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Worship Renewal, A Day of Learning

Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
June 30, 2010

You are invited to join Worship Renewal Grant recipients from many denominations around the continent who will be gathering to share what they have learned over the past year with each other and with new grant recipients. Resource Showcases will be led by CICW staff and colleagues, highlighting resources that have been helpful for worship renewal. You will also have the opportunity during the poster session to meet grant project directors, view their posters, and learn about worship renewal projects happening in more than 40 congregations and organizations.

Schedule Overview:

10:00 AM - Check-in

10:30-11:40 AM - Resource Showcase (descriptions below)

2:45-4:15 PM - Poster Session with Grant Recipients

7:30 PM - Evening Worship, "Peace Surpassing Understanding"

Expanded Schedule:

10:00 AM - Check-in, Calvin College Chapel Narthex (Patio Entrance)

10:30 AM - Resource Showcase - Choose one of these sessions to attend. Each session includes a free resource, which you will receive when you arrive at the session. The resource included in each session is listed after the session description below. Descriptions of these resources are available here.

From Blogs to Tweets: Wise use of social networking technology in your worshipingcommunity - Nathan Bierma - Hiemenga Hall 331
What are the benefits and what are the dangers of using Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking tools in our churches and organizations? Free Resource: The Church of All Ages

What We Are Learning from the Worship Renewal Grants - Betty Grit - College Chapel 214 (lower level)
In this session we will listen to the experiences of past and current grant recipients and study some of the most helpful books and online resources that best support a process of worship renewal. Free Resource: The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship

Visual Art as Vehicle: Resources to guide your community toward disciplined creativity - Elizabeth Steele Halstead - Hekman Library, Meeter Center Lecture Hall
Building and sustaining a visual arts program in your community begins with an awareness of how art and architecture can shape and form us. We'll explore case studies where the congregation became part of the process--a key ingredient to successful renewal. Free Resource: Visuals for Worship

How Was the Sermon? Thinking about excellence in preaching - Scott Hoezee - Hiemenga Hall 320
Scott Hoezee will discuss what Calvin Theological Seminary means when it talks about "excellence in preaching." The workshop will look at the categories of Biblical, Contextual, Authentic, and Life-Changing to see how each contributes to sermons from God's Word that provide exactly the nourishment people in churches everywhere long for and need. Free Resource: The Pastor as Minor Poet

How the Church Can Nurture the Spiritual Development of Kids - Robert Keeley - Hiemenga Hall 323
The church plays a big role in the faith nurturing of children. In this session we'll consider what the church can do to encourage spiritual growth in its children and young people. Free Resource: Helping Our Children Grow in Faith

Classic Hymns 101: Hymns for Worship - Bert Polman - Hiemenga Hall 336
This session will explore the riches of the Hymns for Worship anthology—some familiar, some forgotten, and some new hymns that express "theology from the pew." Free Resource: Hymns for Worship

Just Keepin It Real: Authentic and Biblical God-Language for Worship - Ron Rienstra & Deb Rienstra - Seminary Auditorium
This workshop will explore the richness of scriptural language for God--as a remedy for "metaphorical malnourishment," and as a resource for shaping the Christian imagination in public and private prayer. Free Resource: Worship Words

Contemporary Songs for Worship - Paul Ryan - College Chapel Sanctuary
What makes a song contemporary? Maybe it's the latest hit on Christian radio. Perhaps it's any song by Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin or David Crowder. Or, possibly it's any song played by a praise team. In this session we will survey the many varieties of contemporary song, and along the way highlight evaluative principles for choosing the best song. Come prepared to sing! Free Resource: Contemporary Songs for Worship

From Global Song to Heart Song - Greg Scheer - Seminary Chapel
From the German carol “Silent Night” to the Swedish hymn “How Great Thou Art,” our faith has always reverberated with the voices of the saints in all times and in all places. In this session we will explore how voices from all over the world can enrich our worship here in North America. We will sing examples from the new Global Songs for Worship songbook and CD. Free Resource: Global Songs for Worship

Stilling the Storm: Practicing calm leadership through a worship renewal process - Kathy Smith - Seminary Covenant Room
How can a leader guide a group through a process of change? Learn principles for leading effectively toward the goal of worship renewal, while stilling the storms that may develop in your congregation and in yourself. Free Resource: Stilling the Storm

The Church at Worship Yesterday, Today and tomorrow - Carrie Steenwyk - Hiemenga Hall 321
With a heavy focus on primary sources, this session introduces a case study approach to church history that allows space to live into the experiences of a specific worshiping community, embrace the beauty of a particular moment in time, relate to continually important questions for Christian worship, and witness God's faithfulness to his worldwide family. Free Resource: Walking Where Jesus Walked

The Intergenerational Stretch--Is it too much to expect? - Howard Vanderwell - Seminary 241
If intergenerational means that all ages are equally valuable and all have significant needs; if different generations are formed by very different cultures and values today; is it really expecting too much to try and minister to them all meaningfully; does it provide an impossible task for worship planners and leaders? What values lead us to believe its worth a hearty try? Free Resource: The Church of All Ages

2:45 PM - Poster Session - Van Noord Arena Lobby

This event is concurrent with the Worship Renewal Grants Colloquium. Grant recipients from around the continent will be gathering to share what they have learned over the past year. You will have the opportunity during the poster session to meet project directors, view their posters, and learn about more than 40 worship renewal projects. "Open house" format, come and go as you have time.

7:30 PM - Evening Worship - College Chapel

Watch Live

Peace Surpassing Understanding, led by James Abbington, Michael Hawn, and Paul Ryan.

How to Register for this free event:

Send an email to worship@calvin.edu or Call (616) 526-6088

Please let us know your name, the name of your church and your workshop choice when you register.

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