Archive for January, 2009
Morning worship in the F.A.C.
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Tags: parables, scripture, services, wsymp09
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Prayer Room at Symposium
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Tags: church, intercessory, prayer, world, wsymp09
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Morning Worship in the Chapel with the L.O.F.T. team
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Tags: music, video, wsymp09
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CRCNA press release on Symposium opening service
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
From CRCNA: January 29, 2009 — The annual Calvin Symposium on Worship kicked off Thursday morning with a stirring and yet reflective worship service in Calvin’s College’s Fine Arts Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. Preaching to an audience that filled the Fine Arts Center, Rev. Craig Barnes, pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Penn., [...]
Tags: News, services, wsymp09
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Guests from 40 countries at Symposium 2009
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
International guests at Worship Symposium 2008 The Calvin Symposium on Worship will again be a small taste of the heavenly worship of Christians from “every tribe and tongue” (Rev. 7:9). We are delighted to welcome to Symposium this year over 100 guests from 40 countries (from Angola to Zambia!). Many will be leading worship and [...]
Tags: world
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Presenter Previews: Gerardo Oberman at Symposium 2009
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Gerardo Oberman at Worship Symposium 2008 Among over 70 presenters at this year’s Calvin Symposium on Worship will be Gerardo Oberman, former general secretary of the Reformed Churches in Argentina. Oberman is a pastor, liturgist, composer, and creator and coordinator of the worship resource network La Red Crearte. Last month, Oberman and colleague Horacio Vivares [...]
Tags: music, prespreviews09
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Presenter Previews: Marva Dawn at Symposium 2009
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Among over 70 presenters at this year’s Calvin Symposium on Worship will be Marva Dawn, theologian, educator, teaching fellow in spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada, and author of many books on worship and spirituality. She spoke at the 2002 January Series at Calvin College. She will preach in evening worship and lead [...]
Tags: prespreviews09, spiritualformation
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GR Press on Symposium '09
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
From the Grand Rapids Press: The symposium kicks off Thursday with 10 daylong seminars, including “Preaching Parables,” a topic in line with the conference theme. All six conference worship services will feature preaching on Jesus’ parables, and an art exhibit inspired by the parable of the prodigal son runs all week. Some of the artists [...]
Tags: arts, News, parables
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Presenter Previews: Frank Thomas at Symposium 2009
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
Among over 70 presenters at this year’s Calvin Symposium on Worship will be Dr. Frank Thomas, pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tenn., and professor of preaching at Memphis Theological Seminary and at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. He is the author of books such as They Like to Never Quit Praisin’ God: [...]
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Presenter Previews: Erik Carter and Barbara Newman at Symposium 2009
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Among over 70 presenters at this year’s Calvin Symposium on Worship will be two leading voices on including persons with disabilities in worshiping communities. Erik Carter is assistant professor of special education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and author of Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities: A Guide for Service Providers, Families, and Congregations. [...]
Tags: communities, congregations, disabilities, prespreviews09
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