God Provides in the Desert
Opening worship for the vital grants event 2021. The service is based on Exodus 17:1-7.
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.
God Gives Us Life Everlasting
Worship for the Vital Grants Event 2021. This service is based on Revelation 22:1-6.
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.
God Leads Us to Springs of Living Water
Worship for the Vital Grants event 2021. This service is based on John 4:4-26.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.