CICW has awarded Vital 91ÁÔÆæ, Vital Preaching Grants for over 20 years to teacher-scholars and worshiping communities in 45+ states and provinces and across 40+ denominations and traditions—including Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, non-denominational, and other Protestant communities.


While worship styles and practices vary greatly across these traditions, the grant projects typically explore at least one of CICW’s ten core convictions related to worship. Explore the hundreds of projects we’ve funded across both streams of the program.

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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Youth

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School/Sacred Play Cohort

To explore how sacred play in a worship setting engages children in making meaning of their faith, while also discovering creative ways of enhancing worship for both children and congregations.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Deerfield, illinois
2022
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Teacher-Scholar Missional Youth

Fuller Youth Institute

Tyler Greenway

To investigate the perceptions of public worship practices among young people who do not regularly attend worship services, in order to provide insight to Christian worshiping communities as they seek to better understand the life narratives of this population.

Teacher-Scholar
Wayland, michigan
2020
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Education/Leadership Liturgy

Serenity the Prince of Peace Church of God In Christ

To create a consortium of young adults who will be trained and mentored to design and execute a monthly ecumenical, multicultural, and multigenerational worship gathering.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Indianapolis, indiana
2020
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Teacher-Scholar Formation 91ÁÔÆæ Practices

Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Mimi Larson

To gather wisdom from ministry leaders who thoughtfully engage children in worship, seeking to better theological and pedagogical understanding of how children make meaning of their worship experiences.

Teacher-Scholar
Wheaton, illinois
2020
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Teacher-Scholar Preaching Youth

Union Presbyterian Seminary

Richard Voelz

To create and field-test a workbook that will equip pastors to walk with adolescent preachers as they prepare to preach in public worship and other congregational contexts.

Teacher-Scholar
Richmond, virginia
2020
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Drama/Dance Visual Arts

Fisher Street Church of God in Christ International

To deepen young people’s engagement with Scripture, with one another, and with their community by training them to lead worship through dance, music, and mime, using the Psalms as a model.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Jonesboro, arkansas
2019
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91ÁÔÆæing Communities Education/Leadership Youth

Vancouver Christian School

To develop spiritual habits in students in the context of worship in order to promote a sense of belonging, to deepen transformation, to encourage genuine fellowship, and to tell stories of transformation through the development of Christ-like patterns of living.

91ÁÔÆæing Communities
Vancouver, british columbia
2019
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