Submissions from 2023
Books from 2021
Christina Edmondson on Faithful Anti-Racism, Christina Edmondson and John Witvliet
Cory Willson and Matthew Kaemingk on Work and Worship, Cory Willson, Matthew Kaemingk, and John Witvliet
Events from 2020
Program - 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Universal and Responsive Design for Missional Worship: A Vision of Inclusion, Kevin J. Adams, Christopher Flesoras PhD, and Barbara J. Newman
The Worship Team: Principles for Collaborative Worship Planning, Kevin J. Adams, Nikki Lerner, Maria Monteiro, Ruth Ann Schuringa, and Noel Snyder
The Bible in Public Worship and Daily Life in an Age of Declining Biblical Literacy, John A. Azumah, Jonathan Hehn OSL, G. Sujin Pak, Melanie C. Ross, Chris Schoon ThD, and John D. Witvliet
Universal Design for Worship in Action: Cultural, Curricular, and Personal Application, Elizabeth Bajema, Barbara J. Newman, Kevin Timpe, Herbert H. Tsang, and LaTonya McIver Penny
Presenting Scripture Well in Worship, Jeff Barker
Reclaiming the Role of Story in Worship, Jeff Barker
A Sacramental Vision for Public Worship, Hans Boersma PhD, John D. Rempel, Melanie C. Ross, Sue A. Rozeboom PhD, Elizabeth Y. Sung, and John Witvliet
Children in the Worshiping Community: The Faith that Calls Children to Worship, Joyce Borger, Peter Jonker, Robert J. Keeley, Mimi L. Larson PhD, and La Verne Tolbert
Belonging, Joyce Borger and Chris Schoon ThD
When the Story about a Song Changes How We Sing the Song, Emily R. Brink, Swee Hong Lim, Anna Nekola, Lester Ruth, and Eric Washington
Worship Behind Bars: How Liturgical Practices Can Change a Prison, Todd Cioffi and Dominique DuBois Gilliard
Worshipping with the Psalms Across Times and Cultures, Carlos Colón, Maria Eugenia Cornou PhD, Maria Monteiro, Rebecca Snippe, Marcell Silva Steuernagel PhD, and Martin Tel
Juntos desde la tierra: seguir a Jesús de lunes a domingo (solo el viernes), Ruth Padilla DeBorst
Is Your Youth Ministry Offering Community Where No One Is Looking? And What Are the Implications for Worship?, Terence Gadsen, Robert J. Keeley, Elizabeth Tamez Méndez PhD, and Lynn Barger Elliott
Psalm Singing and Bringing Our Whole Emotional Lives into Worship, Michelle Higgins and Isaac Wardell
Church Sound 101, Rod Jager
Psalm Singing and the Mission of the Church, Wendell Kimbrough
Children in Worshiping Community, Mimi L. Larson PhD
The Formative Power of How We Listen to Worship Music, Anna Nekola
From Longing to Belonging: Connecting through the Language of Worship with Persons Experiencing Dementia, Barbara J. Newman
The Psalms as a Spiritual Guide, G. Sujin Pak
What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
Flow: An Ancient Way to Contemporary Worship, Lester Ruth
Being a Worship Leader, Ruth Ann Schuringa
Gracious Bilingual Worship, Martin Tel
Worship God with the Dance! The Deep Connections Between Worship and Dance, Kathleen S. Turner
Events from 2019
Singing Our Savior's Story: Songs for Congregations, Choirs and Worship Teams, James Abbington, Alison Adam, Emily R. Brink, Alfredo Colman, Joel Navarro, Emmet G. Price III, and Kathleen S. Turner
The Multiple Streams of African-American Worship Practices: Insights for the Global Church, James Abbington, G. Ingrid Faniel, Jason Ferdinand DMA, Michael Jordan, Carl Maultsby, Anthony B. Vinson Sr., Maurice Wright II, Birgitta Johnson, Bryan Johnson, Judith McAllister, Lisa M. Weaver, and John D. Witvliet
The Bible in Worship: Deep Engagement with Scripture in a Culture of Low Biblical Literacy, Kevin J. Adams, Gary Burge, Constance Cherry, Meg Janista Kuykendall, and Noel Snyder
Worship and Culture, John A. Azumah, Monique M. Ingalls, Terry LeBlanc, Robert Chao Romero, Leopoldo Sánchez, and John D. Witvliet
Beyond Teamwork: Cultivating Spiritual Community Among Your Worship Leaders, Ruth Haley Barton
Worship in Times of Crisis and Trauma, Anthony L. Bennett, Nancy Kingwood, Nikki Lerner, Bo H. Lim, and Kathy Smith
Worship in Christian Educational Institutions, Susan Burner, Bo H. Lim, Emmett G. Price III, Rod Reed, Anthony Ruff, and Joanna Wigboldy
Program Book - Calvin Symposium on Worship, Calvin Symposium on Worship
Worship and Faith Formation through the Life Cycle, Lynn Barger Elliott, Laura Kelly Fanucci, Syd Hielema, Barbara J. Newman, and Kathy Smith
Mentoring Young Worship Leaders in the Church, Lynn Barger Elliott, M. Sydney Park, Nicole Saint-Victor, Dale Sieverding SLD, and Joanna Wigboldy
Leading Congregational Song from the Organ Bench, John Ferguson
Moving Worship: Encouragement to Engage Our Bodies in Worship, Julia Start Fletcher
Making Worship a Verb for All Ages: Cultivating Worship Awareness and Inviting Response, Terri Gaeddert and Rosi Penner Kaufman
Vital Worship in Congregations, Schools, and other Worshiping Communities, Terri Gaeddert, Rosi Penner Kaufman, Anthony Ruff, Anthony L. Bennett, Nancy Kingwood, Dale Sieverding SLD, and Kathy Smith
Singing Poetry, Jan Kraybill
Worship 101: Giving Witness to the Unseen, Eric L. Mathis and Paul Ryan
Worship 101: Skills & Drills for the Emerging Worship Leader, Paul Ryan
Children's Books about Worship, Kristen Verhulst, Maria Eugenia Cornou PhD, and Joel Schoon-Tanis
Events from 2018
Communion Worship on Acts 1:1-11: The Ascension
Pastoral Litugy in Challenging Times: A Lesson from Matthew Henry's Biblical Worship, Jonghun Joo
Mutuality in Worship: Sharing Our Stories and Gifts, Jaewoo Kim and Proskuneo
Resound #4 - Karin Maag on the Legacy of the Reformation, Karin Maag and Lyle Bierma
What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
The Contemplative Worship Leader, Paul Ryan
Worship 101: Singing, Praying, and Reading the Psalms in Corporate Worship, Paul Ryan and Worship Apprentices
The Worship Team's "Other" Instruments, Greg Scheer
Growing in Intimacy with God, Tom Schwanda
Gained in Translation, Martin Tel
Worshiping in Spirit and in Truth, Marianne Meye Thompson
Praise God with the Dance!: A Vision for the Deep Connections between Worship and Dance, Kathleen S. Turner
Mental Health and the Practice of Christian Public Worship: An Exploratory Conversation, Charlotte vanOyen-Witvliet, Cindy Holtrop, Warren Kinghorn, and John Swinton
Models of Mentorship: Training the Next Generation of Worship Leaders, Joanna Wigboldy, Emmet G. Price III, Erin Rose, Paul Ryan, Elizabeth Tamez Méndez PhD, and Geoff Vandermolen
A Worship Celebration of Song and Scripture, Raymond Wise PhD, Emmett G. Price III, and Calvin College Gospel Choir
Events from 2017
Program - 2017 Worship Symposium, 2017 Worship Symposium
Short Songs: Deepening Our Participation In Worship, Alison Adam
Explaining Christian Worship to the Skeptical or Questioning Seeker: Group Exercise, Kevin Adams
Shaping a Congregation’s Worship DNA, Kevin Adams
Trauma, Culture Care and Public Worship, David M. Bailey, Makoto Fujimura, Danjuma Gibson, Chineta Goodjoin, Gabriel Salguero, and John D. Witvliet
Designing Worship from the Bottom Up: Practical Ethnographic Tools for Worship Leaders, Luke Bobo, Denise Daniels, Kate Harris, Matthew Kaemingk, and Cory Willson
Innovation in Worship: Working with a Team to Make Healthy Changes, Jordan Clegg, Dawn B. Gibson, Kathy Smith, Jonathan Tamayo, and Jeff Wong
Beauty, Silence, and Culture Care: An Interview with Makoto Fujimura, Makoto Fujimura and Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
Singing the Psalms in a Modern Worship Setting, Wendell Kimbrough
Teenage Youth Worship Leaders: Wisdom for Teenagers and Those Who Mentor Them, Eric L. Mathis
Worship 201: Giving Witness to the Urgent, Eric L. Mathis and Paul Ryan
The Sun Rises in the East: New Congregational Songs from Asian Composers, Joel Navarro
What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
The Contemplative Worship Leader, Paul Ryan
Essential Worship: Introducing People to the Art of Leading Worship, Greg Scheer
Worship: The Embodied Moment for Self and Church Community, Kathleen S. Turner
Movement and Worship: An Experiential Engagement of Embodiment in Ministry, Cassandra Vander Well
Events from 2016
Worship and Citizenship in an Age of Divisive Politics
Heartsongs for Good Friday and Easter: Insights and Inspiration from Worshiping Communities Across North American and Around the World, Robert J. Batastini, Judith Laoyan-Mosomos, Swee Hong Lim, Emmet G. Price III, Raymond Wise PhD, and John D. Witvliet
Wisdom for Leading through Changes in Worship in Diverse Communities, Michael C. Chen, Steven Guthrie, John Huizinga, Maria Monteiro, and Kathy Smith
Revitalized Worship Spaces, Michael J. Crosbie PhD
The Formative Power of Art and Architecture in Worship, Michael J. Crosbie PhD and Lisa DeBoer
Learning to Worship for the Life of the World, Steven Guthrie
Understanding Your Congregation's Unique Worship Culture, Monique M. Ingalls
Imagining Liturgical Art for Your Worship Space, Jeanne Logan
Worship 101: Principles and Practices for Song & Discipleship, Eric Mathis and Paul Ryan
Worship and Public Engagement, Richard J. Mouw
Universal Design for Worship, Barbara J. Newman
Bad Worship in the Bible, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
Marking Time: Dressing the Church for the Liturgical Year, Deborah Sokolove
Liturgy That Cares, Howard Vanderwell
Program Book - Worship Symposium 2016, Worship Symposium 2016
Worship with Gladness: Beginning a Conversation about Worship's Deep Meaning, Joyce Ann Zimmerman PhD
Events from 2015
The Treasure of African American Worship Traditions: Insights and Wisdom for Churches in Every Cultural Context, James Abbington, Eileen Guenther, C. Michael Hawn, William N. Heard, and John D. Witvliet
Becoming Instruments of God: Singing and Worship, Awet Andemicael
Until Justice and Peace Embrace: Worship that Announces and Shapes Reconciliation, David M. Bailey, Shannon Jammal-Hollemans, Mwenda Ntarangwi, Kathy Smith, Sandra Maria Van Opstal, Nicholas Wolterstorff, and David Rylaarsdam