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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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Report on Emily Brink’s global songs presentation at Baylor
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
We’re delighted to read this report on our colleague Emily Brink’s presentation at Baylor University:
Songs can be adopted from one culture to another but must be treated with respect, according to Dr. Emily Brink, a senior research fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
In her lecture Tuesday, titled “International Adoption Agents: How Songs Find New Homes,” Brink talked about how songs cross cultural lines.
Tags: Baylor, culture, Emily Brink, global songs, Greek, Hebrew, hymns, music, O God Our Help in Ages Past
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Global Christmas Song Festival
Friday, December 4th, 2009
Highly recommended event for readers in Texas and Oklahoma!
Tags: advent, christmas, hawn, music
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Presenter Previews: Eric Sarwar at Symposium 2010
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Among over 70 presenters at the upcoming Calvin Symposium on Worship (Jan. 28-30, 2010) will be Eric Sarwar, director of the Tehillim School of Church Music & Worship in Karachi, Pakistan, and an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church of Pakistan. Earlier this year, Rev. Sarwar was attacked at gunpoint in Karachi amid an outbreak [...]
Tags: music, pakistan, persecution, prespreviews10, psalms, sarwar
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'Let Justice Roll Down' wins CRC justice song contest
Friday, November 13th, 2009
From www.crcna.org The Christian Reformed Church is pleased to announce that David Landegent of Holland, MI, is the winner of the Justice song contest with his entry *Let Justice Roll Down*. To win a portion of the $1,000 in prize money, individuals were asked tocompose a song relating to social justice issues. Prize money was [...]
Tags: c rc, justice, music, News
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Presenter Previews: Keith and Kristyn Getty at Worship Symposium 2010
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Among over 70 presenters at the upcoming Calvin Symposium on Worship (Jan. 28-30, 2010) will be Keith and Kristyn Getty, Irish composers and performers of new songs for worship. Their latest album is ‘Awaken the Dawn.’ Keith is best known for co-writing the song ‘In Christ Alone.’ You can read this story on our website [...]
Tags: gettys, KeithKristynGetty, music, prespreviews10
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Presenter Previews: Alison Adam at Worship Symposium 2010
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Among over 70 presenters at the upcoming Calvin Symposium on Worship (Jan. 28-30, 2010) will be Alison Adam, member of the Iona Community in Scotland, currently based in London. Her internationally known work is very much an expression of Iona’s commitment to the renewal of worship. She works to enable churches and organizations to develop [...]
Tags: AlisonAdam, iona, music, prespreviews10
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Nations in Praise Ensemble
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Worship Institute friends and colleagues Robin Harris and Paul Neeley alerted us to this video created by the new inter-ethnic, inter-church “Nations In Praise Ensemble” (NIPE) based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. This ensemble gathers people from different countries with different music to learn from each other in order to worship God with the nations [...]
Tags: music
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