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Dr. Kathleen Turner demonstrates simple and accessible congregational movement to accompany the song, “Come to Me” by Wendell Kimbrough.
This demonstration is excerpted from an interview on the kinetic arts in worship in the fall of 2020 for the Calvin Theological Seminary course: Music and the Arts in Christian 91. Dr. Kathleen Turner provides an example of how to incorporate non-dancer movement with a congregational song that can open up deep formative possibilities for the congregation.
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
The last few minutes of corporate worship are critical because they frame the entire purpose of worship and its connection to our lives in the world.
Explore how Christians in the earliest centuries of Christianity engaged topics related to wealth and poverty in their preaching, public prayers, offerings, celebrations of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, and the shaping of buildings and spaces for Christian worship.
How did early Christians understand their illness and pain in their Greco-Roman context?
Pastors of three Hispanic churches will share what they learned from experiences implementing congregational projects related to the development of new understandings and practices of worship and preaching.
