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From Passive to Participative Worship

wsymp10 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:28:24 +0000

How engaged are the worshipers in your congregation? Do they tend to function as observers or active participants? This session explored how to design worship services that invite dynamic participation.

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Helping Children Understand the Psalms

wsymp10 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:58:20 +0000

The Psalms have been a great source of inspiration for generations of Christians but children seldom get the chance to interact with more than a handful of Psalms in a meaningful way. This workshop will explore how we can help children do this and why it matters.

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Better Together: The Call for People with and without Disabilities to Worship, Serve, Learn, and Live Alongside Each Other

wsymp10 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:29:32 +0000

Across the country, churches are discovering their incredible capacity to welcome and weave people with developmental disabilities and their families into the life of their congregation. Such churches speak vividly about the ways their worship and ministry have been transformed by very simple gestures of hospitality and inclusion. This presentation addressed practical ways congregations can have a real impact on the lives of people with disabilities and their families living in their community and to make worship more accessible to everyone.

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Why Read Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) on Worship?

wsymp10 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:26:45 +0000

Abraham Kuyper’s accomplishments were many and he had a stellar career. He served as pastor, theologian, founder of the Free University in Amsterdam, chief organizer of a Calvinist political party, prime minister of the Netherlands. He is, however, less well-known for another major contribution—his writings on worship and liturgy which are still relevant for the church today and now appear in an English translation as Our Worship.

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Worship in the Early Church: Unity in Diversity

wsymp10 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:33:45 +0000

As much as worship practices vary across churches, denominations, and cultures in our modern world, the ancient church was also full of diverse (and sometimes conflicting) approaches to worship. This seminar explored the history of worship in the early church in the hope that we might learn about, accept, and apply different attitudes and practices in our own times.

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Kaleidoscope: Shifting Perspectives of Faith Formation, Young People, and Intergenerational Worship

wsymp10 — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:41:03 +0000

This session explored how our understanding of young people and faith formation ought to enhance appreciation for worship that is intergenerational. Drawing on current resources, ideas for promoting change and exchanging ideas will outline a strategy for promoting intergenerational worship.

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Rediscovering the Lord’s Supper: Growing Deeper into the Gospel

wsymp10 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:39:43 +0000

A renewed theology and practice of the Lord’s Supper can help believers grow into a deeper and multi-faceted vision of salvation. Come and explore the ways in which the Lord’s Supper illuminates the gospel as participation in Christ by the Spirit.