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Preparing To Remember The Reformation, Robert J. Batastini, Peter Choi, Karin Maag, David Mcnutt, Mark Noll, Lisa Weaver, John D. Witvliet, Joyce Ann Zimmerman Phd Jan 2016

Preparing To Remember The Reformation, Robert J. Batastini, Peter Choi, Karin Maag, David Mcnutt, Mark Noll, Lisa Weaver, John D. Witvliet, Joyce Ann Zimmerman Phd

Symposium on Worship Archive

In 2017, churches around the world, both Protestant and Catholic, will mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. How we mark this milestone will say as much about us, and our own sense of identity, as it does about the events of five centuries ago. Indeed, the history of past milestone anniversaries (100, 200, 300, and 400 years ago) reveals stunningly different ways of remembering this history—and some crucial lessons about what to avoid this time around. Come for a fast-paced tour of histories of the Reformation and vigorous discussion by both Protestant and Catholic leaders about how we …

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Worship With Gladness: Beginning A Conversation About Worship's Deep Meaning, Joyce Ann Zimmerman Phd Jan 2016

Worship With Gladness: Beginning A Conversation About Worship's Deep Meaning, Joyce Ann Zimmerman Phd

Symposium on Worship Archive

We might lament that the religious culture in society is in decline. Or we can raise glad hearts that many people are intensely committed to the deep meaning and purpose of worship. This workshop will explore key issues for worship today, elements of worship, God’s Word in worship, baptismal identity and worship, and the relation of worship to everyday living.

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The Promise And Peril Of Preaching For Revival: Lessons From The Life Of George Whitefield, Peter Choi Jan 2016

The Promise And Peril Of Preaching For Revival: Lessons From The Life Of George Whitefield, Peter Choi

Symposium on Worship Archive

Seasons of renewal are God’s gift to the church. They are also occasions for controversy and division. Together we will reflect on one of history’s greatest revival preachers to understand not only how revivals come but what follows in their aftermath. “God’s anointed barnstormer,” according to J. I. Packer, and “the greatest English preacher who has ever lived,” in the estimation of Martin Lloyd-Jones, George Whitefield also made crucial mistakes and had his fair share of regrets. To pay attention to the long duration of this famous preacher’s life is to learn both the promise and peril of revivals in …

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Singing The Great Fifty Days, Zebulon M. Highben Jan 2016

Singing The Great Fifty Days, Zebulon M. Highben

Symposium on Worship Archive

Easter Sunday is the beginning of the church’s longest festival: the Great Fifty Days of Easter. Yet it can be a musical challenge to connect the exuberance of Easter Sunday with the season’s culmination at Pentecost. This workshop presents ideas for musically and liturgically unifying the Easter season while highlighting each Sunday’s individual lessons and themes. Hymns, canticles, and choral repertoire from several publishers will be featured.

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Wisdom For Leading Through Changes In Worship In Diverse Communities, Michael C. Chen, Steven Guthrie, John Huizinga, Maria Monteiro, Kathy Smith Jan 2016

Wisdom For Leading Through Changes In Worship In Diverse Communities, Michael C. Chen, Steven Guthrie, John Huizinga, Maria Monteiro, Kathy Smith

Symposium on Worship Archive

Is your worshiping community facing change in worship and looking for wisdom and advice? Do you believe change is needed in your worship and wonder how to initiate it in healthy ways? In this session a panel of leaders who have introduced and managed change in worship in very different worshiping communities will share their wisdom, stories and best practices. From smaller and larger churches and universities, these leaders have experienced the joys and challenges of leading authentic worship in changing communities that vary denominationally, racially, in size, and in local context. The panel will be moderated by Kathy Smith, …

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Do You Know Where You're Going To? A Glimpse Of The Next Generation Of Congregational Song, Swee Hong Lim Jan 2016

Do You Know Where You're Going To? A Glimpse Of The Next Generation Of Congregational Song, Swee Hong Lim

Symposium on Worship Archive

This workshop will explore the next generation of congregational song. This emerging genre occupies a soundscape of music-making where its character is postmodern in the West and postcolonial in the Global South. It seeks to revitalize local, cultural traditions in a myriad of communities’ efforts of meaning-making in the 21st century. This is a guided conversation time where participants are encouraged to share their perspectives and observations. Musical examples will be shared.

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Imagining Liturgical Art For Your Worship Space, Jeanne Logan Jan 2016

Imagining Liturgical Art For Your Worship Space, Jeanne Logan

Symposium on Worship Archive

This seminar will explore the possibilities of liturgical art for the participants’ own worship spaces. Participants will send in images of a space for which they are interested in creating a meaningful artistic liturgical environment. After seeing examples of Jeanne’s commissioned work and that of others, the group will discuss various options for utilizing their own spaces and what media might be used. Consideration will be given to both the liturgical season and the character and needs of the congregation.

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How Can Art Bring About Such A Great Thing?, David Mcnutt Jan 2016

How Can Art Bring About Such A Great Thing?, David Mcnutt

Symposium on Worship Archive

How can a consideration of one of the most divisive issues during the Reformation helpfully inform the church’s corporate worship today? Questions surrounding the theology and practice of the church’s sacraments—including their number, their nature, and their function—were among the most hotly contested issues during the Reformation. Likewise, the category of sacrament has been appealed to in recent considerations of the arts and their place in the life of the church. In this session, participants will consider what we can learn from the sacramental life of the Reformed church and how that can inform our understanding of the potential role …

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Marking Time: Dressing The Church For The Liturgical Year, Deborah Sokolove Jan 2016

Marking Time: Dressing The Church For The Liturgical Year, Deborah Sokolove

Symposium on Worship Archive

The seasons and special days of the church year are often marked visually by artworks that come and go. In this session we will examine art as a congregational practice in which both adults and children produce banners, paraments, installations, and other occasional artworks that take their place in the worship space alongside those elements that are permanent. Participants are encouraged to send images of what their own congregations do to dress their churches as a way of marking liturgical time.

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Compare And Contrast: Learning From The Visual Arts Across Christian Traditions, Lisa J. Deboer Jan 2016

Compare And Contrast: Learning From The Visual Arts Across Christian Traditions, Lisa J. Deboer

Symposium on Worship Archive

Many Protestant congregations are eagerly and actively working to recover the riches of the visual realm to deepen their worship and communal life. And while much good work and learning is occurring within these congregations, what might we learn from a close examination of the how the visual arts function in Orthodox and Catholic settings? This session highlights three theological questions regarding worship and congregational life, raised by a cross-confessional comparison of the role of the visual arts.

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Preaching To The Streets – Homiletics For Urban Ministry, Reginald Smith Phd Jan 2016

Preaching To The Streets – Homiletics For Urban Ministry, Reginald Smith Phd

Symposium on Worship Archive

How can the Bible speak to the hopes and fears of urban people who don’t know anything about the Christian life? This workshop will provide biblical case studies and principles for preaching to people who struggle with bringing the ancient text to the struggles of life today.

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Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Jeff Barker, C.J. Kingdom-Grier Jan 2016

Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Jeff Barker, C.J. Kingdom-Grier

Symposium on Worship Archive

The Northwestern College touring drama ensemble along with C.J Kingdom-Grier will help us remember the story of the arrest, trial, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. This service is a verbatim presentation of Isaiah 53 and Luke 22–24.

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Program Book - Worship Symposium 2016, Worship Symposium 2016 Jan 2016

Program Book - Worship Symposium 2016, Worship Symposium 2016

Symposium on Worship Archive

No abstract provided.

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My Soul Finds Rest In God: Psalms Of Praise, Lament, And Hope, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Sandra Mccracken Jan 2016

My Soul Finds Rest In God: Psalms Of Praise, Lament, And Hope, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Sandra Mccracken

Symposium on Worship Archive

Join with singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken for contemplative songs and liturgical prayers, while making space within this worship service for both lament and joy.

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God Of Justice, Love, And Mercy, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Jennifer Ackerman, Jennifer Graffius, Laura Robinson Harbert, Todd E. Johnson, Ed Wilmington Jan 2016

God Of Justice, Love, And Mercy, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Jennifer Ackerman, Jennifer Graffius, Laura Robinson Harbert, Todd E. Johnson, Ed Wilmington

Symposium on Worship Archive

Led by singers, band, organ, and strings, the Fuller Seminary Chapel worship leaders utilize traditional and original resources to guide worshipers through a prayerful liturgy of confession and forgiveness.

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A New Song. A Skillful Song., Sandra Mccracken, Greg Scheer, Adam M. L. Tice Jan 2016

A New Song. A Skillful Song., Sandra Mccracken, Greg Scheer, Adam M. L. Tice

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 critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Sandra McCracken and widely-published hymn writer Adam Tice as they speak with Greg Scheer 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.

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The Good News For The Hurting: A Service Of Scripture And Song, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Michael Burkhardt, Zebulon M. Highben, Adam M.L. Tice Jan 2016

The Good News For The Hurting: A Service Of Scripture And Song, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Michael Burkhardt, Zebulon M. Highben, Adam M.L. Tice

Symposium on Worship Archive

Led by the choir and organ, this service of scripture and song surrounds a few Isaiah texts, bring good news for a hurting world.

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"Through It All:" Our Story, Our Song, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Emmett G. Price Iii Jan 2016

"Through It All:" Our Story, Our Song, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Emmett G. Price Iii

Symposium on Worship Archive

This service will feature the inspiring prayers, songs, and readings from the African American worship tradition, past and present.

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Preaching Effectively To The Unchurched, Rodney Reed Carlson Jan 2016

Preaching Effectively To The Unchurched, Rodney Reed Carlson

Doctor of Ministry Theses

Explores the question of how to preach effectively today to the growing number of Americans who have never regularly attended church or long ago stopped attending. The current challenges of Biblical illiteracy in the population, an increasing cultural hostility toward Christians, and a growing perception by many (especially the millennial generation) of the irrelevancy of Christianity are addressed. Biblical preaching that has proven to be ineffective with the unchurched is noted with special focus given to preaching that has been proven to be effective.

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Lift Up Your Hearts: Preaching Grace Effectively As A Pastoral Response To Shame, Harold Kenyon Jan 2016

Lift Up Your Hearts: Preaching Grace Effectively As A Pastoral Response To Shame, Harold Kenyon

Doctor of Ministry Theses

Proposes preaching grace effectively as pastoral response to shame. Sources include Robert Albers, Robin Stockitt, James Fowler, Serene Jones and Cameron Harder. Argues fall-redemption theology harms those experiencing shame. Employs shame as alternative lens for reading scripture. Explores social, biblical and theological dimensions of shame. Differentiates shame and guilt. Demonstrates shame’s connections to mental illness, trauma, and addiction. Honors people’s formative narratives. Claims baptismal basis for identity. Seeks preaching practices that build resilience from shame’s spiritual and psychological consequences. Identifies narrative practices enhancing understanding God’s acceptance. Offers insight into crafting sermons that celebrate identity within a reconciled future.

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Preparing Transformational Sermons: An Attitudinal Model Of Sermonic Application, Donald G. Bryant Jr. Jan 2016

Preparing Transformational Sermons: An Attitudinal Model Of Sermonic Application, Donald G. Bryant Jr.

Doctor of Ministry Theses

This mixed method, action-reflection project explores the results of attitudinal rather than a behavioral sermon-application model. The research project delves into the change in the listener’s perceptions, thoughts, and beliefs through sermons deliberately designed for attitudinal application of the gospel. My project will attempt to assess whether such an intentional focus on attitudinal application can impact heart transformation. I hoped to study sermons that transform the human heart as opposed to legalistic (behavior-based) sermons within evangelical churches.

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Preaching More Effectively To Multiple Generations, Lynne Kammeraad Jan 2016

Preaching More Effectively To Multiple Generations, Lynne Kammeraad

Doctor of Ministry Theses

This thesis explores the possibility of preaching more effectively to multiple generations at the same time. There are currently six generations (G.I., Silent, Boomer, Generation X, Millennial, and Unnamed) represented in the congregation where this research was conducted. First-person narrative, object-based, and story-based sermon styles were presented and tested to determine if a particular style was more effective. The definition used for effective preaching included the need for instruction, a delightful presentation, and persuasion to be present. Preaching effectively to multiple generations has the potential of shaping other ministries in the church in profound ways, and build strong multi-generational churches.

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Telling The Old, Old Stories: Reconnecting With Jesus' Parables Through Biblical Storytelling, Kathryn L. Skoglund Jan 2016

Telling The Old, Old Stories: Reconnecting With Jesus' Parables Through Biblical Storytelling, Kathryn L. Skoglund

Doctor of Ministry Theses

Suggests the use of biblical storytelling as a means of presenting Jesus’ parables in order to regain their original power. Uses the practice of biblical storytelling, contrasted with simple reading of the text from the Bible. Examines the responses of congregations from two churches comparing reactions of those who heard six parables told as a story to those who heard them read from the Bible. Also notes the connection the method of presentation of the parables has to listeners’ engagement with the sermon. Includes discussion with confirmation-aged students regarding the efficacy of biblical storytelling.

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An Inquiry In The Early Creed Of Romans 1:3-4: Does The Word Ὁριζω Support An Adoptionistic Christianity?, Nicholas Dodson, Brian Scalise Jan 2016

An Inquiry In The Early Creed Of Romans 1:3-4: Does The Word Ὁριζω Support An Adoptionistic Christianity?, Nicholas Dodson, Brian Scalise

Eruditio Ardescens

No abstract provided.

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The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 63, University Of Dayton. Marian Library Jan 2016

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 63, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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Embroidery In The Circle Of The Last Romanovs, Wendy Salmond Jan 2016

Embroidery In The Circle Of The Last Romanovs, Wendy Salmond

Art Faculty Articles and Research

This article essay examines the liturgical embroideries associated with the Empress Alexandra Fedorovna and her sister Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna. It suggests that the sisters’ needlework for sacred purposes was invested with a significance not seen in elite Russian society since the late seventeenth century. At a time when the arts of Orthodoxy were undergoing a state-sponsored renaissance, who was better suited to lead the resurgence of liturgical embroidery than the wife and sister-in-law of the Emperor, the last in a long line of royal women seeking to assert their piety and their power through traditional women’s work? In the …

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Advent Devotional Guide 2016, Belmont University Jan 2016

Advent Devotional Guide 2016, Belmont University

Advent Devotional Guides

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Life-Changing Stories: The Ministry Of Sharing Jesus – Part 3., S. Joseph Kidder, Kristy L. Hodson Jan 2016

Life-Changing Stories: The Ministry Of Sharing Jesus – Part 3., S. Joseph Kidder, Kristy L. Hodson

Faculty Publications

"We have looked at stories of elders who have reached out to their congregations through prayer and the ministry of presence. Now we turn our attention to elders who are intentional about evangelistic ministry and sharing Jesus in order “to seek and save the lost” (Luke 19:10). It is our desire that you will be as inspired as we were by these elders."

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Leaving Home, Keeping The Faith, Damian J. Geminder Dec 2015

Leaving Home, Keeping The Faith, Damian J. Geminder

Capstones

This capstone explores how outreach to immigrant and non-English-speaking communities is vital to the health of the American Catholic Church.

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The Faithful Flyer, 12-13-2015 To 01-17-2016, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry Dec 2015

The Faithful Flyer, 12-13-2015 To 01-17-2016, University Of Dayton. Campus Ministry

Chapel Bulletins

No abstract provided.

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