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Reformed Worship (Rw) 90 - Lent / Easter (December 2008), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

The Wild Olive Tree by Steve Caton....3

"Who Do You See?" by Valerie Van Kooten....6

Jesus' Last Words by Erica L. Schemper....8

Praying the Psalms in Lent by James Hart Brumm....10

From Despair to Praise by Carol Veldman Rudie....14

Signs of Hope and Joy by Alex Gondola and Alfred Schroeder....28

N.T. Wright on Word and Sacrament: Baptism (Part 2 of 3) by N.T. Wright....31

Symbols of the Atonement by Paul Ryan....36

Why Bev Called It Quits by Jeff Baker....40

Congregational Songs for Weddings by Norma de Waal Malefyt....42

Departments …

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 43 No 2 - November 2008), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Discerning the Voices in the Psalms: A Discussion of Two Problems in Psalmic Interpretation (Part 1) by Carl J. Bosma - 183 / Holy God, Holy People, Holy Worship by Arie C. Leder - 213 / Christians in This World: Pilgrims or Settlers? by Calvin P. Van Reken - 234 / Adam, Moses, and Jesus: A Reading of Romans 5:12–14 by Peter J. Leithart - 257 / Caring for God’s Household: A Leadership Paradigm Among New Testament Christians and Its Relevance for Church and Mission Today by David J. Feddes - 274 / Short Studies: The Heavenly …

Powerpoint In Preaching? Yes...But!, Andrew Root

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

2008-09 Chapel Schedule, Taylor University

Chapel Schedules

No abstract provided.

For All What Saints? Preaching All Saints Day, Mark A. Granquist

Faculty Publications

American culture has either trivialized All Saints Eve into a time of free candy or idealized All Saints Day as a festival of the unachievable. The texts are more real than that—and so is sainthood.

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: October 2008, Mary S. Hulst, Wilbert M. Van Dyk, Lyle D. Bierma

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Reflections on Baptism
3 - Remembering Baptism by Mary S. Hulst
6 - Grace Abounding: A Conversation on Baptism
10 - The Baptism of Babies: What Does the Bible Say? by Wilbert M. Van Dyk
12 - Infant Baptism in Our Reformed Confessions by Lyle D. Bierma
14 - Interview with David Gifford: Challenges of Baptism in a Missionary Setting

Departments
15 - Continuing Education

Reformed Worship (Rw) 89 - Advent / Christmas (September 2008), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Inclusive Communion by Mark Stephenson....3

The Angels' Message by Linda DeWit Kooiman....12

People and Places of the Nativity by Ron Toornstra....14

Teach Us to Number Our Days by Randall Buursma....21

N.T. Wright on Word and Sacraments (Part 1 of 3) by N.T. Wright....22

From Lament to Praise by Chad Vandervalk....24

Epiphany: Words of Hope by John Groen....26

Celebrating Missions by Steve Van Zanen and Bill Thornburg....28

A Music Director's Dilemma by Phillip M. Hash....33

Unlocking the Living Word by Todd Farley....36

Kids Creating Art for Worship by Trish Turkstra …

Four Twentieth-Century Mass Ordinary Settings Surveyed Using The Dictates Of The Motu Proprio Of 1903 As A Stylistic Guide, Jonathan Candler Kilgore

Dissertations

In the first half of the twentieth century, major attempts at reform were occurring in music written for the Catholic Church. At the heart of this reform was the 1903 Motu Proprio of Pope St. Pius X. This document sought to bring clarity and focus to sacred music through limitation, as well as causing sacred music composers to make changes in their compositional methods. While still being modern, music had to conform to certain rules and regulations in order to be functional within the Catholic liturgy. The document also provided a great deal of detailed information regarding day-to-day occurrences within …

The Marian Library Newsletter: Issue No. 54, University Of Dayton. Marian Library

Marian Library Newsletter

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Reformed Worship (Rw) 88 - The Lord's Supper (June 2008), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Finding Your Focus by Joy Engelsman....3

Sacramented Words by Scott E. Hoezee....6

A Good Read by Sue A. Rozeboom....8

"The Lord Be with You" by Kimberly Bracken Long....10

"Flee to the Eucharist" by Howard Vanderwell....18

Flesh and Blood by Gail Anderson....20

Surround Sound by Jana Vander Laan....23

Celebrating a New Season of Nurture by Jolanda Malburg....28

A Cloud of Witnesses by Leonard J. Vander Zee....29

In the Beginning by Paul E. Detterman....32

If These Walls Could Talk by Jeff Fisher....34

Praying for Illumination at Church and at Home …

An Obedient Defense Of Disobedience: The Brothers Of The Common Life And The Boundaries Of Religion, Carol Geisler

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

Geisler, Carol A. "An Obedient Defense of Disobedience: The Brothers of the Common Life and the Boundaries of Religion." Ph.D. diss., St. Louis: Concordia Seminary, 2008. 237 pp.

Like many of their contemporaries, the priests, clerics, and laity of the fourteenth century spiritual movement the devotio moderna wished to imitate the lifestyle of Christ, his apostles, and the earliest Christians. Inspired by the preaching and ideals of the movement's founder, Geert Grote, these men and women of the Low Countries came to be called the Brothers and Sisters of the Common Life. They pursued the apostolic life in communities, following …

A Training Program In Preaching For Pastors Of The Morogoro-Pwani District Of The Tanzania Assembly Of God, Kent Adrian Reynolds

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum: April 2008, Lyle D. Bierma, Henry De Moor, Kathy Smith

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Reflections on Being a Confessional Church
3 - Why Be a Confessional Church? by Lyle D. Bierma
5 - Theology That Sings: A Discussion on the Confessions Today
9 - With Integrity of Heart and Spirit by Henry De Moor
11 - Is It Time for a New Confession? by Kathy Smith

Departments
13 - Formation for Ministry
15 - News

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 43 No 1 - April 2008), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Foreword: CTS's Fourth Bible and Ministry Conference (June 7-9, 2007) by Arie C. Leder - 7 / Conference Presentations: Lies, Lies, I Tell You! The Deceptions of Genesis by Michael J. Williams - 9 / The God of the Flood Story and Natural Disasters by Terence E. Fretheim - 21 / Reading the Bible with the Church by Russell R. Reno - 35 / Creation in Genesis 1:1-2:3 and the Ancient Near East: Order out of Disorder after Chaoskampf by John H. Walton - 48 / Detecting Plot Lines: The Key to Preaching the Genesis Narratives by Sidney …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 87 - Ascension / Pentecost (March 2008), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

Sensing the Spirit by Karen Warfield....3

A Global God, a Global Task by Sonya Vanderveen Feddema....9

Ten Counsels: Richard Foster on Spiritual Formation by Richard J. Foster....10

Standing on Holy Ground by Ron Rienstra....16

A Prayer Service Blending Taizé and Iona by Rebecca Bedell....18

A Service of Trust and Healing by Jack Van de Hoef....20

How to Spend an Hour with God by Amy Brown....31

No Magic, No Mystery by Robert Nordling....32

The Story Behind the Song by Laura and Robert Keeley....34

Sing a New Song! by Jan Van Kooten …

Closing Worship - A Sacrifice Of Praise, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship, Anthony Carter, Joel Navarro, Tom Trenney

Symposium on Worship Archive

The recording and service outline from the closing worship service of the 2008 Calvin Symposium on Worship, including preaching by Anthony Carter on Hebrews 13:9-16 ("A Sacrifice of Praise"), congregational singing led by Tom Trenney (organ) and Joel Navarro (director of the conference choir), and celebration of the Lord's Supper.

What Hath Silicon Valley To Do With Jerusalem? Technological Innovation And Ancient Practice In Worship, Mark Roeda

Symposium on Worship Archive

Worship is something we do, not observe. Because technology supplies us with the capacity to program and record content which it will then present on demand, utilizing technology in worship can remove the sense of immediacy (in terms of both time and space) of worship, the sense that this is something we are doing now, together. In short, it risks reducing us to passive observers of the acts of worship.

Worship 101: The Building Blocks Of A Biblical Approach To Worship, John D. Witvliet

Symposium on Worship Archive

George Barna: "Most of the church people who fight about their musical preference do so because they don't understand the relationship between music, communication, God and worship. Church leaders foster the problem by focusing on how to please people with music or how to offer enough styles of music to meet everyone's tastes rather dealing with the underlying issues of limited interest in, comprehension of, and investment in fervent worship of a holy, deserving God." ... The Barna study discovered that among the key worship issues is that church-going adults and Protestant Senior Pastors do not share a common perception …

Who May And May Not Participate In The Worship Life Of The Church?, Mark Stephenson

Symposium on Worship Archive

A discussion and reflection on disability in the church, presented by Reverend Mark Stephenson, Director of Disability Concerns, CRCNA.

"Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others." (Article 1: Purpose, "Final report of the Ad Hoc Committee on a comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities," United Nations General Assembly, A/61/611, 6 December 2006)

Choreography For Worship, Shelley Marinus

Symposium on Worship Archive

A handout for note taking during the workshop to review the purpose of the dance as part of worship and review the basic elements needed for dance in worship, and choreography planning considerations.

Experiencing God In Worship, Bob Rognlien

Symposium on Worship Archive

"Western Christianity went to sleep in a modern world governed by the gods of reason and observation. It is awakening in a post-modern world open to revelation and hungry for experience.... It is one thing to talk about God. It is quite another thing to experience God." - Leonard Sweet, Post-Modern Pilgrims

"Among adults who regularly attend church services, one half admit that they haven't experienced God's presence in the past year." - George Barna

The more complete the experience of God, the greater the response to God! To read the introduction of Experiential Worship and sign up for the …

An Invitation To "The Liturgy Of The Hours", Pat Zandstra

Symposium on Worship Archive

The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as Fixed Hours of Prayer, Divine Hours, Daily Offices, or Common Prayer teaches us to pray, immerses us in Scripture, unites us with all believers who have gone before us and believers around the world, makes us aware of the passing of time in the liturgical year, provides words for us in tough times, and regularly draws our attention back to God throughout the day.

Public Biblical Praying, Lester Ruth

Symposium on Worship Archive

The Berekah, or blessing, occurs several times throughout the Bible. Genesis 24:26-27: Then the man bowed down and worshiped the Lord, saying, "Blessed be the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master." Exodus 18:10-11: "Blessed be the Lord, who rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharoah, and who rescued the people from the hand of the Egyptians." There are further examples and discussion included in the handout.

When The Fires Die: Religious Critiques Of Revivalism In The Aftermath Of The Second Great Awakening, John D. Bratt, Lester Ruth

Symposium on Worship Archive

A document accompanying a talk on the aftereffects of the Second Great Awakening, including types of critics, common charges, common complaints, and proposed solutions.

Where Can I Find That Song? Researching Hymns Online–Greg Scheer, Greg Scheer

Symposium on Worship Archive

There are a few databases that will allow anyone to find sources of particular songs or hymns. The most established (still within the last few years) are geared toward historical hymns, but more recent databases are becoming more comprehensive and global in scope, even to providing sources of different versions/keys, ability to print a song, ideas for performance, etc. Come to learn about the current state of research.

The Hymnary is an online hymn and hymnal database that is collaboration between The Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) and the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW). The project actually began as …

In Spirit And In Truth: The Role Of Worship In Christian Higher Education, Tim Mccarthy

Symposium on Worship Archive

The role of worship in Christian Higher Education is a unifying practice for missional endeavor, a well of missional conviction, a garden of missional practices, a fountain of missional response, and to discuss threats and areas of further development.

The Priest Of Our Worship, The Priests Of Creation, Gerrit Scott Dawson

Symposium on Worship Archive

Christ now bears the office of priest, not only that by the eternal law of reconciliation he may render the Father favourable and propitious to us, but also admit us into this most honourable alliance. For we though in ourselves polluted, in him being priests (Rev. 1:6), offer ourselves and our all to God, and freely enter the heavenly sanctuary, so that the sacrifices of prayer and praise which we present are grateful and of sweet odour before him. To this effect are the words of Christ, "For their sakes I sanctify myself" (John 17:19), for being clothed with his …

Redeeming The Time: Homiletic Theology For A Pilgrim People, Michael Pasquarello Ii

Symposium on Worship Archive

The idea for Redeeming the Time has emerged during more than twenty five years of leading worship according to the rhythms of the Christian Year and preaching from its common lectionary. In following these "traditioned" practices, I have often thought there is need for a fresh understanding of the Christian Year that will demonstrate the theological and pastoral wisdom of ordering a congregation's ministry of the Word and its life by means of the narrative of salvation proclaimed in the liturgical reading and preaching of Scripture.

Spiritual Formation In Worship-Centered Congregations, Jane Rogers Vann

Symposium on Worship Archive

When I talk about spiritual formation, what I have in mind is "being formed in the likeness of Christ." Now, people in every historical period and location have their own understanding of what "the likeness of Christ" might include. So we want to look at these images or assumptions and the ways they went about spiritual formation.

Making Stuff Up: Magically Making Music In The Moment!, Tom Trenney

Symposium on Worship Archive

In many churches, the only time congregations clearly hear the organ as a solo instrument is during hymn introductions. Frequently, there is talking and movement during the prelude. Often, there is mass chaos during the postlude. Use this opportunity to showcase the many colours of your instrument and to set the tone for the music to follow. Introductions must clearly present the key, the tempo, and the character of the hymn to come. Otherwise, be creative!