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CRCNA press release on Symposium opening service

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Thursday, January 29th, 2009

From CRCNA: January 29, 2009 — The annual Calvin Symposium on Worship kicked off Thursday morning with a stirring and yet reflective worship service in Calvin’s College’s Fine Arts Center in Grand Rapids, Mich. Preaching to an audience that filled the Fine Arts Center, Rev. Craig Barnes, pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Penn., [...]

GR Press on Symposium '09

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Thursday, January 29th, 2009

From the Grand Rapids Press: The symposium kicks off Thursday with 10 daylong seminars, including “Preaching Parables,” a topic in line with the conference theme. All six conference worship services will feature preaching on Jesus’ parables, and an art exhibit inspired by the parable of the prodigal son runs all week. Some of the artists [...]

Prodigal Son Exhibit featured at Worship Symposium

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Monday, January 19th, 2009

We are delighted to reflect on Larry and Mary Gerbens’ collection of art on the theme of the prodigal son at Symposium this year, and to center on the parables of Jesus in our worship this year. More information about this exhibit from the Calvin College Center Art Gallery: In 2008-09 Larry and Mary Gerbens [...]

Happy 20th to Image!

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Monday, January 19th, 2009

From Image journal’s newsletter: Image issue 60 recently mailed to subscribers. In honor of our twentieth anniversary, this bumper issue includes extra pages and special visual art features: new work from twelve of our favorite artists who have appeared in Image in the past, including Mary McCleary, Tim Hawkinson, Joel Sheesley, Alfonse Borysewicz, Lynn Aldrich, [...]

Phillip Jenkins on Recovering the Ancient Church of the Middle East

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Monday, January 19th, 2009

Phillip Jenkins, in an interview with Christianity Today: (also see his article for CT on recovering the history of the Eastern Church) [The] Eastern world has a solid claim to be the direct lineal heir of the earliest New Testament Christianity. Throughout their history, the Eastern churches used Syriac, which is close to Jesus’s own [...]

Geez magazine's 'Daringly Awkward Sermon Contest'

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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

From Geez magazine: The Daringly Awkward Sermon Contest. . . because social change is a bit awkward Maybe the key to social change and spiritual growth is found in stumbling, fumbling, oafish awkwardness. Our pulpit awaits. continued…

Do recessions bring people to church?

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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

From the New York Times: [S]ince September, pastors nationwide say they have seen such a burst of new interest that they find themselves contending with powerful conflicting emotions — deep empathy and quiet excitement — as they re-encounter an old piece of religious lore: Bad times are good for evangelical churches. continued… Read some blog [...]

GR Press on Bellamy congregation

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Saturday, December 20th, 2008

The Grand Rapids Press has this article and photo gallery from a visit to the Ionia Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility, where a new congregation is worshiping regularly. Dressed in blue-and-orange prison suits and tennis shoes, the men came forward for Holy Communion singing an old spiritual. “Hallelujah, we’re going to see the king,” they sang [...]

GR Press on Stockbridge Boiler Room community facing zoning issues

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Thursday, December 4th, 2008

We saw this story in our local paper last weekend, featuring Symposium 2009 presenters Jenn and Tony Tendero: A prayer group that meets in a three-stall garage on the city’s West Side has run afoul of officials in the city’s Planning Department. They have asked the Stockbridge Boiler Room to apply for a special land-use [...]

Mourning the loss of William Spoelhof

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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

We mourn the death and celebrate the life of William Spoelhof, former president of Calvin College and longtime member of the Calvin community. Dr. Spoelhof died just days away from his 99th birthday. Just a few weeks ago he was still walking past our front door to the nearby coffee kitchen where he and colleagues [...]

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Posts Tagged ‘News’

CRCNA press release on Symposium opening service

GR Press on Symposium '09

Prodigal Son Exhibit featured at Worship Symposium

Happy 20th to Image!

Phillip Jenkins on Recovering the Ancient Church of the Middle East

Geez magazine's 'Daringly Awkward Sermon Contest'

Do recessions bring people to church?

GR Press on Bellamy congregation

GR Press on Stockbridge Boiler Room community facing zoning issues

Mourning the loss of William Spoelhof

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