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On the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary
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CICW has awarded Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for over 20 years to teacher-scholars and worshiping communities in 45+ states and provinces and across 40+ denominations and traditions—including Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, non-denominational, and other Protestant communities.
While worship styles and practices vary greatly across these traditions, the grant projects typically explore at least one of CICW’s ten core convictions related to worship. Explore the hundreds of projects we’ve funded across both streams of the program.
To expand an understanding of corporate worship as a means of God’s grace and spiritual formation by practicing worship habits using the arts.
To foster intergenerational relationships by sharing faith stories while creating liturgical art.
To disciple worshipers who are learning about and experiencing new worship practices that deepen their understanding of God.
To invite people into the biblical story in worship and encourage them to expand their imagination of God by focusing on collaboratively-created art.
To explore the role of public worship in forming institutional identity by incorporating worship practices that reflect the diversity of the community and its spiritual needs.
To train worshipers to connect their faith stories with the story of God, while facilitating the active participation of all.
To deeply engage the worship postures of the Psalms as a model for engaging God in every aspect of life.
To increase communal engagement in campus worship by learning together about the purpose of worship and by equipping collaborative planning teams.
To promote vibrant musical expressions in worship by learning skills for leading liturgical music from a variety of cultures.
To engage students and partner congregations in collaborative worship planning as a spiritual practice.
To equip lay leaders to shape liturgy for an outdoor service designed to extend a ministry of hospitality in the community.
To develop a missional theology of the table and create worship resources in order to better connect worship with a missional vocation.
