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For over 35 years, the Calvin Symposium on Worship has annually gathered together worshipers from many Christian traditions across Canada, the US, and beyond, bringing together people from a variety of roles in worship and leadership, including pastors, worship planners and leaders, musicians, scholars, students, worship bands and teams, organists, visual artists, preachers, chaplains, missionaries, liturgists, council and session leaders, and more. Cosponsored by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and the Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary, the Symposium aims to encourage leaders in churches and worshiping communities of all sizes and settings.

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Schedule

A Brief Outline of the Gospel According to John

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Frederick Dale Bruner, Fuller Theological Seminary
Scott E. Hoezee, Calvin Theological Seminary

A Conversation with Archbishop Elias Chacour

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Elias Chacour, Melkite Catholic Church
Anne Zaki, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

A Worship Leadership Dilemma: Are Consumers Still Able to Worship?

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Syd Hielema, Redeemer University College

A Worship Leadership Dilemma: Are consumers still able to worship?

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Syd Hielema, Redeemer University College

Affirming and Remembering our Baptisms

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Howard Vanderwell, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Beyond the Basics: Next Steps for Keyboard Players

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Matthew Westerholm, Cornerstone University

Caribbean Worship

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Nicqi Ashwood, United Church

Celebrating the Milestones of Faith: Putting God's Faithfulness Front and Center

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Laura Keeley, Fourteenth Street Christian Reformed Church
Robert Keeley, Calvin College

Christian Worship in 4th Century Jerusalem: Premodern Wisdom for Postmodern Times

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Lester Ruth, Asbury Theological Seminary
Carrie Steenwyk, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Closing Worship

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Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary

Conversation with Jeremy Begbie

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Jeremy Begbie, Duke Divinity School
John D. Witvliet, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Deeply Dialogical: Rethinking the Conversation Called Preaching

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Mike Graves PhD, Saint Paul School of Theology

Ecclesiology for Ministry

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Duane Kelderman, Calvin Theological Seminary

Evening Worship

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Marva Dawn, Regent College

Evening Worship

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Frank Thomas, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church

Faith Formation in Worship

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Robert Keeley, Calvin College

Feeding the God-Hungry Imagination: The Role of Narrative in Youth Spiritual Formation & Worship

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Sarah Arthur

Feeding the God-Hungry Imagination: The Role of Narrative in Youth Spiritual Formation & Worship

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Sarah Arthur

Fresh Encounters with Your Grace: New Expressions of the Psalms

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Rawn Harbor
Martin Tel, Princeton Theological Seminary
Eelco Vos
Konstantin Zhigulun

From Blogs to Tweets: Wise Use of Social Networking Technology in Your Worshiping Community

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Nathan Bierma, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Future Worship

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Jeremy Begbie, Duke Divinity School

Glittering Vices: Spiritual Formation and the Seven Deadly Sings

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Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, Calvin College

God of Our Life

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Dan Schutte, University of San Francisco

How to Connect Church-Based Community Ministry Programs to Corporate Worship

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Tony Campbell, Messiah Missionary Baptist Church

How to Introduce the Music of African American Composers to your Music Ministry and Congregation

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Leo H. Davis Jr., Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church

Hymn Text and Tune Writing

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Bert Polman, Calvin College
Greg Scheer, Church of the Servant

In Other Words: A Conversation on Preaching

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Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary
Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Calvin Theological Seminary

Jazz Vespers

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Ed Doemland
Rae Whitney

Love Takes Practice: Christian Worship as a Pedagogy of Desire Outline

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James K.A. Smith, Calvin College

Matthew's Sermon on the Mount

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Frederick Dale Bruner

Mentoring Congregational Members to Become Worship Leaders

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Norma de Waal Malefyt, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Howard Vanderwell, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Morning Worship

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Mariano Avila, Calvin Theological Seminary

Morning Worship

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Laura S. Truax, LaSalle Street Church

Moving Worship: Encouragement to Engage Our Bodies in Worship

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Julia Start, Calvin Theological Seminary

My Soul in Silence

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Alison Adam, Iona Community
Sabine Dressler-Kromminga, Evangelisch-reformierte Gemeinde
Joel Navarro, Calvin College

Opening Worship - Plantinga

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Cornelius J. Plantinga Jr., Calvin Theological Seminary

Planning Worship for and with Children and Youth

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Betty Grit, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Planning Worship For and With Children and Youth

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Betty Grit, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Planning Worship with Hymnary.org

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Harry Plantinga, Calvin College
Greg Scheer, Church of the Servant

Preaching the Great Stories of Genesis

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Laura S. Truax, LaSalle Street Church

Preaching the Great Stories of Genesis

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Laura S. Truax, LaSalle Street Church

Presbyterian Church of Pakistan: Prayer Request for Under-construction Church Building

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Emily Brink, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Eric Sarwar, Tehillim School of Church Music and Worship

Program - Calvin Symposium on Worship: Word, Music, Vision, Action

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Psalm 12: A Prayer of Distress

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Martin Tel, Princeton Theological Seminary

Reading Session of Children's Music

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Alison Adam, Iona Community

Reading the Scriptures More Deeply

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Alice Apol, Christian Reformed Church in North America
Marcia Floding, Third Reformed Church
Nina Zwart, New St. James Presbyterian Church

Reformed Worship Worldwide, Especially in Africa

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Setri Nyomi, World Alliance of Reformed Churches

Response Time

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Alice Apol, Christian Reformed Church in North America
Marcia Floding, Third Reformed Church
Nina Zwart, New St. James Presbyterian Church

ReTimed by God

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Jeremy Begbie, Duke Divinity School

Sabbath as Gift and Delight: Annotated Bibliography

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Daniel Moser, Sabbath Time Ministries

Saturday 'Reading' Session

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Alison Adam, Iona Community

See, I Am Making All Things New

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Roy Hopp, Woodlawn Christian Reformed Church
Richard Leach

Sermon - 1 Kings 18

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Richard J. Mouw, Calvin College

Sermon - 1 Samuel 3

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Frank Thomas, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church

Sermon - 2 Samuel 11

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Mariano Avila, Calvin Theological Seminary

Sermon - Exodus 2

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Laura Truax, LaSalle Street Church

Sermon - Genesis 22

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Marva Dawn, Regent College

Sermon - Genesis 4

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Cornelius J. Plantinga Jr., Calvin Theological Seminary

Singing the Psalms Against a Backdrop of Persecution: A View from Pakistan

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Emily Brink, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Eric Sarwar, Tehillim School of Church Music and Worship

Speaking and Acting the Bible

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Jeff Barker, Northwestern College
Tom Boogaart, Western Theological Seminary

Teaching Worship Leadership: Content and Context

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Todd Johnson, Fuller Theological Seminary
Lester Ruth, Asbury Theological Seminary

Tehillim School of Church: Music & Worship

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Emily Brink, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Eric Sarwar, Tehillim School of Church Music and Worship

Tehillim School of Church: Music & Worship (TSCM) Pakistan (News letter 2009)

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Emily Brink, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Eric Sarwar, Tehillim School of Church Music and Worship

Tending the Heart: Soul Care for Worship Leaders

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Dale Cooper, Calvin College

The Church for the Sake of the World: Urban Challenges Today

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Laura S. Truax, LaSalle Street Church

The Great Stories: Narratives of the Old Testament

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The Origins of Contemporary Worship: The Case of John Wimber's Anaheim Vineyard Congregation

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Lester Ruth, Asbury Theological Seminary
Carrie Steenwyk, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

The Origins of Contemporary Worship: The Case of John Wimber's Anaheim Vineyard Congregation

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Lester Ruth, Asbury Theological Seminary
Carrie Steenwyk, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

The Practice and Theory of Sermon Illustrations

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Scott E. Hoezee, Calvin Theological Seminary

The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults

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Jonathan Hill, Calvin College

The Sermon and the Short Story

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Mike Graves PhD, Saint Paul School of Theology

The Sermon and the Short Story

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Mike Graves PhD, Saint Paul School of Theology

Thursday Seminar with High School Students

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Alison Adam, Iona Community
Nicqi Ashwood, United Church in Jamaica
Emily R. Brink, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Sabine Dressler-Kromminga, Evangelisch-reformierte Gemeinde
João Wilson Faustini
Benebo Fubara-Manuel, Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
C.J. Kingdom-Grier, Calvary Reformed Church
Christina Mandang, Jakarta Theological Seminary
Joel Navarro, Calvin College
Anne Zaki, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Visualizing Profession Faith

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Howard Vanderwell, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Wisdom from Charles Wesley for Contemporary Songwriters

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Lester Ruth, Asbury Theological Seminary

Workshop: "Preaching to Encourage Weakness"

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Marva Dawn, Regent College

Worship and Civility

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Richard Mouw, Fuller Theological Seminary

Worship and Our Faith Vocabulary

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Betty Grit, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Cindy Merten
Barbara Newman, Christian Learning Center
Garland Pierce
Randy Vander Weit
Sara Wenger-Shenk
Marvin Williams

Worship and Radical Politics

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Todd Cioffi, Calvin College

Worship Renewal--What difference does it make?

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Betty Grit, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Worship Songs for Children

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Alison Adam, Iona Community

Worship: A Spring of Life and Shalom

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Mariano Avila, Calvin Theological Seminary

Worship: A Spring of Life and Shalom

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Mariano Avila, Calvin Theological Seminary

Worshiping the Trinity in Exile: The Prophetic Church with a Post-Era Mission

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Marva Dawn, Regent College

Worshipping the Trinity in Exile: The Prophetic Church with a Post-Era Mission

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Marva Dawn, Regent College