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A Coherent Ritual Life

What do our daily habits of home and work have to do with weddings, baptisms, or the Lord’s Supper? Dru Johnson and Cory Willson trace the biblical lines of ritual thinking, from the field, office, and factory to worship in the sanctuary and waters of baptism. Recording from the session held in July 2022.

November 9, 2022 | 75 min video
For God So Loved the Cosmos . . . A Service of Lessons and Carols

The Old Testament unfolds the cosmic nature of God’s promised redemption “far as the curse is found.” Reflecting back on the coming of Messiah, Paul not only testified that it was in Jesus Christ that all things were created, but also that in Jesus Christ, God was at work to “reconcile to himself all things.” [Col. 1:15]. In this service of lessons and carols, sung by the Calvin University choirs, hear texts celebrating this all-creation vision of redemption.

November 7, 2022 | 94 min video
Affirmation and Comunidad for Latino Catholic Youth: A Conversation with Hosffman Ospino and Elizabeth Tamez Méndez

In this conversation, practical theologian Hosffman Ospino [Boston College] talks with Elizabeth Tamez-Mendez about Latino Catholic youth who constitute the largest sector of the young Catholic population in the U.S. They reflect on how understanding the realities and experiences of this group will help parish and congregational leaders to build a church that is more dynamic and more inclusive in terms of culture and language.

August 8, 2022 | 48 min video

Discipleship, Faith Formation, and Belonging in 91: A Conversation with Chris Schoon and Elizabeth Tamez Méndez

In this conversation, Chris Schoon, director of Faith Formation Ministries of the Christian Reformed Church of North America, explores with Elizabeth Tamez Méndez the importance of equipping congregations and parents to embrace children and youth as full image bearers and active participants in worship, for the well-being of the intergenerational community.

August 1, 2022 | 41 min video
Resources by N.T. Wright Related to Christian Public 91

Nicholas Thomas Wright, known as N. T. Wright or Tom Wright, is an English New Testament scholar, Pauline theologian and Anglican bishop. He was the bishop of Durham from 2003 to 2010. He served as research professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Mary's College in the University of St Andrews in Scotland until 2019, when he became a senior research fellow at Wycliffe Hall at the University of Oxford.

July 19, 2022 | 1 min video
N.T. Wright on Christian Public 91

In this series of 14 videos, Tom Wright and John D. Witvliet explore key terms in public worship drawn from scripture in order to offer fresh insights for consideration.

July 13, 2022 | 14 min video

Constanza Bongarrá and Marcelo Villanueva lead songs from “Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy”

Constanza Bongarrá and Marcelo Villanueva demonstrate and talk about five songs as part of the CICW series "Songs from the hymnal 'Santo, Santo, Santo: Cantos para el pueblo de Dios / Holy, Holy, Holy: Songs for the People of God.'"

June 2, 2022 | 4 min video
Teacher-Scholar Panel: Inclusive 91, Reconciliation, and Public Witness

John Witvliet, moderator.

May 25, 2022 | 1 min video
What Every Project Director Needs to Know

In preparation for the 2022 Grants Event and scheduled project director consultations, please watch the webinar below and note additional questions you may have.

May 25, 2022 | 13 min video

91: Give us this day... Forgive us our debts...

91/Plenary on Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.

May 25, 2022 | 2 min video
91: For yours is the kingdom...

91/Plenary on For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

May 25, 2022 | 1 min video
How To Submit a Budget Revision

Budget revisions are common during the grant year. You may need to revise your budget as you implement your project and find that either costs have changed, or your learning compels you to go in different directions.

May 25, 2022 | 14 min video