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Preaching Romans in Difficult Times

We have been and are living in a time of upheaval, fear, unrest, and finally so much death. The pandemic has in many places revealed cracks in the veneer of civilization, casting into bold relief the social and economic inequities that run like fault lines through most societies. Racially motivated violence, including at the hands of police forces, have unleashed deep desires for reform and for justice for all people. In and through it all, believers everywhere cry for reassurance, for comfort, for a hope that points to a better path ahead.

October 29, 2020
Video Preaching
The Absent Congregation: Reflections on Preaching in a COVID World

2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video

October 29, 2020
Video Faith Formation
Forming New Worshiping Communities: Church Planting in the 21st Century

Worship can change lives when people--whether unchurched or eager for fresh expressions of worship and life together--understand what they are doing and why. 

October 29, 2020
Video Theology
Worship 101

What are the basics that every worship planner and leader should know? Come find out by listening to the Calvin University Worship Apprentices as they share key insights and practices learned through serving in worship during the fall of 2020.   

October 29, 2020
Video Preaching
Worship with Heliopolis Evangelical Church in Cairo, Egypt

This service takes place at Heliopolis Evangelical Church in Cairo, Egypt. It is a service of the word based on Romans 8:14-17.

October 29, 2020
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Worship with Tony Alonso and Friends Around the World

This service is led by Tony Alonso in Atlanta, Georgia and friends from Chicago, Illinois; Los Angeles, California; Omagh, UK; Maghera, UK; and Woodbury, Minnesota. It is an Evening Prayer for any time of the day.

October 29, 2020
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Universal Design, Public Worship, and the Christian Life

Join together with John D. Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, in this opening session focused on welcoming all to the online Symposium experience, highlighting the legacy of Barbara Newman and her work on Universal Design for Worship, and reflecting on vocational worship leadership in Christian community as we begin 2021.

October 29, 2020
Video Cultural Diversity Faith Formation
Stob Lecture Series Featuring Jemar Tisby

This session will be a conversation between Jemar Tisby, president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, and Denise Posie and David Beelen, Calvin Theological Seminary coaches for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Discipleship.

October 28, 2020
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