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Improvisational Preaching, Jared E. Alcántara

Symposium on Worship Archive

This workshop teaches preachers how to adopt an improvisational approach to preaching. Drawing insights from theology, homiletics, and performance theory, participants will discuss how to internalize sermon manuscripts, how to balance conventional preparation with intuitive spontaneity, and how to read and respond to listeners during the live sermon. As a case study in improvisational preaching, participants will also listen to and learn from the preaching of Dr. Gardner C. Taylor, one of the leading African-American preachers of the twentieth century.

Children In Worshiping Community, Mimi L. Larson Phd

Symposium on Worship Archive

Have you ever asked yourself what we should do with children in worship? Join educator Mimi Larson as we explore how children make meaning of their worship experiences and discuss various ways we can engage children in worship with the aim of creating an intergenerational community of worshipers.

Festival Of Psalms, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Wendell Kimbrough

Symposium on Worship Archive

A festival service of Psalm settings lead by Wendell Kimbrough.

A Tale Of Two Rivers, Swee Hong Lim, Lester Ruth

Symposium on Worship Archive

Most histories of contemporary worship emphasize well-known stories like the conversion of hippies in southern California in the late 1960s or the rise of megachurches in the 1980s. While those events are important, there are whole other backstories behind the rise of band-based, technology-driven, hand-raising, extended-singing worship. This workshop will lay out a much fuller history than you’ve ever heard before (including a sampling of music through the years) and raise some pastoral questions for discussion.

Being A Worship Leader, Ruth Ann Schuringa

Symposium on Worship Archive

Being a worship leader is no small task. Finding words for segues, choosing Scripture, and writing prayers that will engage your congregations is important work. This workshop will be a conversation about the task of being a worship leader. Come to learn some tips and tools from others and to share your “best practices” too.

Presenting Scripture Well In Worship, Jeff Barker

Symposium on Worship Archive

Join this workshop to learn from an array of performed examples (live and recorded) that model effective communication of Scripture for both individual and group presentations.

The Formative Power Of How We Listen To Worship Music, Anna Nekola

Symposium on Worship Archive

How do you listen to worship music? What technology is involved? What sensory experiences are significant? How do you interpret and evaluate them—and then explain them to others? In every culture and century, listening practices shape singing practices. Together, they shape our “praying through singing” practices. Come to this workshop to explore with fresh eyes aspects of our ordinary engagement with music that we rarely pause to examine, and to explore what this could mean for faithful, vital worship ministry today.

Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence In Neglected Neighborhoods, Jonathan Brooks

Symposium on Worship Archive

In this workshop, we will challenge local churches to rediscover that loving our neighbors means loving our neighborhoods. Unpacking the themes of Jeremiah 29, we will see how Christians can be fully present in local communities, building homes and planting gardens for the common good. We will also discuss how community stakeholders and civic leaders can rediscover that churches are viable partners in community transformation in ways they may never have considered.

Desarrollando Jóvenes Líderes: Cuatro Claves Para La Innovación, Elizabeth Tamez Phd

Symposium on Worship Archive

Nos une el deseo de ver a nuestros jóvenes ser parte integral y desarrollar su liderazgo en la iglesia, la pregunta es, ¿cómo? Partiendo del trabajo, las experiencias y la investigación de siete líderes latinos cuyas congregaciones y grupos paraeclesiásticos son incubadoras de liderazgo para los jóvenes en sus comunidades, en esta sesión exploraremos conceptos prácticos para expandir nuestra imaginación y conocimiento, con el fi n de fomentar la innovación en la iglesia que conlleve a desarrollar el potencial de liderazgo entre la juventud.

From Longing To Belonging: Connecting Through The Language Of Worship With Persons Experiencing Dementia, Barbara J. Newman

Symposium on Worship Archive

Looking for continued connection points with congregational members experiencing dementia? This session will equip and inspire you with practical tools for visiting and learning together. The language of worship serves as the springboard into continued relationship and a meaningful time together.

Worship God With The Dance! The Deep Connections Between Worship And Dance, Kathleen S. Turner

Symposium on Worship Archive

The guiding question for this workshop is: 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 movement. These avenues of movement expression and interpretation help to bring clarity and comprehension to both liturgy and one’s knowledge of the Most High 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 as expressed …

Praying At The Table, Praying At The Font, Lester Ruth, Esau Mccaulley, John D. Rempel, Lisa M. Weaver, John Witvliet

Symposium on Worship Archive

For 2,000 years, one central component of Lord’s Supper and baptism liturgies has been compelling doxological prayers modeled in part after the pattern of the psalms and Jewish prayers of thanksgiving. But for Protestants who are a bit allergic to pre-written or set prayers, these symphonic doxological prayers may seem unusual or strange. Come to this session to explore with four worship teachers from four Protestant traditions some insights and learning about introducing or re-introducing robust prayers of thanksgiving at the font and the table in ways that can also introduce children and new believers to the grand metanarrative of …

Walking By Faith / Caminamos Por Fe, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Mariachi Ágape, Maria Monteiro, Carlos Colon, Marcell Silva Steuernagel Phd, Martin Tel

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A bilingual Spanish-English worship services featuring songs from the hymnal Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.

Everything I Learned About Giving A Eulogy I Learned From A Science Fiction Novel, W. David O. Taylor

Symposium on Worship Archive

Christians have all too often failed to think thoroughly and biblically or theologically about the nature of a good word in the fi nal testimony of a person’s life and have instead allowed the practice of eulogizing to be determined by Greco-Roman and popular ideas. In this workshop we will explore what it means to speak the unvarnished truth about the deceased in such a way that the grace of God becomes the focal point rather than the dead person’s decency, niceness, or superlative accomplishments.

Flow: An Ancient Way To Contemporary Worship, Lester Ruth

Symposium on Worship Archive

Is there a way to follow the prescribed order of worship from mainline denominational worship resources in a way that feels legitimately and authentically contemporary? That is the question this workshop will try to answer. The source for this answer is ancient, from the earliest centuries of the church. Step by step, we’ll break down the process of rethinking what official orders of worship are calling for so that pastors and worship leaders can plan and lead a Word and Table order that feels genuinely contemporary. This workshop will cast a new, but classic understanding of traditional worship as well …

What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

Symposium on Worship Archive

The doctrine of the Trinity is old, deep, and mysterious. How should Christian trinitarianism manifest itself in worship—that is, beyond simple repetition of the trinitarian formula? How might deep trinitarian worship bless God and ourselves? How might it even affect the way we look at each other after worship is over?

Suffering For Living The Good, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Jared E. Alcantara, Maria Monteiro, Mariachi Ágape

Symposium on Worship Archive

A service of the Word and Table from the 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship, including songs from the bilingual hymnal Santo, Santo, Santo led by Maria Monteiro and Mariachi Ágape, and preaching by Jared E. Alcántara on 1 Peter 3:8-11.

Impetigore, Jodi Mcdavid

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Impetigore (2019) directed by Joko Anwar.

Symposium 2020 Presenter List, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Brief bios of presenters at the 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship

Living As Holy, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Nicole Massie Martin, David M. Bailey, Urban Doxology, Noel Snyder, Northwestern Drama Ministries

Symposium on Worship Archive

A worship service from the 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship led by David Bailey, Urban Doxology, Noel Snyder, and the Northwester Drama Ministries Ensemble, with Nicole Massie Martin preaching on 1 Peter 1:13-25.

Collaborative Art In The Church: How To Start, Regina Jupp

Symposium on Worship Archive

This session is designed for anyone from artist, to layperson, to worship pastor, to theologian. How can we come together to construct a thriving visual arts ministry? How do we ensure that church art is both understandable and theologically sound? One way to incorporate meaningful, appreciated art into the local church is by involving as many people as possible. While that can seem risky or overwhelming, in this hour, we will learn how to use teamwork to our advantage and explore a collaborative model for future projects. This workshop is a condensed version of Thursday’s seminar.

A Lion And A Donkey Are Standing On The Road, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Jeff Barker

Symposium on Worship Archive

This vesper worship service includes an enactment of one of the most mysterious ancient Hebrew dramas. We focus initially on this biblical text, newly translated by Tom Boogaart. We embrace the text and then respond to it with music, prayer, testimony, and more scriptures.

Universal Design For Worship In Action: Cultural, Curricular, And Personal Application, Elizabeth Bajema, Barbara J. Newman, Kevin Timpe, Herbert H. Tsang, Latonya Mciver Penny

Symposium on Worship Archive

Learn from our panelists what universal design for worship looks like from their experiences within an adult small group Bible study, the African-American church, family life linked to church life, and the Chinese church in Canada. The rich expertise represented in the panelists will be sure to inspire and impact your own worshiping community.

Reclaiming The Role Of Story In Worship, Jeff Barker

Symposium on Worship Archive

Our God is a storytelling God. God’s book is a rich collection of stories. God’s church is a storytelling church. This seminar is a rich collection of storytelling examples from the Bible, history, and contemporary lives, using forms as simple as a solo testimony and as complex as enacting scenes from the missionary biography Iowa Ethiopia.

Factors Supporting Turkey’S Policy To Purchase Russian S-400 Anti-Air Strike Defense Units, Chendika Yonanda, Maryam Jamila, Zulkifli Harza, Ilman Syarif Masri

Journal of Strategic and Global Studies

Turkey is a member of the NATO military alliance since 1952, as a member of NATO, cooperation between Turkey and Russia invites counterparts from other NATO alliance countries. But even with criticism, Turkey continues purchasing S-400 from Russia . Therefore, this study aims to analyze the factors that support Turkey's policy on purchasing S-400.This research is a descriptive research through internet-based literature.Turkey's policy in purchasing S-400 analyzed using the concepts of Arms, Alliances and Security Tradeoffs proposed by James D. Morrow. James stated that there are three factors that influence the state to conduct arming; economic & military technological factors, …

Program - 2020 Calvin Symposium On Worship, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Complete program and worship book for the 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship.

When The Story About A Song Changes How We Sing The Song, Emily R. Brink, Swee Hong Lim, Anna Nekola, Lester Ruth, Eric Washington

Symposium on Worship Archive

If a worship song is a self-contained item with text and tune, able to stand and be used independently of its origins, why do worshipers like to know the background stories behind the hymns and choruses they love? Does it make a difference when we know something about songwriters, their context, and the situation out of which specific songs come? Does the desire to know a song’s history tell us more about the song or about ourselves? This seminar on songwriting stories will explore these questions and more.

Women In Ministry And Leadership, Najla Kassab, Nicole Massie Martin, Ruth Padilla Deborst, Mandy Smith, Kathy Smith

Symposium on Worship Archive

This workshop includes a global panel of women ministry leaders from Australia, the Middle East, and North and South America. All are welcome to come for a lively discussion of the challenges and opportunities for women in leadership roles in worship and ministry in a wide variety of churches, organizations, and contexts.

A Living Hope: A Service Of The Word On 1 Peter 1:3-9, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Betsy Devries, Paul Ryan, Jonathan Hehn Osl

Symposium on Worship Archive

A service from the 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship led by Paul Ryan, the Calvin University Worship Apprentices, and Jonathan Hehn, with Betsy DeVries preaching on 1 Peter 1:3-9. View service playlist.

The Death Of Kobe Bryant: Fallen Icons And Heart Of Popular Culture, Justin Bailey

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"It was one more reminder that control is an illusion, that life is fragile, and that each day with loved ones is a gift."

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