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Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Una entrevista <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=q5XHky6bB0s:d_zuH5rqdv4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=q5XHky6bB0s:d_zuH5rqdv4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=q5XHky6bB0s:d_zuH5rqdv4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=q5XHky6bB0s:d_zuH5rqdv4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=q5XHky6bB0s:d_zuH5rqdv4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=q5XHky6bB0s:d_zuH5rqdv4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=q5XHky6bB0s:d_zuH5rqdv4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/q5XHky6bB0s" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/q5XHky6bB0s/una-entrevista-sobre-los-tres-significados-del-termino-adoracion http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/una-entrevista-sobre-los-tres-significados-del-termino-adoracion http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/una-entrevista-sobre-los-tres-significados-del-termino-adoracion Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Diez convicciones esenciales <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ogBflnr2GXY:qjD7aHpalY4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ogBflnr2GXY:qjD7aHpalY4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ogBflnr2GXY:qjD7aHpalY4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ogBflnr2GXY:qjD7aHpalY4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=ogBflnr2GXY:qjD7aHpalY4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ogBflnr2GXY:qjD7aHpalY4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=ogBflnr2GXY:qjD7aHpalY4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/ogBflnr2GXY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/ogBflnr2GXY/diez-convicciones-esenciales-en-cuanto-al-acto-de-adoracion-cristiana http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/diez-convicciones-esenciales-en-cuanto-al-acto-de-adoracion-cristiana http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/diez-convicciones-esenciales-en-cuanto-al-acto-de-adoracion-cristiana Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture presents four central principles of the relationship between worship and culture. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=Ki8GP-BnRmg:m6XMhOFdDyQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=Ki8GP-BnRmg:m6XMhOFdDyQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=Ki8GP-BnRmg:m6XMhOFdDyQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=Ki8GP-BnRmg:m6XMhOFdDyQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=Ki8GP-BnRmg:m6XMhOFdDyQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=Ki8GP-BnRmg:m6XMhOFdDyQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=Ki8GP-BnRmg:m6XMhOFdDyQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/Ki8GP-BnRmg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/Ki8GP-BnRmg/nairobi-statement-on-worship-and-culture http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/nairobi-statement-on-worship-and-culture http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/nairobi-statement-on-worship-and-culture Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=99eb4fc0-1a9f-40ad-9976-362affb23ea9&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt=" | " class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> Lent is a time not only to focus upon the fleeting impermanence and abject perversity of one’s life. More important, by far, Christians take time to meditate, too, upon their Savior. They dwell upon their Lord’s act of grand love in offering himself for them. An audio recording for this column will be available on March 1, 2012. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=OMXXItPkSIk:0ryrvWq-OII:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=OMXXItPkSIk:0ryrvWq-OII:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=OMXXItPkSIk:0ryrvWq-OII:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=OMXXItPkSIk:0ryrvWq-OII:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=OMXXItPkSIk:0ryrvWq-OII:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=OMXXItPkSIk:0ryrvWq-OII:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=OMXXItPkSIk:0ryrvWq-OII:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/OMXXItPkSIk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/OMXXItPkSIk/coops-column-lent-series-the-radiant-preciousness-of-jesus http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/coops-column-lent-series-the-radiant-preciousness-of-jesus http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/coops-column-lent-series-the-radiant-preciousness-of-jesus Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=cbe331a3-d715-4989-9677-b616d0a9c4fd&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt=" | " class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> It takes an act of slowing life down enough to cultivate wonder, which is one of the reasons God bids his children to practice Sabbath—to take a day off in order to savor life for the sheer and undeserved gift that it is, and then in turn to worship God and to give God thanks for it. This column includes an audio recording by Dale Cooper. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=DItoT0OU-fU:SwaxThppiV0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=DItoT0OU-fU:SwaxThppiV0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=DItoT0OU-fU:SwaxThppiV0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=DItoT0OU-fU:SwaxThppiV0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=DItoT0OU-fU:SwaxThppiV0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=DItoT0OU-fU:SwaxThppiV0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=DItoT0OU-fU:SwaxThppiV0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/DItoT0OU-fU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/DItoT0OU-fU/coops-column-creations-choir-sings-hymns-of-praise http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/coops-column-creations-choir-sings-hymns-of-praise http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/coops-column-creations-choir-sings-hymns-of-praise Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 So how do you move worshipers to prayerful oneness of purpose? Here are some suggestions from around the world. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-B9EfDhm_Pk:Bh0IrT6a5DA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-B9EfDhm_Pk:Bh0IrT6a5DA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-B9EfDhm_Pk:Bh0IrT6a5DA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-B9EfDhm_Pk:Bh0IrT6a5DA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=-B9EfDhm_Pk:Bh0IrT6a5DA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-B9EfDhm_Pk:Bh0IrT6a5DA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=-B9EfDhm_Pk:Bh0IrT6a5DA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/-B9EfDhm_Pk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/-B9EfDhm_Pk/worship-ideas-from-around-the-world http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/worship-ideas-from-around-the-world http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/worship-ideas-from-around-the-world Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Your First Steps in Ethnodoxology <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=TecE8gzVoEE:V9b1Sc1hqw0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=TecE8gzVoEE:V9b1Sc1hqw0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=TecE8gzVoEE:V9b1Sc1hqw0:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=TecE8gzVoEE:V9b1Sc1hqw0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=TecE8gzVoEE:V9b1Sc1hqw0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=TecE8gzVoEE:V9b1Sc1hqw0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=TecE8gzVoEE:V9b1Sc1hqw0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/TecE8gzVoEE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/TecE8gzVoEE/your-first-steps-in-ethnodoxology http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/your-first-steps-in-ethnodoxology http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/your-first-steps-in-ethnodoxology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=85a89407-e6b2-4fdf-8686-36307d4a432e&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="Psalm 23 (detail) by Anneke Kaai | Psalm 23 (detail) by Anneke Kaai" class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> After the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship published Dwelling with Philippians with Eerdmans in 2010, many church Bible study groups studied Philippians using this book as a resource, and have asked for more suggestions similar to Dwelling. Though there are few available on specific books of the Bible, this bibliography is an invitation to biblical study through image and word, each with a different approach. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=zRU4PMoFACY:2lUcHt92D28:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=zRU4PMoFACY:2lUcHt92D28:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=zRU4PMoFACY:2lUcHt92D28:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=zRU4PMoFACY:2lUcHt92D28:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=zRU4PMoFACY:2lUcHt92D28:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=zRU4PMoFACY:2lUcHt92D28:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=zRU4PMoFACY:2lUcHt92D28:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/zRU4PMoFACY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/zRU4PMoFACY/bibliography-text-and-image-in-bible-study http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/bibliography-text-and-image-in-bible-study http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/bibliography-text-and-image-in-bible-study Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 As you begin thinking about why and how to renovate your church, consider gathering a group to talk through these priorities and discussion questions. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=FLbqhdJmKeE:i8kTpwtLrEA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=FLbqhdJmKeE:i8kTpwtLrEA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=FLbqhdJmKeE:i8kTpwtLrEA:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=FLbqhdJmKeE:i8kTpwtLrEA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=FLbqhdJmKeE:i8kTpwtLrEA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=FLbqhdJmKeE:i8kTpwtLrEA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=FLbqhdJmKeE:i8kTpwtLrEA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/FLbqhdJmKeE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/FLbqhdJmKeE/design-guidelines-for-church-renovations http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/design-guidelines-for-church-renovations http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/design-guidelines-for-church-renovations Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 An article offering practical tips and exercises for public reading of Scripture. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=vQQRBori4mk:cHbmi0cDi1E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=vQQRBori4mk:cHbmi0cDi1E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=vQQRBori4mk:cHbmi0cDi1E:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=vQQRBori4mk:cHbmi0cDi1E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=vQQRBori4mk:cHbmi0cDi1E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=vQQRBori4mk:cHbmi0cDi1E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=vQQRBori4mk:cHbmi0cDi1E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/vQQRBori4mk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/vQQRBori4mk/ten-tips-for-reading-scripture-in-public-worship http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/ten-tips-for-reading-scripture-in-public-worship http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/ten-tips-for-reading-scripture-in-public-worship Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=d60d84e6-ccdd-40c0-b96e-d93ebf511010&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="A Tree Planted | by Eric Nykamp" class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> A slideshow of images from the 2012 Calvin Symposium on Worship, held January 26-28, 2012. The annual Calvin Symposium on Worship is an annual, three-day ecumenical conference that brings together a wide audience of pastors, worship leaders and planners, artists, musicians, scholars, students, and other interested worshipers. This year, the symposium explored praying and worshiping through the Psalms. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=GC8YoeIStVY:e9yVT1SBLss:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=GC8YoeIStVY:e9yVT1SBLss:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=GC8YoeIStVY:e9yVT1SBLss:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=GC8YoeIStVY:e9yVT1SBLss:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=GC8YoeIStVY:e9yVT1SBLss:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=GC8YoeIStVY:e9yVT1SBLss:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=GC8YoeIStVY:e9yVT1SBLss:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/GC8YoeIStVY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/GC8YoeIStVY/symposium-2012-photo-slideshow http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-photo-slideshow http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-photo-slideshow Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=e08ee6b1-d003-4111-a646-ec7c414a8e80&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="By the Vision of Another World | Worship in American History, by James Bratt" class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> By the Vision of Another World by James D. Bratt [ed.] samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and, alternatively, how past case studies can enrich our understanding of worship today. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ZOc4FuXtySc:F5noljvnJsQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ZOc4FuXtySc:F5noljvnJsQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ZOc4FuXtySc:F5noljvnJsQ:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ZOc4FuXtySc:F5noljvnJsQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=ZOc4FuXtySc:F5noljvnJsQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=ZOc4FuXtySc:F5noljvnJsQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=ZOc4FuXtySc:F5noljvnJsQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/ZOc4FuXtySc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/ZOc4FuXtySc/by-the-vision-of-another-world-worship-in-american-history-book-excerpt http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/by-the-vision-of-another-world-worship-in-american-history-book-excerpt http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/by-the-vision-of-another-world-worship-in-american-history-book-excerpt Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=0eed49ab-b696-4f66-b668-f0c981ffd9d7&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="Time, talent, and treasure | Pastor Rick Blunt coordinated Lowell First offers of “time, talent, and treasure” during the church mission trip to a local mobile home complex." class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> A conversation on the use of connection cards, cards that allow people to respond to the sermon with service. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=XXbkG-T1JnA:_4cLu_KmRx4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=XXbkG-T1JnA:_4cLu_KmRx4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=XXbkG-T1JnA:_4cLu_KmRx4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=XXbkG-T1JnA:_4cLu_KmRx4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=XXbkG-T1JnA:_4cLu_KmRx4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=XXbkG-T1JnA:_4cLu_KmRx4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=XXbkG-T1JnA:_4cLu_KmRx4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/XXbkG-T1JnA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/XXbkG-T1JnA/rick-blunt-on-connecting-church-offerings-to-grateful-living http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/rick-blunt-on-connecting-church-offerings-to-grateful-living http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/rick-blunt-on-connecting-church-offerings-to-grateful-living Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 How can worshipers understand the congregational offering as a response to God’s grace and a way to join God’s reconciling work in the world? <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=a4zTFQ7VEDM:esCav0CmA1Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=a4zTFQ7VEDM:esCav0CmA1Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=a4zTFQ7VEDM:esCav0CmA1Y:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=a4zTFQ7VEDM:esCav0CmA1Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=a4zTFQ7VEDM:esCav0CmA1Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=a4zTFQ7VEDM:esCav0CmA1Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=a4zTFQ7VEDM:esCav0CmA1Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/a4zTFQ7VEDM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/a4zTFQ7VEDM/church-offerings-as-acts-of-worship http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/church-offerings-as-acts-of-worship http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/church-offerings-as-acts-of-worship Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=f132aeac-e96c-4caa-90a9-7df52e263160&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="sessions 2012 | sessions 2012" class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> How do we create an environment for worship that builds genuine community among those with no or perhaps with negative, experiences of “church”? Session 2 of 2. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-_6QYg2ytKQ:48DZMBzLj-Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-_6QYg2ytKQ:48DZMBzLj-Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-_6QYg2ytKQ:48DZMBzLj-Q:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-_6QYg2ytKQ:48DZMBzLj-Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=-_6QYg2ytKQ:48DZMBzLj-Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-_6QYg2ytKQ:48DZMBzLj-Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=-_6QYg2ytKQ:48DZMBzLj-Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/-_6QYg2ytKQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/-_6QYg2ytKQ/symposium-2012-rethinking-christian-community-and-worship-in-a-global-and-post-modern-context-session-2 http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-rethinking-christian-community-and-worship-in-a-global-and-post-modern-context-session-2 http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-rethinking-christian-community-and-worship-in-a-global-and-post-modern-context-session-2 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=1fbfa5a9-26a1-41d2-bbb1-3c9ebb145031&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="Psalm 103:7-8 by Timothy R. Botts | Psalm 103:7-8 by Timothy R. Botts" class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> Abounding in Steadfast Love, Psalm 103, was part of the Calvin Symposium on Worship 2012. This service is a celebration of word and sacrament with Thomas G. Long, Martha Moore-Keish, and Stanley Mast. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=kCzoNGcl_yw:oZkKhJvzfFk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=kCzoNGcl_yw:oZkKhJvzfFk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=kCzoNGcl_yw:oZkKhJvzfFk:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=kCzoNGcl_yw:oZkKhJvzfFk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=kCzoNGcl_yw:oZkKhJvzfFk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=kCzoNGcl_yw:oZkKhJvzfFk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=kCzoNGcl_yw:oZkKhJvzfFk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/kCzoNGcl_yw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/kCzoNGcl_yw/symposium-2012-communion-service-psalm-103 http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-communion-service-psalm-103 http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-communion-service-psalm-103 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=d60d84e6-ccdd-40c0-b96e-d93ebf511010&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="A Tree Planted | by Eric Nykamp" class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> We will explore some of the distinctiveness of worship in Hispanic Churches in USA. There will be a discussion of the characteristics of the Latino culture and its implications on the way worship is conducted in these communities. Session 2 [Saturday, January 28, 2012]. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-QgFYTed6uw:VPCTzFU6Ox4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-QgFYTed6uw:VPCTzFU6Ox4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-QgFYTed6uw:VPCTzFU6Ox4:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-QgFYTed6uw:VPCTzFU6Ox4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=-QgFYTed6uw:VPCTzFU6Ox4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=-QgFYTed6uw:VPCTzFU6Ox4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=-QgFYTed6uw:VPCTzFU6Ox4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/-QgFYTed6uw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/-QgFYTed6uw/symposium-2012-worship-practices-in-the-hispanic-culture-session-2 http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-worship-practices-in-the-hispanic-culture-session-2 http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-worship-practices-in-the-hispanic-culture-session-2 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=f132aeac-e96c-4caa-90a9-7df52e263160&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="sessions 2012 | sessions 2012" class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> We are currently observing a new phenomenon within the development of young adults: emerging adulthood, which spans the ages of 18 to 29, marked by unprecedented options for education, work and career choices, delayed marriage and family life, and remarkable geographic mobility. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=0tQGPku-lnM:rXQr0dHERwU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=0tQGPku-lnM:rXQr0dHERwU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=0tQGPku-lnM:rXQr0dHERwU:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=0tQGPku-lnM:rXQr0dHERwU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=0tQGPku-lnM:rXQr0dHERwU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=0tQGPku-lnM:rXQr0dHERwU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=0tQGPku-lnM:rXQr0dHERwU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/0tQGPku-lnM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/0tQGPku-lnM/symposium-2012-emerging-adults-emerging-worship http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-emerging-adults-emerging-worship http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-emerging-adults-emerging-worship Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=f132aeac-e96c-4caa-90a9-7df52e263160&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="sessions 2012 | sessions 2012" class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> How do we create an environment for worship that builds genuine community among those with no or perhaps with negative, experiences of “church”? Session 1 of 2. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=sKCgvtitiqM:Fie8LpXv_5E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=sKCgvtitiqM:Fie8LpXv_5E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=sKCgvtitiqM:Fie8LpXv_5E:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=sKCgvtitiqM:Fie8LpXv_5E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=sKCgvtitiqM:Fie8LpXv_5E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=sKCgvtitiqM:Fie8LpXv_5E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=sKCgvtitiqM:Fie8LpXv_5E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/sKCgvtitiqM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/sKCgvtitiqM/symposium-2012-rethinking-christian-community-and-worship-in-a-global-and-post-modern-context-session-1 http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-rethinking-christian-community-and-worship-in-a-global-and-post-modern-context-session-1 http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-rethinking-christian-community-and-worship-in-a-global-and-post-modern-context-session-1 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 <img src="http://worship.calvin.edu/resize_image?id=f132aeac-e96c-4caa-90a9-7df52e263160&maxw=300&maxh=200" alt="sessions 2012 | sessions 2012" class="left" style="max-width: 300px; max-height: 200px;" /><br /> The word justice is never far hidden in the vocabulary of the psalmists. Over half the psalms specifically use the word. But in worship today, particularly in the Western church, the word is suspect and politicised. <br/><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=yh8KefLtbQY:qGUICLB821o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=yh8KefLtbQY:qGUICLB821o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=yh8KefLtbQY:qGUICLB821o:I9og5sOYxJI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?d=I9og5sOYxJI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=yh8KefLtbQY:qGUICLB821o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=yh8KefLtbQY:qGUICLB821o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?a=yh8KefLtbQY:qGUICLB821o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/cicw-resources?i=yh8KefLtbQY:qGUICLB821o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cicw-resources/~4/yh8KefLtbQY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicw-resources/~3/yh8KefLtbQY/symposium-2012-the-strange-silence-of-songs-of-justice-in-contemporary-biblical-worship http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-the-strange-silence-of-songs-of-justice-in-contemporary-biblical-worship http://worship.calvin.edu/resources/resource-library/symposium-2012-the-strange-silence-of-songs-of-justice-in-contemporary-biblical-worship