Archive for August, 2009
Brent House, Chicago, IL
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Posted by Betty Grit On a summer Saturday afternoon I visited with David Newheiser, Project Director for the 2009 Worship Renewal Grant to Brent House, a campus ministry of the Episcopal Church. Seven graduate students call Brent House home while studying at the University of Chicago. On Sunday evenings during the school year, worshipers from [...]
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Grace Christian Reformed Church, Oak Lawn, IL
Friday, August 14th, 2009
Posted by Betty Grit Collaborative worship planning that includes visual arts has become an integral part of the life of this congregation. As I visited the church on a Saturday morning, I found the sanctuary filled with visual connections between Paul’s missionary journeys and life in Chicago. Roman columns, pottery and pictures of familiar Oak [...]
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Report #2 from Korean Worship and Music Conference
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Second report from Paul Ryan: (read previous report) At the 12th annual Korean Worship and Music Conference several themes and issues have emerged. One of the impressive aspects of this conference is the way that leaders have maintained the tension between their faith and the openness to creativity and experimentation. Like a tree deeply rooted, [...]
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Report #1 from Korean Worship and Music Conference
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Report from Paul Ryan, filed last week from Decatur, Georgia: This week I am attending the 12th annual Korean Worship and Music Conference at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. I am one of two non-Koreans attending the conference (the other is David Gambrel from the Office of Worship for the PCUSA). I am here [...]
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Web Highlighter – August 3, 2009
Monday, August 3rd, 2009
What’s New Online at CICW? • Story: The Spirit in Worship • Cyril of Jerusalem • New Job Postings • Blog and Twitter Posts God of power, May the boldness of your Spirit transform us, May the gentleness of your Spirit lead us, May the gifts of your Spirit equip us To serve and worship [...]
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Book Groups We invited 30 book groups across the U.S. and Canada to meet and discuss The Church of All Ages and its implications for their worship, and to share their notes here.Learn more
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