Session Description
We hope that this symposium will be spiritually refreshing for all of you. One of the main goals of the Worship Symposium is to be encouraged together by what God is doing in congregations across North America and beyond, and to learn to ask helpful questions about our own worship practices that focus our attention on the deep meaning and purpose of worship. We expect that we will also learn something more about how to preach, pray, and sing with greater understanding for those in our own communities and around the world where violence brings so much suffering. Many were not able to come to this Symposium–the church in prison, which is small but part of the body of Christ, and we mention with sorrow that to date 15 people from other countries tried to come this year, but were denied visas during these tense days of international terrorism and fear.
Each year, people ask us if there is a theme for the conference. And we always say that there is not, since so many sessions cover so many areas. But if there is any theme that has shaped our planning for this Symposium, it is the glory of God–words which come easily to our minds and voices, words common in our songs and prayers, but an inexhaustible theme. This year, we hope that you come away with new glimpses of the glory of God that will fill you with joy and anticipation for your work back home and for the day we will see God face to face.
Conference Title
2007 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-25-2007
Type (recording/text)
Text
Keywords:
program
Recommended Citation
"2007 Program for Calvin Symposium on Worship: Word, Music, Vision, Action" (2007). Symposium on Worship Archive. 15.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2007/allitems/15
Included in
2007 Program for Calvin Symposium on Worship: Word, Music, Vision, Action
We hope that this symposium will be spiritually refreshing for all of you. One of the main goals of the Worship Symposium is to be encouraged together by what God is doing in congregations across North America and beyond, and to learn to ask helpful questions about our own worship practices that focus our attention on the deep meaning and purpose of worship. We expect that we will also learn something more about how to preach, pray, and sing with greater understanding for those in our own communities and around the world where violence brings so much suffering. Many were not able to come to this Symposium–the church in prison, which is small but part of the body of Christ, and we mention with sorrow that to date 15 people from other countries tried to come this year, but were denied visas during these tense days of international terrorism and fear.
Each year, people ask us if there is a theme for the conference. And we always say that there is not, since so many sessions cover so many areas. But if there is any theme that has shaped our planning for this Symposium, it is the glory of God–words which come easily to our minds and voices, words common in our songs and prayers, but an inexhaustible theme. This year, we hope that you come away with new glimpses of the glory of God that will fill you with joy and anticipation for your work back home and for the day we will see God face to face.