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Calvin Symposium on Worship, January 29–31, 2009

Confirmed Presenters

From a growing list of confirmed presenters:

Alexis Abernethy, a clinical psychologist, associate professor in the graduate school of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, and author of the forthcoming Worship That Changes Lives (Baker, 2008)

Kenneth Bailey, Presbyterian pastor, Research Professor of New Testament at the Ecumenical Institute (Tantur) in Jerusalem (emeritus), with more than 40 years of living and teaching in Egypt, Lebanon, Jerusalem, and Cypress; author of 8 books, numerous articles, plays, film-scripts—many of which have been translated into more than dozen languages

Craig Barnes, Pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA, professor of pastoral ministry at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and author of numerous books

Carol Bechtel, professor of Old Testament, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI, and contributing editor to Touching the Altar: The Old Testament and Christian Worship (Eerdmans, 2008)

J. Todd Billings, assistant professor of Reformed theology, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI

Harry Boonstra, theological librarian (emeritus), Calvin College and Seminary

Sandra Bowden, a painter and printmaker living in Chatham, MD; author of Art as Image; and former president of Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA, 1993-2007). Her visual meditations on time include influences and artifacts from her study of Hebrew and biblical archaeology.

Keith Brautigam, professor of music at Calvin College, and a baritone soloist in many concert and oratorio performances both nationally and internationally

Randall Buursma, adjunct associate professor of communication arts and sciences, Calvin College, and a writer/performer of liturgical drama

Erik Carter, assistant professor of special education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and author of Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities: A Guide for Service Providers, Families, and Congregations (Paul H. Brookes, 2007)

Simon Chan, professor of systematic theology at Trinity Theological College in Singapore, and author of Liturgical Theology: The Church as Worshiping Community (InterVarsity Press, 2006)

Jason Clark, a fulltime pastor of a church in London, a PhD candidate at Kings College, and coordinator of a resource network that arises from his research area, Emergent UK

Kevin Corcoran, associate professor of philosophy, Calvin College, and currently part of a book project exploring the Emergent Church

David D. Daniels III, professor of church history at McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL, and a member of the Society for Pentecostal Studies and the Pentecostal International Dialogue

Marva Dawn, theologian, educator, teaching fellow in spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, Canada, and author of many books on worship and spirituality

Dennis Dewey, an ordained pastor (PCUSA) and professional biblical storyteller with a worldwide ministry

Edward Doemland, jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, who regularly plans and lead jazz services with guest jazz musicians

Paul Galbreath, associate professor of preaching and worship at Union Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education, and author of Leading from the Table (Alban Institute, 2008)

Darwin Glassford, associate professor of church education and director of M.A. programs at Calvin Theological Seminary

Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America and author of Leadership from Inside Out: Spirituality and Organizational Change (Crossroad, 2005)

Betty Grit, program manager of the Worship Renewal Grants Program of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Sam Hamstra, adjunct professor of worship at Northern Baptist Seminary, Lombard, IL; pastor of Palos Heights (Illinois) Christian Reformed Church; author of Principled Worship: Biblical Guidelines for Emerging Liturgies (Wipf & Stock, 2006)

Ena Heller, executive director of the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA), New York, NY

Robert Hobby, director of music, Trinity English Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN, and a composer of more than fifty published works for organ and choir

Mary Hulst, assistant professor of preaching, Calvin Theological Seminary

Robert J. Keeley, professor of education at Calvin College and author of Helping Our Children Grow in Faith (Baker, 2008)

Herman Keizer, Jr., director of chaplaincy ministries for the Christian Reformed Church in North America, and chair of the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces, the largest chaplaincy organization in the United States

Young Richard Kim, assistant professor of history, Calvin College

Kimberly Long, editor of Call to Worship; assistant professor of worship and coordinator of worship resources for congregations at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA

Ron Man, director of Worship Resources International, a division of Greater Europe Mission; teacher of biblical foundations of worship in many schools around the world; and producer of the free online worship newsletter Worship Notes (www.worr.org)

Barbara Newman, special education consultant in Western Michigan for the Christian Learning Center, a ministry to students and adults with identified disabilities, and author of Autism and Your Church (Faith Alive, 2006)

Robert Nordling, conductor of the Calvin College Orchestra, the Calvin Alumni Orchestra, and on the staff of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Setri Nyomi, General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, Geneva, Switzerland

Gerardo Oberman, pastor and general secretary (1998-2007) for the Reformed Churches in Argentina; also liturgist, song writer, creator and coordinator of La Red Creatre (www.redcreate.org.ar)

Luke A. Powery, assistant professor of homiletics, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ

Bob Rognlien, senior pastor of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Torrance, CA, and author of Experiential Worship (NavPress, 2005)

Charsie Sawyer, professor of voice and director of the Gospel Choir at Calvin College

K. Lee Scott, a much published and fulltime composer of anthems, hymns, and liturgical music, based in Birmingham, AL, and currently working on an oratorio on the Birmingham church bombing of 1963

Kurt Selles, director of the Global Center, Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, Birmingham, AL

James K.A. Smith, associate professor of philosophy at Calvin College, and author of Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? (Baker Academic, 2006)

Carl Stam, director of the Institute for Christian Worship and associate professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY

Martin Tel, director of music, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ

Frank Thomas, pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, TN, and author of several books on preaching

Howard Vanderwell, resource specialist with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, adjunct professor of worship at Calvin Theological Seminary, and editor/contributor to The Church of All Ages (Alban Institute, 2008)

Fritz West, liturgical writer and author of Scripture and Memory—the Ecumenical Hermeneutic of the Three-Year Lectionaries (Liturgical Press, 1997)

Rae E. Whitney, author of many hymn texts, many of which are published in With Joy Our Spirits Sing and Under the Fig Tree (Selah, 1995 & 2007)

John D. Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and professor of music and worship at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary; author of several books on worship, most recently The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship (Eerdmans, 2007)

David J. Wood, coordinator of the Lilly Endowment’s Transition into Ministry Program and pastor of the First Baptist Church (ABCUSA) of Gardiner, ME

Mark Yaconelli, co-founder and director of the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project housed at San Francisco Theological Seminary, and author of Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus (Zondervan, 2006)

Joyce Ann Zimmerman, director of the Institute for Liturgical Ministry in Dayton, OH, and founding editor and columnist of Liturgical Ministry magazine

…plus presentations by CEP and CICW staff members, and additional sessions developed in response to your conference evaluations.

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