Calvin Institute of Christian Worship - Latest Resources

Although Ezekiel’s strange visions and often shocking images perplex readers, Old Testament scholar Daniel I. Block explains why the book of Ezekiel is worth reading. The judgment, grace, and ...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/daniel-i-block-on-god-s-grace-in-ezekiel

Vital Worship, Vital Preaching grants fund new projects for worshiping communities and teacher-scholars.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/latest-round-of-cicw-grants-to-fund-38-worship-and-preaching-renewal-projects

En medio, entre el salmo uno y el 150, se encuentra la vida con toda su complejidad. Es un camino con altas y bajas, con obstáculos y desviaciones, con trampas y peligros. Eso es lo que encontr...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/cunado-el-camino-se-torna-dif-cil-el-sufrimiento-y-la-presencia-de-dios

Worshiping communities are invited to apply for support to host a free, public festival, to celebrate the unity of the church in vibrant congregational song through the use of the hymnal, "Santo...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/festival-application-for-santo-santo-santo-holy-holy-holy-song-festivals

Lecciones para el culto público desde el calendario litúrgico del Antiguo Testamento Las grandes fiestas litúrgicas del pueblo de Dios en la Torá.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/amar-a-dios-amando-al-pobre

Theological conversations about faith, work, and worship take on new meaning when they start with the needs, questions, and experiences of workers.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/cory-b-willson-on-the-faith-work-worship-ecosystem

"El ministerio y la vida espiritual deben ir siempre juntos. Vivir una vida espiritual es vivir en una comunión ininterrumpida e íntima con el Señor... Vivir una vida de ministerio es dar tes...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/el-culto-y-la-santidad-como-pr-cticas-de-la-justicia-lev-tico-19

Worship for Workers offers songs, prayers, liturgies, and visual art to help congregants begin to experience God’s presence in new ways in their daily living.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/worship-for-workers-come-as-you-are

Many congregations don’t realize that the way they arrange their space, talk in worship, or define giftedness and leadership speaks volumes to people with different bodies and minds. The messa...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/lindsay-wieland-capel-on-recognizing-and-overcoming-ableism-in-churches

Many ideas for welcoming and including people with disabilities are remarkably simple. These changes turn out to be good for everyone in church worship and congregational life.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/lindsay-wieland-capel-on-disability-and-universal-design

Bookended by powerful prayers of confession and lament and drawing some 800 participants from around the world, the 2024 Symposium on Worship took place Feb. 7-9 on the campus of Calvin Univer...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-offers-hope-found-in-ezekiel

Exploring African Christianity’s golden era and its continued impact on global Christianity helps Black millennials and Gen Zers see themselves in God’s redemptive history. It also provides ...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/lisa-fields-on-the-christian-heritage-of-africa

An international pastoral leader, a public theologian, and a young scholar explain how the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship has impacted them—and made room for them to influence CICW and ...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/decades-long-spiritual-formation

An Egyptian seminary professor and preacher explains the importance of “a posture of general humility” so that global Christians can learn from and worship with each other.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/anne-emile-zaki-on-global-growth-in-mutual-learning

You might not think often about the land your church sits on or the community beyond your church property. But finding ways to learn local history and include it in worship may help church membe...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/reynolds-chapman-local-history-matters-to-god

Join staff from Thrive for a light reception in the Calvin Seminary student center. There will be food, freebies and good conversation.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/christian-reformed-church-reception

Lisa Allen offers an approach to worship planning that centers on the transformative power of holistic biblical worship.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/lisa-allen-mclaurin-on-the-oneword-worship-model

Kevin Adams explores the beautiful gifts of framing words for worship—the “conversation of worship”—that are lifegiving and engaging.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/kevin-j-adams-on-the-gospel-in-a-handshake

Learning from prayer practices of the Reformation era can help congregations and families today deepen their faith, piety, and responses to current events.

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/karin-maag-on-prayer-in-the-reformation-era

Con este artículo iniciamos una serie de reflexiones sobre el culto de adoración en el Antiguo Testamento. Usaremos la imagen de un diálogo para describir el complejo mundo cultual de los pat...

http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/el-culto-es-pedagog-a-divina-para-nuestra-identidad-vocaci-n-visi-n-y-misi-n