Worship Weblog

thoughts and links on worship, theology, and congregational life
from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Web Highlighter – June 1, 2010

The Spirit gathers us to worship God and builds us up in faith, hope, and love so that we may go into the world to proclaim the gospel and work for justice and peace. Let us worship God together.

- -call to worship for Pentecost, from the Worship Sourcebook, p.690

Stories

Dare to Ask a Beautiful Question

Joel Van Dyke says desperation drove him to start asking what he calls beautiful questions. As co-pastor of Bethel Temple Community Bible Church in a Philadelphia neighborhood stigmatized as "the Badlands," his job was to focus on people age 30 and under. His experience eventually led him into a paradigm-shifting pattern of ministry that any church can use to see God’s grace at work in hard places.

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Events

Reformed Mission in an Age of World Christianity

June 15 - 17, 2010 Calvin College Grand Rapids, Michigan A global conference designed to strengthen the intersection between Reformed Christian faith expressions and global movements for world Christianity.

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Resources

Reflections on Intergenerational Book Groups

We invited 30 book groups across Canada and the United States, with over 250 readers total, to meet regularly and discuss The Church of All Ages and its implications for intergenerational worship in their context. Each group submitted reflections from their discussions in order to share their learning.

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Partners

CRC Network

The Christian Reformed Church in North America has launched a new website for members to connect with each other about doing ministry. Called The Network, it's a way for churches to enter into conversations with each other about the nuts and bolts of ministry—from being a deacon, to teaching Sunday school, church websites, youth mininistry, small groups, and worship, with contributions by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

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