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Submissions from 2023

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With Whom Should One Worship? A Fresh Perspective on John Calvin’s Liturgical Theology of Physical Proximity and Spiritual Epidemic, Sam Ha

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

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Program - 2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship

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Universal and Responsive Design for Missional Worship: A Vision of Inclusion, Kevin J. Adams, Christopher Flesoras PhD, and Barbara J. Newman

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The Worship Team: Principles for Collaborative Worship Planning, Kevin J. Adams, Nikki Lerner, Maria Monteiro, Ruth Ann Schuringa, and Noel Snyder

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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

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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

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Presenting Scripture Well in Worship, Jeff Barker

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Reclaiming the Role of Story in Worship, Jeff Barker

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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

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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

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Belonging, Joyce Borger and Chris Schoon ThD

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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

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Worship Behind Bars: How Liturgical Practices Can Change a Prison, Todd Cioffi and Dominique DuBois Gilliard

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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

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Juntos desde la tierra: seguir a Jesús de lunes a domingo (solo el viernes), Ruth Padilla DeBorst

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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

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Psalm Singing and Bringing Our Whole Emotional Lives into Worship, Michelle Higgins and Isaac Wardell

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Church Sound 101, Rod Jager

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Psalm Singing and the Mission of the Church, Wendell Kimbrough

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Children in Worshiping Community, Mimi L. Larson PhD

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The Formative Power of How We Listen to Worship Music, Anna Nekola

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From Longing to Belonging: Connecting through the Language of Worship with Persons Experiencing Dementia, Barbara J. Newman

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The Psalms as a Spiritual Guide, G. Sujin Pak

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What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

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Flow: An Ancient Way to Contemporary Worship, Lester Ruth

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Being a Worship Leader, Ruth Ann Schuringa

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Gracious Bilingual Worship, Martin Tel

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Worship God with the Dance! The Deep Connections Between Worship and Dance, Kathleen S. Turner

Events from 2019

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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

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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

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Worship in Times of Crisis and Trauma, Anthony L. Bennett, Nancy Kingwood, Nikki Lerner, Bo H. Lim, and Kathy Smith

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Worship in Christian Educational Institutions, Susan Burner, Bo H. Lim, Emmett G. Price III, Rod Reed, Anthony Ruff, and Joanna Wigboldy

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Program Book - Calvin Symposium on Worship, Calvin Symposium on Worship

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Worship and Faith Formation through the Life Cycle, Lynn Barger Elliott, Laura Kelly Fanucci, Syd Hielema, Barbara J. Newman, and Kathy Smith

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Mentoring Young Worship Leaders in the Church, Lynn Barger Elliott, M. Sydney Park, Nicole Saint-Victor, Dale Sieverding SLD, and Joanna Wigboldy

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Leading Congregational Song from the Organ Bench, John Ferguson

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Moving Worship: Encouragement to Engage Our Bodies in Worship, Julia Start Fletcher

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Making Worship a Verb for All Ages: Cultivating Worship Awareness and Inviting Response, Terri Gaeddert and Rosi Penner Kaufman

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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

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Singing Poetry, Jan Kraybill

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Worship 101: Giving Witness to the Unseen, Eric L. Mathis and Paul Ryan

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Worship 101: Skills & Drills for the Emerging Worship Leader, Paul Ryan

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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

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Pastoral Litugy in Challenging Times: A Lesson from Matthew Henry's Biblical Worship, Jonghun Joo

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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

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What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

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Serious Play: Insights from Augustine and Other Friends from the Early Church on Leading Worship and Administering Sacraments, Lester Ruth

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The Contemplative Worship Leader, Paul Ryan

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Worship 101: Singing, Praying, and Reading the Psalms in Corporate Worship, Paul Ryan and Worship Apprentices

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The Worship Team's "Other" Instruments, Greg Scheer

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Growing in Intimacy with God, Tom Schwanda

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Gained in Translation, Martin Tel

Worshiping in Spirit and in Truth, Marianne Meye Thompson

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Praise God with the Dance!: A Vision for the Deep Connections between Worship and Dance, Kathleen S. Turner

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Mental Health and the Practice of Christian Public Worship: An Exploratory Conversation, Charlotte vanOyen-Witvliet, Cindy Holtrop, Warren Kinghorn, and John Swinton

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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

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Program - 2017 Worship Symposium, 2017 Worship Symposium

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Short Songs: Deepening Our Participation In Worship, Alison Adam

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Explaining Christian Worship to the Skeptical or Questioning Seeker: Group Exercise, Kevin Adams

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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

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Innovation in Worship: Working with a Team to Make Healthy Changes, Jordan Clegg, Dawn B. Gibson, Kathy Smith, Jonathan Tamayo, and Jeff Wong

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Beauty, Silence, and Culture Care: An Interview with Makoto Fujimura, Makoto Fujimura and Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

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Singing the Psalms in a Modern Worship Setting, Wendell Kimbrough

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Teenage Youth Worship Leaders: Wisdom for Teenagers and Those Who Mentor Them, Eric L. Mathis

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Worship 201: Giving Witness to the Urgent, Eric L. Mathis and Paul Ryan

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The Sun Rises in the East: New Congregational Songs from Asian Composers, Joel Navarro

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What Makes Christian Worship Trinitarian?, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

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The Contemplative Worship Leader, Paul Ryan

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Essential Worship: Introducing People to the Art of Leading Worship, Greg Scheer

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Worship: The Embodied Moment for Self and Church Community, Kathleen S. Turner

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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

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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

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Wisdom for Leading through Changes in Worship in Diverse Communities, Michael C. Chen, Steven Guthrie, John Huizinga, Maria Monteiro, and Kathy Smith

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Revitalized Worship Spaces, Michael J. Crosbie PhD

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The Formative Power of Art and Architecture in Worship, Michael J. Crosbie PhD and Lisa DeBoer

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Learning to Worship for the Life of the World, Steven Guthrie

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Understanding Your Congregation's Unique Worship Culture, Monique M. Ingalls

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Imagining Liturgical Art for Your Worship Space, Jeanne Logan

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Worship 101: Principles and Practices for Song & Discipleship, Eric Mathis and Paul Ryan

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Worship and Public Engagement, Richard J. Mouw

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Universal Design for Worship, Barbara J. Newman

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Bad Worship in the Bible, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

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Marking Time: Dressing the Church for the Liturgical Year, Deborah Sokolove

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Liturgy That Cares, Howard Vanderwell

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Program Book - Worship Symposium 2016, Worship Symposium 2016

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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

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Becoming Instruments of God: Singing and Worship, Awet Andemicael

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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