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.
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.
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.
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.
Multiple Pathways for Youth
2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video
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.
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.
What We are Learning about the Church from Calvin University Students
A panel of Calvin students with varying church and leadership church experiences will share how their participation in the local church has deepened their love for the Church as the body of Christ.
Singing the Psalms of Hope in a Covid-Shaped World
2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video
Preaching and Singing the Resurrection
2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video
Healthy Leadership in Anxious Times
2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video
Deeply Formed Ministry
2021 Online Calvin Symposium on Worship | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video