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Full-Text Articles in Religion
How To Preach From A Parable, Gary Burge
How To Preach From A Parable, Gary Burge
Symposium on Worship Archive
Speaking in parables was Jesus’ preferred form of teaching. Both his world and ours are drawn to these concise, poignant stories. This seminar will analyze the parable in its ancient cultural context, illustrate how parables can be interpreted, outline a few pitfalls, and provide a case study using one of Jesus’ most difficult stories, The Parable of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:1–13).
Vital Worship In Congregations, Schools, And Other Worshiping Communities, Terri Gaeddert, Rosi Penner Kaufman, Anthony Ruff, Anthony L. Bennett, Nancy Kingwood, Dale Sieverding Sld, Kathy Smith
Vital Worship In Congregations, Schools, And Other Worshiping Communities, Terri Gaeddert, Rosi Penner Kaufman, Anthony Ruff, Anthony L. Bennett, Nancy Kingwood, Dale Sieverding Sld, Kathy Smith
Symposium on Worship Archive
Would your church, school, or organization benefit from a year of learning how to revitalize your worship? Come and learn about the Vital Worship Grants Program, which seeks to foster vital worship in congregations, parishes, and other worshiping communities in North America through projects on a variety of worship-related topics. Meet some former grant recipients, hear about their experiences, and learn how you might develop your own grant proposal.
Worship 101: Skills & Drills For The Emerging Worship Leader, Paul Ryan
Worship 101: Skills & Drills For The Emerging Worship Leader, Paul Ryan
Symposium on Worship Archive
What skills are needed for faithful worship leadership? How does an aspiring worship leader develop these skills? In this seminar we will introduce two essential practices: leading in prayer and leading in song. For each practice, we will explore multiple drills that emerging worship leaders can repeat in order to grow in confidence and ability. This seminar is designed especially for emerging worship leaders and those who mentor them.
New Song. A Skillful Song., Tony Alonso, Emily R. Brink, Greg Scheer, Liz Vice
New Song. A Skillful Song., Tony Alonso, Emily R. Brink, Greg Scheer, Liz Vice
Symposium on Worship Archive
Those of us who feel Psalm 33’s call to write new songs must remember that the psalm also tells us to play skillfully. In this seminar we will focus on the skills of songwriting for congregations, digging into what it means to balance inspiration and perspiration. Join these singer-songwriters as they speak about their approaches to creating new texts, new tunes, and the combining of texts and tunes. The afternoon will be spent discussing participants’ song submissions. Attendees of all levels and musical styles will benefit from this seminar.
Leading Congregational Song From The Organ Bench, John Ferguson
Leading Congregational Song From The Organ Bench, John Ferguson
Symposium on Worship Archive
John Ferguson will explore concepts from registrations to basic improvisational techniques to help organists nurture congregational song during worship and encourage singing with greater understanding and spirit. Organists interested in being coached during the seminar are encouraged to prepare a hymn from Lift Up Your Hearts, including an introduction, as if it were for a worship service.
Restored In Christ, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Grace And Peach Church
Restored In Christ, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Grace And Peach Church
Symposium on Worship Archive
No abstract provided.
Moving Worship: Encouragement To Engage Our Bodies In Worship, Julia Start Fletcher
Moving Worship: Encouragement To Engage Our Bodies In Worship, Julia Start Fletcher
Symposium on Worship Archive
This session is designed for anyone curious about dance as well as those with dance experience. Participants will engage in conversation around the questions “What IS liturgical dance?” and “How can I equip my congregation with the tools to feel comfortable moving?” Learn how to encourage movement with choreography to the Lord’s Prayer that’s accessible to those of all abilities, and understand how to cultivate an atmosphere of trust.
Developing A Canon Of Song For Your Church, Constance Cherry
Developing A Canon Of Song For Your Church, Constance Cherry
Symposium on Worship Archive
How much intentionality comes to bear on the collection of congregational songs your church sings over time? As worship leaders, we are responsible not only for choosing excellent songs, but also for providing for the overall balance and appropriateness of the church’s body of song.
Strengthening The Soul Of Your Leadership, Ruth Haley Barton
Strengthening The Soul Of Your Leadership, Ruth Haley Barton
Symposium on Worship Archive
Do you ever feel as if your leadership is something you “put on” for particular occasions rather than a dynamic that emerges from deep within you? Is the pressure to perform compromising your own experience of worship? Do you find yourself manufacturing emotion as you lead others because your own intimacy with God has grown cold? In this workshop we will share honestly about the challenges of spiritual leadership in a high-performance culture. Ruth Haley Barton will help you assess the state of your soul and then explore crucial disciplines for strengthening the soul of your leadership.
Worship And Faith Formation Through The Life Cycle, Lynn Barger Elliott, Laura Kelly Fanucci, Syd Hielema, Barbara J. Newman, Kathy Smith
Worship And Faith Formation Through The Life Cycle, Lynn Barger Elliott, Laura Kelly Fanucci, Syd Hielema, Barbara J. Newman, Kathy Smith
Symposium on Worship Archive
How do children worship best? How can worship help young people through the teen and young adult years? What practices of worship resonate most with adults and elderly people? And how can we include people of all abilities in worship? This seminar will look at the human life cycle and the developmental stages that all people grow through in their faith formation, and we’ll consider what this means for how people of all ages and abilities can participate fully in worship.
Vital Spirituality: Harvesting Wisdom From History, Theology, And Ecumenical Encounter, Noel Snyder, Mika Edmondson, Mary Hulst, Jennifer Powell Mcnutt, Tom Schwanda, Leanne Van Dyk
Vital Spirituality: Harvesting Wisdom From History, Theology, And Ecumenical Encounter, Noel Snyder, Mika Edmondson, Mary Hulst, Jennifer Powell Mcnutt, Tom Schwanda, Leanne Van Dyk
Symposium on Worship Archive
For more than 20 years, the Reformed Spirituality Network gathered a variety of Christians in learning about vital spiritual practices from the Reformed tradition, all aimed at deepening our engagement with Scripture, our participation in worship and sacraments, and our prayershaped walk with God. This session honors the legacy of the network’s contribution by focusing on the beauty of several fundamental spiritual practices and disciplines and how they can promote deeper ecumenical relations with other Christians: contemplative Bible reading in worship and daily life; discernment of our personal and corporate union with Christ; deeper engagement with baptism and the Lord’s …
Singing Poetry, Jan Kraybill
Singing Poetry, Jan Kraybill
Symposium on Worship Archive
Hymn and song authors across generations and cultures have given us rich expressions with which to shape faith, heal brokenness, transform lives, and renew peace. In this workshop we’ll look at and sing some great examples, and we’ll discuss how best to help our worshiping communities sing poetry with appreciation, enthusiasm, and artistry.
Ministrando A La Nueva Generación De Jóvenes Latinos, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Elizabeth Tamez Méndez Phd
Ministrando A La Nueva Generación De Jóvenes Latinos, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Elizabeth Tamez Méndez Phd
Symposium on Worship Archive
Deseamos ver a nuestra juventud crecer en su vida espiritual, sin embargo, ¿conocemos a quiénes estamos ministrando? Juntos exploraremos aspectos teológicos, sociológicos, culturales y de desarrollo humano, que nos ayudarán a interiorizarnos en la vida y necesidades de nuestra juventud Hispana en E.E.U.U. Al acercarnos a su forma de concebir la vida, encontraremos formas prácticas de ministrarles y ayudarles a conectar su fe con su diario vivir.
Quédate Con Nosotros/Abide With Us, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Carlos Colón, Maria Monteiro, Maria Eugenia Cornou Phd, Mariachi Ágape
Quédate Con Nosotros/Abide With Us, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Carlos Colón, Maria Monteiro, Maria Eugenia Cornou Phd, Mariachi Ágape
Symposium on Worship Archive
No abstract provided.
Mental Health And The Practice Of Christian Public Worship: An Exploratory Conversation, Charlotte Vanoyen-Witvliet, Cindy Holtrop, Warren Kinghorn, John Swinton
Mental Health And The Practice Of Christian Public Worship: An Exploratory Conversation, Charlotte Vanoyen-Witvliet, Cindy Holtrop, Warren Kinghorn, John Swinton
Symposium on Worship Archive
Sessions related to mental health are not (yet) a common feature of many conferences on worship. Yet mental-health-related concerns affect as many as one in five people overall, with one of every twenty-five people living with serious mental health challenges. What we say or fail to say about these challenges in worship settings can be profoundly formative for how Christian communities respond to these challenges. Further, decisions we make about how to shape and lead worship can do a lot to either welcome or inhibit the participation of those among us who struggle with mental health issues. This session is …
Singing Spirituals, Singing Gospel, Raymond Wise Phd
Singing Spirituals, Singing Gospel, Raymond Wise Phd
Symposium on Worship Archive
Come ready to sing spirituals, traditional and contemporary gospel songs, praise and worship songs, inspirational songs and children’s music. Participants will explore a range of choral works, including many compositions by Raymond Wise. This is an ideal seminar for choir directors and choir members and will provide ideas for smaller choirs with a can-do spirit.
Luke 24:13-49: Road To Emmaus And Easter Evening, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Princeton Theological Seminary Choir, Leanne Van Dyk
Luke 24:13-49: Road To Emmaus And Easter Evening, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Princeton Theological Seminary Choir, Leanne Van Dyk
Symposium on Worship Archive
No abstract provided.
Songs Of Christian Calling: My Soul Finds Rest, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Sandra Mccracken, Isaac Wardell
Songs Of Christian Calling: My Soul Finds Rest, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Sandra Mccracken, Isaac Wardell
Symposium on Worship Archive
No abstract provided.
Serious Play: Insights From Augustine And Other Friends From The Early Church On Leading Worship And Administering Sacraments, Lester Ruth
Symposium on Worship Archive
Have you ever participated in worship or received the sacraments in a way that they didn’t really seem to mean anything? Or (perhaps worse) have you been afraid that dullness describes your own leadership in worship and sacraments? This workshop will explore insights from Augustine and others in the early church that can break open playful, Scriptural imagination for leading in worship.
"We Have Seen The Lord!": Preaching The Johannine Narratives Of Jesus's Resurrection Appearances, Marianne Meye Thompson
"We Have Seen The Lord!": Preaching The Johannine Narratives Of Jesus's Resurrection Appearances, Marianne Meye Thompson
Symposium on Worship Archive
In this workshop we’ll look at John’s distinctive resurrection narratives, which emphasize both the restoration of Jesus’s relationship with his disciples broken by his death and the continuity of Jesus’s relationship with and care for all his disciples across time and place amidst the obvious differences brought about by his resurrection and return to the Father.
Growing In Intimacy With God, Tom Schwanda
Growing In Intimacy With God, Tom Schwanda
Symposium on Worship Archive
Healthy worship is transformative. This workshop first will explore how worship leaders, musicians, and pastors can personally grow in Christ, and then it will suggest ways that public worship can encourage similar maturity for all people.
The Worship Team's "Other" Instruments, Greg Scheer
The Worship Team's "Other" Instruments, Greg Scheer
Symposium on Worship Archive
The guitar, piano, bass, drums, and voice form the backbone of the modern worship team, but what do we do with other instruments that may be available in our churches? This session will help worship team leaders incorporate brass, woodwinds, strings, mandolins, or even accordions into their team’s sound.
Gained In Translation, Martin Tel
Gained In Translation, Martin Tel
Symposium on Worship Archive
More and more of the psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs of the church are crossing language and cultural barriers. At times these translations have resulted in awkward lyrics. This may contribute to many communities’ aversion to global hymns. Indeed, often the essence of a song can be “lost in translation.” But this need not be the case. In fact, there are many examples where much has been gained in translation, inviting us into deeper and richer expressions of faith and prayer. Together we will consider the process of translation and its promise for yielding beautiful new texts that produce fresh …
Teaching Like Jesus, La Verne Tolbert
Teaching Like Jesus, La Verne Tolbert
Symposium on Worship Archive
Creative teaching doesn’t happen by accident! Jesus, the master teacher, is the greatest model we have for teaching that’s dynamic, engaging, and life-changing. We’ll study ten principles that shaped Jesus’s teaching and discover how following the Master affects every area of our teaching—Christian character, learning channels, lesson planning, curriculum development, and more—so that we can teach children, youth, and adults effectively.
Word In Season, Linda Witte Henke
Word In Season, Linda Witte Henke
Symposium on Worship Archive
Join liturgical artist Linda Witte Henke in exploring how digital technologies and hands-on creativity can work together to prompt reflection on weekly lectionary texts and seasonal liturgical themes. Using a Power Point presentation rich with relevant imagery, Henke will illustrate how she uses digital design techniques to create weekly visuals for websites, social media, worship folders, and projection in worship, and how she works with liturgical arts teams to visually engage congregations in reflection on the Word in Season.
Praise God With The Dance!: A Vision For The Deep Connections Between Worship And Dance, Kathleen S. Turner
Praise God With The Dance!: A Vision For The Deep Connections Between Worship And Dance, Kathleen S. Turner
Symposium on Worship Archive
What is the relationship between liturgy and liturgical dance, and how does such a relationship enhance church worship? This workshop will explore the ways in which Scripture, liturgy, and sacred song create avenues for expression and interpretation by and through liturgical dance. These avenues of movement, expression, and interpretation help to bring clarity and comprehension to both liturgy and one’s knowledge of the triune God. It will pay particular attention to the use of the body as an expressive instrument that embodies and displays reflective thought and honest emotion expressed in and through church liturgy.
The Contemplative Worship Leader, Paul Ryan
The Contemplative Worship Leader, Paul Ryan
Symposium on Worship Archive
Parker Palmer writes, “At root, contemplation and action are the same.” For worship leaders, a deep well of spiritual practice is vital amid the activity and demands of worship leadership. But as the anxious and hurried, our spirituality is often found wanting. New and ancient patterns in Christ’s Spirit, however, are available to worship leaders, and in this workshop we will together explore how to find life and vitality in our diverse contexts and through our varied personalities.
Becoming A Reconciling Community, Elena Aronson, David M. Bailey
Becoming A Reconciling Community, Elena Aronson, David M. Bailey
Symposium on Worship Archive
Churches and Christian leaders are often overwhelmed because they feel ill-equipped to engage effectively in the ministry of reconciliation in a diverse and divided society. In this workshop, we will focus on what it looks like for a church to be committed to racial reconciliation for the long haul. We will offer five foundational practices for becoming a reconciling community. These practices, born out of the diverse and gentrifying neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, where Elena and David minister, shape the way a community pursues diversity and reconciliation. They will also paint a vision for collaborative ministry work that is only …
John 20:24-31: Jesus Appears To Thomas, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Mariachi Ágape, Paul C.H. Lim, Calvin Christian High School Orchestra
John 20:24-31: Jesus Appears To Thomas, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Mariachi Ágape, Paul C.H. Lim, Calvin Christian High School Orchestra
Symposium on Worship Archive
No abstract provided.
The Coming Of Esau: An Advent Story, Jeff Barker, Northwestern College Scripture Arts Team
The Coming Of Esau: An Advent Story, Jeff Barker, Northwestern College Scripture Arts Team
Symposium on Worship Archive
No abstract provided.