Faith Formation

Worshiping in Spirit and in Truth

Join with Marianne Meye Thompson in this plenary on worshiping in spirit and in truth.

April 27, 2018 | 53 min video
Isaac Wardell on Rethinking Calling and Vocation

Not everyone feels called to their job or experiences it as way to use their gifts to accomplish great things for God. There is a more satisfying way to think about how God calls each of us.

April 18, 2018

Isaac Wardell on Bringing Work into Worship

Daily work, paid and unpaid, consumes our lives, energy, and minds—even when we are in church. Here are ways to plan worship so people see themselves and their work as instruments of God.

April 18, 2018
After the Benediction: Putting Faith to Work the Other Six Days

This presentation focused on the multiple avenues through which the supports and relationships available within congregation can meet real needs in the lives of people with disabilities and their families throughout the week.

April 11, 2018

Best Tips and Resources for Small Church Choirs

Kai Ton Chau is well acquainted with unique challenges faced by small church choirs. He has gathered a wealth of tips and resources to help choirs nurture worship in small congregations.

March 29, 2018
Paul S. Ryan and Luke Enders on the Calvin 50 Song Collection

What we sing in worship shapes our vision of who God is and what God cares about. One college chose a list of 50 worship songs to help its students sustain a life of faith.

March 22, 2018

A Conversation with David Gungor

View this conversation with David Gungor of the musical group, The Brilliance, and Noel Snyder, program manager at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

March 19, 2018 | 34 min video
“We Have Seen the Lord!”: Preaching the Johannine Narratives of Jesus’s Resurrection Appearances

In this workshop we looked at John’s distinctive resurrection narratives, which emphasize both the restoration of Jesus’s relationship with his disciples broken by his death and the continuity of Jesus’s relationship with and care for all his disciples across time and place amidst the obvious differences brought about by his resurrection and return to the Father.

March 16, 2018
Growing in Intimacy with God

This workshop first explored how worship leaders, musicians, and pastors can personally grow in Christ, and then it suggested ways that public worship can encourage similar maturity for all people.

March 14, 2018