thoughts and links on worship, theology, and congregational life
from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
March 19th, 2009
Blogger John Hobbins notes this ongoing series of articles and posted comments from Today’s Christian Woman on domestic violence in Christian homes.
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March 11th, 2009
From Kristen Verhulst: On March 10, EnVisionChurch, in partnership with the National Catholic Partnership on Disability, conducted a webinar called “Access to Liturgical Spaces: Welcoming ALL to this Place.” Rev. Mark Stephenson, Director of Disability Concerns for the Christian Reformed Church attended this webinar at the Grand Rapids Diocese office. The webinar opened with a [...]
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March 9th, 2009
resonant word or phrase from today’s reading Jeremiah 1:11The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.” Commentary:• ‘… [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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
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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:
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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.
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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