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Symposium 2011 snapshots: Thursday seminars
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Symposium 2011 snapshots from Thursday seminars
Tags: learning, seminars, Symposium 2011
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Singing and Praying for Pakistani Flood Victims
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Twenty million people. That’s how many people live in Australia. It’s also how many Pakistanis became displaced when torrential monsoons unleashed the Indus River beyond its banks along the nation’s entire length. The mind shudders to comprehend the magnitude of help needed. Rather than resolve to not think about all those homeless hungry people, you can bring your distress [...]
Tags: Christians in Pakistan, hymns, learning, Pakistan Flood 2010, psalms, suffering, world
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Year-End Reflections from Grant Recipients
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
We have been blessed to receive and reflect on year-end reports from 2009 recipients of Worship Renewal Grants. The reports tell of both pain and growth in worshiping communities around the continent. Here are some excerpts from responses we received to our year-end questions.
Tags: communication, congregations, gleanings, growth, leadership, learning, reflection, renewal
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Five upcoming webinars on 'Congregations and the Economic Crisis Conversation, Perspective, Guidance' from the Alban Institute
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
From Alban: We have all felt the effects of the economic downturn in our personal and organizational lives. Individuals and organizations of all sorts are wondering what this crisis means in terms of the resources available to accomplish their missions. Congregations and religious organizations are not immune to the forces at work during economic tough [...]
Tags: alban, congregations, economy, learning, upcoming, webinars
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Report on Festival of Faith and Music at Calvin College
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
The Calvin College Student Activities Office hosted a tremendous event here at Calvin last weekend, the Festival of Faith and Music 2009. That website will eventually have some audio files from the conference, and I hope to post a brief Q&A with two of the conference organizers, my friends Rob and Kirstin, in the next [...]
Tags: calvincollege, culture, learning, music, reflection, reports
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Learning Opportunity this Summer: 'The Art of Conducting'
Monday, February 9th, 2009
From the Calvin College Music Department: The Art of Conducting: A Workshop for Music Educators Music Department faculty Dr. Tiffany Engle, Dr. Joel Navarro, and Prof. Robert Nordling will lead a graduate level conducting workshop this summer. Class sessions will focus on further development of participants’ ability to conduct bands, orchestras, and choirs. This class [...]
Tags: conducting, learning, music
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