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God Provides in the Desert

Opening worship for the vital grants event 2021. The service is based on Exodus 17:1-7.

June 22, 2021
Christian Mindfulness: Resting in God's Presence

Come for a time to rest in God’s presence through Christian mindfulness practice. The session will be interactive and will include an overview and instruction on Christian mindfulness, time to practice resting in God’s presence, and a time of reflection.

June 22, 2021
God Gives Us Life Everlasting

Worship for the Vital Grants Event 2021. This service is based on Revelation 22:1-6.

June 22, 2021

Welcome & Plenary

This is the opening session of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship [CICW] 2021 Vital Worship Virtual Grants Event. In this session you will receive a brief introduction to CICW and the Vital Worship Grants Program, hear about what to expect from the 2021 Grants, and reflect on a selection of the CICW 10 Core Convictions.

June 22, 2021
God Leads Us to Springs of Living Water

Worship for the Vital Grants event 2021. This service is based on John 4:4-26.

June 22, 2021
Sermon Series and Study Guide on Belonging for All Abilities

Your church can use new resources, such as a sermon series and study guide, to help your congregation move from including people with disabilities to becoming a place of belonging for all abilities. Then you can pass on what you've learned to other congregations.

June 21, 2021

Karen Roberts on Moving from Inclusion to Belonging

First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, Illinois, is on a journey from being a congregation that includes people with disabilities to becoming a place where people of all abilities belong. A sermon series on the ten dimensions of belonging helped them take another step.

June 21, 2021
Everyday Faith: Possibilities, Limits, and Callings, with special guest Danjuma Gibson (Part 1)

What does life look like through the eyes of some of the “Titans” of African American history, such as Frederick Douglass, Fanny Lou Hamer, and Martin Luther King, Jr? Watch as Danjuma Gibson of Calvin Theological Seminary shares insights from his research into the qualities, dispositions, and decisions that led these ordinary people to live such extraordinary lives. Professor Gibson is interviewed by Noel Snyder, program manager at CICW.

June 18, 2021 | 59 min video
Cultivating an Ecclesiological Understanding: An Interview with C. Michael Hawn led by John Witvliet

An interview on the occasion of Michael Hawn's retirement from the Vital Worship Grants Board in May 2021.

June 16, 2021 | 57 min video

Two Pastors on Christian Worship in Politically Divided Times

Many preachers and congregations claim that politics have no place in their worship. But pastors Meg Jenista Kuykendall and Katie Ritsema-Roelofs say that addressing public issues in worship is essential for congregations to become to Christlike communities.

June 9, 2021
Cornelius Plantinga on Developing Habits of Prayer

How does prayer form us? How do we go deeper in prayer? What is the value of using another person’s written prayers in our own prayer lives? Watch as Cornelius Plantinga and Noel Snyder discuss these topics and many more, celebrating the release of Plantinga’s book, "Morning and Evening Prayers."

May 28, 2021 | 61 min video
Faithful Anti-Racism Leadership Development Cohorts

The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship invites individuals and organizations to participate in an online, month-long, facilitator-led cohort in which participants reflect on their cultural context and develop context-specific ways of promoting cross-cultural learning and faithful anti-racism initiatives.

May 24, 2021