1855 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4402 USA

On the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary
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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.
To disciple worshipers who are learning about and experiencing new worship practices that deepen their understanding of God.
To invite people into the biblical story in worship and encourage them to expand their imagination of God by focusing on collaboratively-created art.
To explore the role of public worship in forming institutional identity by incorporating worship practices that reflect the diversity of the community and its spiritual needs.
To live deeply into the Scriptural connection between the Lord’s Supper and social witness, with particular awareness of the contextual challenges of racism and violence.
To work with congregations to celebrate and teach the richness of diverse singing practices that deepen community life and connection with God.
To deepen worshipers’ experience of the proclaimed Word through training in preaching, spoken word, and drama.
To foster rich hospitality in worship by gathering disparate groups of students in worship that crosses cultural boundaries.
To promote healing through trauma-informed worship that engages worshipers with the Psalms as expressions of the experiences of God’s people.
To train worshipers to connect their faith stories with the story of God, while facilitating the active participation of all.
To engage in collaborative worship planning and leading that deepens the multicultural expressions of the congregation through visual and musical arts.
To deeply engage the worship postures of the Psalms as a model for engaging God in every aspect of life.
To increase communal engagement in campus worship by learning together about the purpose of worship and by equipping collaborative planning teams.
