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How to Learn Well in Online Courses: An Invitation to Conversation

Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary offer short-term online courses for lifelong learners. Besides engaging content to address key ministry challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the courses invite students and instructors into a culture of curiosity where they can learn from each other.

November 9, 2020
Khristi Lauren Adams on Parable of the Brown Girl

In this episode, chaplain and youth advocate Khristi Lauren Adams talks about her new book "Parable of the Brown Girl" and how we all can encourage and empower the sacred lives of girls of color.

November 4, 2020
Healer of Our Every Ill 2020

Five services of lessons and carols that sing about how we wait patiently for God, the healer of our every ill.

November 4, 2020 | 14 min read

Fleming Rutledge on Preaching the Cross of Christ

In this episode, Fleming Rutledge talks about her 2015 book "The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ," a life-long work which encourages preachers to proclaim the full gospel message: God is at work, helping us listen for Christ's living voice, enabling us to believe and hope in the midst of pain and suffering.

November 4, 2020
Worship with Singapore Bible College in Singapore

This service takes place at Singapore Bible College in Singapore.

November 3, 2020 | 40 min video
Worship with James Abbington, Joyce Johnson, Lisa Weaver, and friends in Atlanta, Georgia

This service takes place in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a service of the word based on Ephesians 6:10-18.

November 3, 2020 | 62 min video

For High Schoolers: Reimagining Worship at School and Church Post COVID-19

Remember what it was like to worship together, in-person? This session is for all high school age students and their teachers: Join us for a discussion of hopes and dreams for worship in high schools and your church community post-COVID-19.

November 3, 2020 | 52 min video
Worship with Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey

This service takes place at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. It is a service of the word based on Romans 8:26-30.

November 3, 2020 | 63 min video
Worship with Dordt University, in Sioux Center, Iowa

This service takes place at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa.

November 3, 2020

Catherine Gunsalus González on Resources in the Ancient Church for Today's Worship

In this episode, Catherine Gunsalus González shares about her book "Resources in the Ancient Church for Today's Worship" which celebrates the riches of going back in time to enrich the practices of worship today.

November 3, 2020
Prayer with the Staff of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

This service features scripture readings, hymns and prayers drawn from historic morning prayer liturgies, without music or other artistic elaboration. Complementing other Symposium services that are more complex, today we practice an intentionally simple form of common prayer, grateful to be united in prayer with people around the world on a day of historic, cultural and political importance here in the United States.

November 3, 2020 | 16 min video