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Report from the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous Peoples
Friday, January 14th, 2011
Ya’at’eeh. This week I have the privilege of attending the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous Peoples. This conference is held every 2-3 years in the land of the indigenous tribe or group that is hosting the gathering. This year we are in New Zealand as the guests of the Maori people.
Tags: by Mark Charles, indigenous worship, Mark Charles, New Zealand, WCGIP
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Report #3 from St. Olaf conference
Friday, August 6th, 2010
When I think back on the week at St. Olaf’s Conference on Worship, Theology and the Arts, the thing that stands out the most is the worship. It was worship that was like none I have experienced elsewhere. Every detail is scrutinized. Every detail flows like it is effortless. There is no panic stricken student workers; there is plenty of thought. And so, coming away, I am left with an eye that looks at worship in a slightly different light.
Tags: awe, beauty, beauty of God, Lord's Supper, music, organ, participation, St Olaf conference 2010
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Report #2 from St. Olaf conference
Friday, August 6th, 2010
I see a white-robed procession gliding to the front of the chapel as evening sunlight streams through colored glass. The images in the glass tell the story of God’s people, beginning with creation and ending with the end of time. At the front of the chapel are bare, dry branches which through the course of a week are transformed into a stable and a star. I hear the organ trumpeting out a mighty fanfare that reverberates through the echoing chapel. The cantor’s voice pierces through silence, singing a phrase on a single pitch. Children’s voices float gently in the air, blended in perfect unison, and the hand bells dance as music flows smoothly from one musician to the next. I taste the sharp bite of communion wine and hear the voice proclaiming to me the good news—”The blood of Christ shed for you.”
Tags: branches, Children’s voices, fanfare, Lord's Supper, music, St Olaf conference 2010, wine
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Report from St. Olaf conference
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
The five days I spent at St. Olaf last week were the first encounter I have had with Lutheran worship. As I reflect on my time at this conference, I feel that much of what I experienced most pointedly was a result of Lutheran teaching and tradition.
Tags: Calvinist, event reports, Lord's Supper, Lutheran, music, St Olaf conference 2010, St. Olaf, tradition
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Hope For Creation—A Live Creation Care Worship Experience
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
From the Christian Reformed Church Office of Social Justice:
Tags: creation, creation care, Earth Day
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