases, nursing homes, and hospitals.

Service Of Confession, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

A handout accompanying a service service of confession 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 …

Space And Spirit Exhibition: A Panel Discussion, Murray Rae, Calvin Seerveld, Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk, Joel Zwart

Symposium on Worship Archive

A brochure for the Space and Spirit exhibit in association with the 2005 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

What constitutes a sacred space or a sacred place? Furthermore, if by definition sacred space is where one meets God, then many other questions beg to be asked. Does God designate this place or do we? Do we set the criteria for sacred place or is it revealed to us? If God is everywhere, are all spaced sacred? How does one move into or experience sacred place?

This exhibition represents a range of responses to such questions by artists throughout the United States, …

Bibliography - The Changing Face Of Liturgical Art, Laura James

Symposium on Worship Archive

A bibliography accompanying Laura James's talk.

Service Of Praise And Morning Plenary Session, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Booklet containing an outline for a morning worship service focused on praise and based on Psalm 8, followed by an introduction to a morning plenary session featuring Dorothy Bass.

Our four plenary worship 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 devotionals based on these four services, our primary goal is not to offer model services for analysis or replication. Rather, we pray that these services …