Worship Weblog

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

Archive for the ‘Publications’ Category

Wrapping up two reading groups

Posted by CICW

During the fall of 2010, the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship sponsored two sets of book groups using two of our recent publications: Worship Words, by Debra Rienstra and Ron Rienstra and Shaped by God, edited by Robert Keeley. We gathered the leaders of these book groups during summer to orient them to the books’ content [...]

Read More »

Tags:
Posted in Books, Leadership, Publications, Worshiping Communities | No Responses »

Which Language Shapes How You Worship?

Posted by Joan Huyser-Honig

Picture yourself alone in your car at a tollbooth in Mackinaw City, Michigan, gazing at the structure spanning the Mackinac Straits. Why does the German language see this span as  feminine (die Brücke), Spanish describe it as masculine (el puente), and English as gender neutral (bridge)? And why might someone else in the same location–say an Australian [...]

Read More »

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Authors, Books, Publications, Reading, Resources, Worshipers, Worshiping Communities | No Responses »

Ancaster Book Group – Third Meeting

Posted by CICW

Book Groups We invited 34 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 Report from Jeff Klingenberg’s book group in Ancaster, Ontario: Adjourning As the colours of Fall gave way to the gray [...]

Read More »

Tags: , , ,
Posted in Church of All Ages | No Responses »

Denver Book Group – Third Meeting

Posted by cicw

Book Groups We invited 34 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 Report from Joel Schreurs’ book group in Denver, Colorado: Central Question: But really, can this work? Mike wasted no time. He [...]

Read More »

Tags: , ,
Posted in Church of All Ages | No Responses »

Brookline Book Group – Third Meeting

Posted by cicw

Book Groups We invited 34 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 Report from Kevin Manuel’s book group in Brookline, Massachusetts: What are some of the cultural and familial challenges when it comes [...]

Read More »

Tags: , ,
Posted in Church of All Ages | No Responses »

Berkeley Book Group – Third Meeting

Posted by cicw

Book Groups We invited 34 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 Report from Nancy Hall’s book group in Berkeley, California: As we brought our fall book group gatherings to a close, we [...]

Read More »

Tags: , ,
Posted in Church of All Ages | No Responses »

Berkeley Book Group – Second Meeting

Posted by cicw

Book Groups We invited 34 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 Report from Nancy Hall’s book group in Berkeley, California: At the end of our first meeting, in September, I asked the [...]

Read More »

Tags: , ,
Posted in Church of All Ages | No Responses »

Bellflower Book Group – Third Meeting

Posted by cicw

Book Groups We invited 34 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 Report from Bonnie Mulder Behnia’s book group in Bellflower, California: Questions on Chapters 5 and 6: 1. Do you believe that [...]

Read More »

Tags: , ,
Posted in Church of All Ages | No Responses »

Schenectady Book Group – Third Meeting

Posted by cicw

Book Groups We invited 34 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 Report from Lisa Vander Wal’s book group in Schenectady, New York: The question upon which we centered was, how can we [...]

Read More »

Tags: , ,
Posted in Church of All Ages | No Responses »

Hampton Book Group – First Meeting

Posted by cicw

Book Groups We invited 34 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 Report from Steve Prince’s book group in Hampton, Virginia: It was a cold Sunday afternoon on December 20, 2009 in Hampton. [...]

Read More »

Tags: , ,
Posted in Church of All Ages | No Responses »

Page 1 of 912345...Last »

Worship Weblog is proudly powered by WordPress 3.1.3 Entries (RSS) Comments (RSS).