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Archive for February, 2009

Report from Grant Recipient: First African Methodist Episcopal Church: BETHEL in New York City

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Friday, February 27th, 2009

From Betty Grit: A 2008 Worship Renewal Grant was awarded to First African Methodist Episcopal Church: BETHEL, in New York City, to help worshipers learn, reflect and worship together. The pastor, Rev. Henry A. Belin, III stated “We are excited about what this grant will allow us to do. We are calling this season of [...]

Psalms series at Union University

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Thursday, February 26th, 2009

We were grateful for the opportunity to have our director, John Witvliet, travel to Union University last week to give a chapel presentation on the Psalms. Listen to it at Union’s website. This presentation was part of a series this spring at Union on the Psalms and worship. Union received a Worship Renewal Grant to [...]

Ashes and communion: an Ash Wednesday meditation

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Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Debra Rienstra, co-author of our new publication Worship Words, gave this beautiful meditation this past Ash Wednesday: Listen flash player not displaying; get help here;or click ‘mp3′ below to listen var so = new SWFObject(“http://www.worshipsymposium.org//player.swf?audioUrl=http://www.cepreaching.org/files/calvinchapel/drienstra_090225.mp3″, “mymovie”, “400″, “27″, “6″, “#336699″, “low”); so.write(“flashcontent”);• mp3 Read this meditation

Visit to Duke Chapel

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Thursday, February 26th, 2009

I was at Duke University in Durham, N.C., earlier this week for a conference of Lilly-funded religion websites, and was sure to spend some time in the majestic chapel:

Reframe Media launches

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Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Congratulations to our longtime colleague Steve Koster on his launch of Reframe Media, the new name of the English-language ministry of Back to God Ministries International. Reframe Media is the home of several worthwhile radio programs and websites, including Walk the Way and ThinkChristian. Take a look at all they have to offer.

New books: 'Pastor as Minor Poet,' 'Inclusive Yet Discerning,' and more

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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

We’re delighted to introduce several new books in our publications series over the last few months: A Primer on Christian WorshipWilliam A. DyrnessPublisher: EerdmansPublished: 2009 Abraham Kuyper: Our WorshipHarry BoonstraPublisher: EerdmansPublished: 2009 Inclusive Yet DiscerningFrank Burch BrownPublisher: EerdmansPublished: 2009 The Pastor as Minor PoetM. Craig BarnesPublisher: EerdmansPublished: 2009 When God Speaks Through [...]

Faith Alive website relaunch

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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Congratulations to our ministry partner, Faith Alive Christian Resources, on the relaunch of its redesigned website! From CRCNA.org: Faith Alive Christian Resources, the publishing agency of the Christian Reformed Church, has launched a new website that offers an updated look, better navigation and search capabilities, and easier ordering of resources for its customers. Several weeks [...]

Will Willimon: in praise of contemporary worship

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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

From Will Willimon’s blog: I hear that a number of our thriving churches are taking a critical look at their “contemporary worship” services – the services that we began over a decade ago that feature electronic, “contemporary” music and images. We appear to be moving to more eclectic, “ancient-future,” blended sorts of services. I’ve sure [...]

'Repossessing Virtue' from 'Speaking of Faith'

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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

From Speaking of Faith: Repossessing Virtue is part of our ongoing series exploring the moral, spiritual, and practical aspects of the economic downturn. We’ve been contacting familiar voices of wisdom and insight, and asking them a series of questions about the current economic climate. continued …

Alban Weekly on 'Optimal Level of Conflict'

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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

From Alban Weekly: Every congregation experiences conflict, even though each one does so in unique ways. The sources of conflict may vary from the micro to the macro–from intrapersonal pathologies to personality differences to globalization forces–but over time they are inescapable. Various studies have shown that organizational leaders and managers spend up to 25 percent [...]

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