Upcoming Event
A Reformation Sunday worship service commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Accra Confession
October 27, 2024, 5:00 PM
Keith M. Douds on Creating Safe Space for Church Groups
Church retreats, church governance meetings, and church small groups require honesty, vulnerability, and transparency to collectively draw closer to God. Psychologist Keith M. Douds explains how and when to step in with grace and preserve safety so that everyone has a chance to share and be listened to.
September 1, 2023
Nine Tips to Effectively Embed Dwelling in the Word
The communal practice of Dwelling in the Word has great potential for building congregational bonds with God, each other, and neighbors. These nine tips can help your church discern God’s promised and preferred future for you as you wait for Christ to return and make all things new.
August 18, 2023
Dwelling in the Word: Simple Practice Leads to Spirit-led Mission
Explore Dwelling in the Word, a communal way of engaging Scripture that helps people encounter God, fellow dwellers, and other neighbors. The change happens over time as people repeatedly listen to and discuss the same passage.
August 18, 2023
Children and Youth Can Dwell in the Word Too
Dwelling in the Word is a tool for helping people of all ages—even children—to read and reflect on the Bible together. Doing so helps them to see the Bible as an ongoing story in which God invites us to participate in God’s mission for the world.
August 18, 2023
Becas del Calvin Institute of Christian Worship permiten crear un cancionero educativo en español
Para el liderazgo de la Iglesia Presbiteriana El Redentor, la noticia del apoyo que estaba ofreciendo el Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW) para implementar un proyecto relacionado con su comprensión del culto, la adoración, y la predicación, llegó de sorpresa. “Esa fue la primera impresión, cuando fuimos invitados a pensar en un plan y que podríamos tener apoyo financiero,” comparte muy emocionado el Reverendo Jorge Texidor, pastor de la iglesia en mención, junto a la líder Janira Colón.
August 17, 2023
Inesperadas Oportunidades de Crecimiento
El involucrarse en el Programa de Becas para Congregaciones Hispanas del Calvin Institute of Christian Worship abrió oportunidades inesperadas de crecimiento para Morada de Justicia Ministries de Miami, Florida.
August 3, 2023
Hablar con dignidad y valor cuando nos han silenciado con violencia
El testimonio: sacar la voz y tener la osadía de hablar sin tapujos.
July 24, 2023
Chalice and Loaf or Cups and Cubes
Our celebration of the Lord's Supper in the Reformed tradition is sometimes touched with uncertainty. Is there something sacred about wine, or is grape juice an acceptable option? Are there rules about whether the bread should be leavened or unleavened, store-bought or home-baked, white or wheat? Is a single chalice more meaningful than a tray full of small cups? Who should bring the elements to the table—and when? Does it make any difference what we do with leftover elements?
July 20, 2023
La Adoración Visual Creativa como Forma de Promover una Mayor Participación y Accesibilidad
La Iglesia de Dios Casa Ebenezer en Kissimmee, Florida se involucró durante el 2022 en el Programa de Becas para Congregaciones Hispanas del Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, y pudo desarrollar el proyecto “De Corazón a Corazón”, que ha traído un despertar en la adoración y vitalidad a esta congregación.
July 18, 2023
Placeholder - 2024 Calvin Symposium on Worship Contributors
These are the currently confirmed contributors for the 2024 Calvin Symposium on Worship.
July 10, 2023
Dru Johnson on Bible Literacy, Fluency, and Engagement
Biblical scholar Dru Johnson explains how churches and even the U.S. criminal justice system might be different if more people who identify as Christian were more familiar with the whole of Scripture.
July 7, 2023
El sermón: pedagogía para cuestionar los poderes del mundo
Lugar donde aprendemos a cuestionar radicalmente los poderes que operan en el mundo.
June 26, 2023