Documents related to the Conferences on Liturgy and Music (COLAM), co-hosted by the Christian Reformed Church or Reformed Worship and the Calvin College Music Department or the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship from 1979 to 2001.

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Documents from 2001

Ascension: The Lord Reigns! - Worship 6, George Cooper

Sent as Spirit-Filled Disciples of Christ - Worship 7, Various

Singing in the Holy Catholic Church - Plenary 5, John Bell

Easter Vigil - Worship 5, John F. Schuurman

From Worship Leaders to Worship Ministers - Plenary 3, Marty Haugen

How Public Worship is Like Jazz Music - Plenary 4, John D. Witvliet

Lent: Jesus Call Us to Discipleship - Worship 4, John Bell

Christmas: God Became Human in Christ - Worship 2, Mary Hulst

Revisiting the Psalms - Plenary 1, John Bell

What We Post-literates Can Learn from the Oral Culture of Jesus - Plenary 2, Dennis Dewey

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2001 COLAM Program Book, COLAM Committee

Advent: The Coming of Christ - Worship 1, Various

Function of the Liturigical Assembly on Israel's Journey, John D. Witvliet

Documents from 1999

Rising With Patience, Karen DeMol, Don Draayer, Friends of the Groom, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Joan Ringerwole, Henry Duitman, Erika Van Den Hul, Carl Stam, Mike Vanden Bosch, and John L. Witvliet

Dying with Christ, Rising with Christ, David Cherwien, Marva Dawn, Judy Britts, Carl Stam, Cathy Feenstra, Dan Jongewaard, Kevin Soodsma, Ben McCullough, and Jessica Meendering

Rising With Humility, Barb Hoekstra, Ruth Ruter, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., David Cherwien, Laura Vander Windt, Carl Stam, Friends of the Groom, Erika Van Den Hul, and Jennifer Van Den Hul

Rising With Compassion, Deborah Haan, Simon du Toit, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Marva Dawn, Carl Stam, David Cherwien, Sonja Brue, Friends of the Groom, and Mike Vanden Bosch

Rising With Christ, Cheryl Haan, Jim DeYoung, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Horace Boyer, Carl Stam, Sonja Brue, David Cherwien, Friends of the Groom, and John D. Witvliet

Santo, Santo, Santo, Kim Rylaarsdam, Luis Alberto Luna, Jorge Lockward, and Amistad Christiana

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1999 COLAM Program Book, COLAM Committee

Our Union With Christ, David Schelhaas, Jerelyn Schelhaas, Carl Stam, Roger Lueders, Dan Jongewaard, Sonja Brue, Horace Boyer, Jorge Lockward, Nancy Meendering, Marva Dawn, David Cherwien, Kevin Soodsma, Ben McCullough, and Sean Covington

Plenary Session I, Marva Dawn

Plenary session II, John D. Witvliet

Plenary Session III, Marva Dawn

Documents from 1995

Evening Worship; Hymn Festival, Various

Morning Worship Service, Various

Morning Worship Service, Various

Plenary Session, John Bell

Morning Worship Service with the Lord's Supper, Various

Plenary Session, John Bell

Evening Worship with the Drama "Elijah", Various

Morning Worship Service, Various

Plenary Session, Emily Brink

Evening Worship; Service of Lament, Various

Morning Worship Service, Various

Plenary Session, Robert Webber

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1995 COLAM Program Book, COLAM Committee

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A Brief History of COLAM, Howard Slenk

Evening Worship; Conference Opening, Various

Documents from 1991

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1991 COLAM Brochure, COLAM Committee

Documents from 1988

Festival of Hymns; Evening Series, Various

Friday Morning Worship Service, Various

Hymn Traditions New to the Psalter Hymnal; Plenary Session, Jack Reiffer and Emily Brink

Morning Worship, Various

A Hymnal from Past to Present, Bert Polman

Creative Hymn Playing, Joachim Segger

Morning Worship, Various

The Relationship between Worship and Evangelism, Lewis Vander Meer

Thursday Morning Worship Service, Various

Youth Corale and Handbell Choir; Evening Series, Various

A Psalter for the 21st Century; Plenary Session, Emily Brink

Hymn Accompaniment: Improving Congregational Singing, Rudolf Zuiderveld

Organ Repertoire on Psalter Hymnal Tunes, Joan Ringerwole

Profession of Faith: Words of Testimony and Edification, Anthony Van Zanten

The Poetry and Passion of the Psalms, Calvin Seerveld

Festival of Psalms; Evening Series, Various

Documents from 1985

Hymnody for Worship: Choosing Psalms and Hymns (3 of 3), Emily Brink and Jack Reiffer

J. S. Bach and the Church, A. Casper Honders

Liturgy and Renewal, Henry Wildeboer

Sacred Dance, Ellen Van't Holf

Spiritual Formation Through Public Worship, part 3, Donald Postema

Hymnody for Worship: Choosing Psalms and Hymns (2 of 3), Emily Brink and Jack Reiffer

Liturgy and the Visual Arts, Edgar Boeve

Liturgy: Recent Developments in North America, Carl Kromminga

Liturgy: Recent Developments in the Nederlands, A. Casper Honders

Planning a Service by Liturgy, Roy Hopp

Spiritual Formation Through Public Worship, part 2, Donald Postema

The Place of Psalms in Worship, Hughes Oliphant Old

Worship and Evangelism, Dirk Hart

Congregational Involvement in Worship, Harry Boonstra

Hymnody for Worship: Choosing Psalms and Hymns (1 of 3), Emily Brink and Jack Reiffer

Liturgy and Society, Nicholas Wolterstorff

Planning a Service By Committee, Claudia Beversluis

Spiritual Formation Through Public Worship, part 1, Donald Postema

The Ten Commandments in Worship, A. Casper Honders

Documents from 1983

Music for Church School, Char Larsen

New Psalms and Hymns, Bert Polman

The Psalms as Poetry, Jim Vanden Bosch

The Use of the Service Book, Harry Boonstra

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1983 COLAM Brochure, COLAM Committee

The Liturgical Year and the Reformed Tradition, Bert Polman

Choral Repertoire- Liturgical Unity, Emily Brink

In Places Where They Sing, Howard Slenk

Liturgical Integrity - What are the Issues, Howard Hageman

Liturgical Unity in the Second Service, Morris Greidanus

Documents from 1979

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Choir & Organ: Their Place in Reformed Liturgy, Nicholas Wolterstorff

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Imaginative Options for Prelude, Offertory, Postlude, Emily R. Brink and A James Heynen

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1979 COLAM Brochure, COLAM Committee

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A History of Liturgy in the Christian Reformed Church, John Vriend

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A History of Music in the Christian Reformed Church, Bert Polman

History of Liturgy in the Christian Reformed Church, John Vriend

Psalm and Hymn Festival, Various

Documents from 1965

Using the Lectionary for Worship, Alvin Hoksbergen