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Calvin Symposium on Worship, January 28-30, 2010
Confirmed Presenters
From a growing list of presenters...
Alison Adam, member of the Iona Community in Scotland, currently based in London.
Alice Apol, a trainer for the Christian Reformed Church in North America, received training from Sonja Stewart at Western Theological Seminary. She currently serves as a Children and Worship leader at Neland Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, MI.
Sarah Arthur, author of The God-Hungry Imagination: The Art of Storytelling for Postmodern Youth Ministry (Upper Room Books, 2007), and a writer and speaker on issues of youth ministry.
Nicqi Ashwood, an ordained pastor in the United Church in Jamaica, and Education and Mission Secretary to the Caribbean and North America Council for Mission.
Mariano Avila, professor of New Testament, Calvin Theological Seminary, Bible translator and former pastor in Mexico.
Irene Bakker, worship planner at Hebron Christian Reformed Church in Whitby, ON, elementary school teacher, and member of the Christian Reformed Synodical Study Committee on Faith Formation.
Veda Bankhead, creative arts manager at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Memphis, TN.
Jeff Barker, Endowed Professor of Theatre at Northwestern College, Orange City, IA, and also teaches in the doctoral program at the Robert E. Webber Institute of Worship Studies. He was selected Iowa Professor of the Year in 2006.
Jeremy Begbie, formerly of Cambridge University, England, now professor at Duke University Divinity School, Durham, NC; he is founder of Theology Through the Arts, a project "to discover and demonstrate ways in which the arts can contribute towards the renewal of Christian theology." His recent book is Resounding Truth: Christian Wisdom in the World of Music (Baker Academic, 2007).
Nathan Bierma, communications and research coordinator for Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and contributing editor to BOOKS & CULTURE.
Thomas A. Boogaart, professor of Old Testament at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, MI.
Joyce Borger, editor of the quarterly journal Reformed Worship, and worship and music editor for Faith Alive Christian Resources.
Kenneth Bos, director of music and organist for the Calvin Christian Reformed Church, staff accompanist at Grand Rapids Community College, and accompanist of the Calvin Alumni Choir.
Carl Bosma, professor of Old Testament, Calvin Theological Seminary.
Emily R. Brink, senior research fellow with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
Dale Bruner, biblical scholar, author, and professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA.
Karen Campbell, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Islandmagee, a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church In Ireland.
Tony Campbell, associate pastor of Messiah Missionary Baptist Church, Vice President for Community Impact at Heart of West Michigan United Way, Commissioner for Michigan Community Service Commission, and associate track and field coach at Calvin College.
Elias Chacour, Archbishop of the Melkite Catholic Church in Haifa, Israel, and author of Blood Brothers (Baker/Chosen Books, 2003), an autobiographical account of relationships between the Jewish people and his own Palestinian people.
Mark Charles, living with his family on the Navajo Reservation, is invested in a teaching and discipleship ministry both on and off the reservation, building partnerships with other Navajo Christians who together are asking “What does it mean to be Navajo and be Christian?”
David Cherwien, music director of the National Lutheran Choir, and a nationally known conductor, composer, organist.
Todd Cioffi, recently appointed professor in the brand new Congregational and Ministry Studies department at Calvin College.
Dale Cooper, chaplain emeritus of Calvin College and adjunct faculty in the department of Congregational and Ministry Studies.
Mike Cosper, pastor of worship & arts at Sojourn Community Church, Louisville, KY.
Leo H. Davis, Jr., director of music at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Memphis, TN; his doctoral dissertation was on the music of Moses Hogan.
Marva Dawn, theologian, educator, teaching fellow in spiritual theology at Regent College, Vancouver, BC, and author of many books on worship and spirituality.
Cindy de Jong, coordinator of worship in the Office of Campus Ministries at Calvin College.
Norma de Waal Malefyt, resource development specialist for congregational song at Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, and co-author of Designing Worship Together: Models and Strategies for Worship Planning (Alban, 2005).
Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, professor of philosophy, Calvin College, and author of Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies (Baker Academic, 2009).
Edward Doemland, jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, who regularly leads jazz services with guest jazz musicians.
Sabine Dressler-Kromminga, pastor of the Evangelisch-reformierte Gemeinde in Braunschweig, Germany, and a long-time board member of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, based in Geneva.
Lynn Barger Elliott, Instructor for Youth Ministry at Calvin College, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), and a consultant for Mark DeVries and Youth Ministry Architects, helping churches to build sustainable youth ministries.
Marcia Floding, Children and Worship leader at Third Reformed Church in Holland, MI. She received Children and Worship training from Sonja Stewart and currently serves as a trainer for the Reformed Church in America (RCA). She has been a Christian education consultant for the Reformed Church in America in the Synod of the Heartland, and a director of children's ministry for three RCA churches.
Steven P. Fridsma, architect and Worship/Learning Environments Leader at Progressive AE, Grand Rapids, MI.
Jill Friend, worship coordinator at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Ames, IA, and member of the Christian Reformed Synodical Study Committee on Faith Formation.
Benebo Fubara-Manuel, a pastor in the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, also teaching part time at Essien Ukpabio Presbyterian Theological College, Itu, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
Kobus Gerber, General Secretary of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa, and a witness during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings following the abolishment of Apartheid.
Keith and Kristyn Getty, Irish composers and performers of new songs for worship currently based in the United States; their latest album is “Awaken the Dawn.”
Edward Gilbreath, director of editorial for Urban Ministries, Inc., a national publishing and communications company based in Chicago; editor at large for Christianity Today; his latest book is Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical’s Inside View of White Christianity.
Mike Graves, visiting professor of preaching and director of continuing education, Saint Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, MO.
Betty Grit, program manager of the Worship Renewal Grants Program of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
Elizabeth Steele Halstead, an artist in oils and woodcuts, coordinator of visual arts work of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, and continuing education events manager for Calvin Theological Seminary.
Dean Heetderks, director of Christian Reformed Church Proservices and art director for Reformed Worship.
Syd Hielema, campus chaplain at Redeemer University College, Ancaster, Ontario.
Jonathan Hill, newly appointed professor of sociology at Calvin College and contributing researcher to the recently released book Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults by Christian Smith and Patricia Snell.
Scott Hoezee, director of the Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary.
Roy Hopp, director of music at Woodlawn Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI, director of the Calvin Seminary Choir, and composer of many published hymn tunes and anthems.
Carl Hordyk, manager of Technical Services at Calvin College.
Anita Hoskins, director of children’s choirs at the Potter’s House, an alternative inner-city Christian School in Grand Rapids, MI.
Todd Johnson, professor of worship, theology and the arts at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA.
Peter Jonker, pastor of Woodlawn Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI.
Laura Keeley, co-director of children’s ministries at Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church, Holland, MI, and author of Celebrating the Milestones of Faith: A Guide for Churches (Faith Alive Christian Resources, 2009).
Robert J. Keeley, professor of education at Calvin College, and author of Helping Our Children Grow in Faith (Baker, 2008).
Duane Kelderman, vice president for administration at Calvin Theological Seminary, formerly pastor of three different urban and suburban congregations.
C.J. Kingdom-Grier, minister of music and the worship arts at Calvary Reformed Church, Holland, MI.
Richard Leach, a former pastor and now full-time writer of hymn and anthem texts, many of which are found in hymnals across the English-speaking world; Selah has more than four published collections of his texts.
Natalie Lombard, banner artist whose striking artistic designs are found in many churches.
Karin Maag, director of the Meeter Center and professor of history at Calvin College.
Christina Mandang, professor of church music and choir director at Jakarta Theological Seminary in Indonesia.
Julius T. Medenblik, pastor of New Life Church, New Lenox, IL, and president of the Board of Trustees of Calvin Theological Seminary.
Daniel Moser, co-founder of Sabbath Time Ministries, a team of clergy dedicated to the recovery of Sabbath keeping as a countercultural activity; he is an ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ (UCC) and is currently serving as a transitional minister in the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference of the UCC.
Richard J. Mouw, president and professor of Christian philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary.
Joel Navarro, professor of music at Calvin College, known internationally for his choral conducting as former director of the Ateneo de Manila University Glee Club in his native Philippines.
Patricia Nederveld, managing editor (retired) for Faith Alive Christian Resources, and a member of the Christian Reformed Synodical Study Committee on Faith Formation.
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).
Setri Nyomi, a pastor in the Evangelical Church in Ghana and the General Secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), a fellowship of more than 200 denominations with roots in the 16th century Reformation.
Gerardo Oberman, pastor and president of the Reformed Churches in Argentina; currently pastor of the Castelar Reformed Church in Buenos Aires; Coordinator of the Red Crearte.
Jerry Pillay, pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Benoni, South Africa, and moderator of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA).
Cornelius J. Plantinga, Jr., president and Charles W. Colson Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary; his most recent book is Discerning the Spirits: A Guide to Thinking about Christian Worship Today (Eerdmans, 2003), co-authored with Sue Rozeboom.
Harry Plantinga, professor of computer science at Calvin College, and founder and director of both Christian Classics Ethereal Library and www.hymnary.org, a comprehensive planning tool for choosing music for worship.
Bert Polman, chair of the music department at Calvin College and senior research fellow for Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, with a research specialty in hymnology.
Philip F. Reinders, senior pastor of River Park Christian Reformed Church, Calgary, AB, and author of the forthcoming book on daily prayer Seeking God’s Face: A Daily Guide for Praying with the Bible (Baker/Faith Alive).
Ron Rienstra, visiting assistant professor of preaching and worship, and chapel coordinator, at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI.
Lester Ruth, professor of Christian worship, Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY; professor of worship history in the Robert E. Webber Institute of Worship Studies in Jacksonville, FL; and writer in a projected 10-volume Eerdmans series on the history of worship; the first two volumes will be released at Symposium 2010.
Paul Ryan, resource development specialist for worship teams for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and coordinator of LOFT and music for Campus Ministries at Calvin College.
Eric Sarwar, director of the Tehillim School of Church Music & Worship, Karachi, Pakistan, and an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church in Pakistan.
Greg Scheer, minister of music at Church of the Servant, Grand Rapids, MI, and music associate at Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. He is an active composer and is author of The Art of Worship: A Musician’s Guide to Leading Modern Worship (Baker, 2006).
H. David Schuuringa, president of Crossroad Bible Institute (CBI), an educational institution providing personalized faith formation programs for more than 40,000 people in five continents who are in prison; he is also a member of the Christian Reformed Synodical Study Committee on Faith Formation.
Dan Schutte, composer of the well-known hymn “Here I Am, Lord,” and numerous other pieces, has been writing music for worship for forty years, with more than a dozen recordings available; he is composer-in-residence at the University of San Francisco.
John Schuurman, pastor of the Wheaton (IL) Christian Reformed Church, story-teller, former actor, and director.
Jane Schuyler, coordinator of the Children and Worship program, a cooperative ministry of the Reformed Church in America, the Christian Reformed Church in North America, and The Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Pearl Shangkuan, professor of choral music and conducting at Calvin College, and chorusmaster of the Grand Rapids Symphony.
James K. A. Smith, professor of philosophy at Calvin College, and author of Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? (Baker Academic, 2006) and Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation (Baker Academic, 2009).
Kathy Smith, director of continuing education at Calvin Theological Seminary and the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, project director for the Making Connections Initiative at Calvin Theological Seminary, and author of Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times (Alban Institute, 2006).
Noel Snyder, a PhD candidate studying homiletics at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, and a scholarship recipient of the Center for Excellence in Preaching.
Julia Start, dance instructor in two West Michigan dance schools and currently a student at Calvin Theological Seminary in the Masters of Worship program.
Carrie Steenwyk, coordinator of special projects for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
Jack Stewart, recently retired professor of ministry and evangelism at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey.
David Taylor, raised in Guatemala, Arts Minister at Hope Chapel in Austin, Texas, for 12 years, and in a doctoral program at Duke Divinity School. He was editor of For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts (Baker Books, forthcoming).
Martin Tel, director of music, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ.
Frank Thomas, pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Memphis, TN, and author of several books on preaching.
Laura Truax, senior pastor of the LaSalle Streeet Church, Chicago, IL, and teaching pastor at the University of Chicago Divinity School.
Maria Vanden Bosch, music teacher for Ada (MI) Christian School.
Howard Vanderwell, resource specialist with 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).
Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk, co-chair and professor of art at Calvin College, where she directs the art education program; she also maintains a fiber studio in downtown Grand Rapids.
James Ward, composer, worship leader, and recording artist of songs for worship; he has been music director at New City Fellowship in Chattanooga, Tennessee, since its beginning over 30 years ago.
Matthew Westerholm, Associate Dean of the Chapel and Director of Worship Arts for Cornerstone University, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Previously, he was a worship pastor at Harvest Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, IL.
Rae E. Whitney, author of many hymn texts, most of which are collected and published by Selah (1995, 2007), a number of which are found in current hymnals and supplements.
John D. Witvliet, director of Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, professor of congregational & ministry studies, music, and worship at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary. His most recent publication is The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship (Eerdmans, 2007).
Anne Zaki, resource development specialist for global and multi-cultural resources at Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and recently graduated with a Masters of Divinity from Calvin Theological Seminary.
Nina Zwart, the national coordinator for Children and Worship for The Presbyterian Church in Canada, received her training from Sonja Stewart and has participated in workshops with both Sonja and Jerome Berryman. She serves as a Children and Worship leader at New St. James Presbyterian Church in London, ON.