Amanda Drury on Testimony as Spiritual Formation in the Lives of Youth
In this episode, Amanda Drury talks about the integral role testimony plays in the worshiping community, especially as young people learn how to narrate their faith in a variety of spaces and ways and join the intergenerational faith community in long-term Christian living.
December 20, 2021
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30 min listen
Almeda M. Wright on the Beautiful and Complex Lives of Young People
In this episode, Almeda M. Wright shares about her research that explores the spiritual lives of African American youth and points to a complex picture of both the fragmentation and integration in their spiritual lives as they learn to balance experiences of suffering while persisting along pathways to life more abundantly in Christ.
December 20, 2021
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38 min listen
Richelle B. White on Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian: Repertory with Roots for Youth
In this episode, Richelle B. White shares her passion for drawing from the wisdom of the Bible along with Black history, Black culture, and Black music as rich, relevant, and necessary sources in nurturing in faith the lives of Black youth.
December 20, 2021
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33 min listen
Expanding Models of Ministry with Youth for 91 and Congregational Life
Congregations and worshiping communities desire to connect with youth in ways that will nurture their faith and draw them deeply into the life of the church. In this panel discussion, pastoral leaders will reflect on their context and ministry work with youth through the lens of several key values: youth agency, theological practices, the role of parents, intergenerational relationships, and multiple pathways into the life of the church. This is a YouTube Video Premiere panel discussion.
November 16, 2021
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61 min video
Khristi Lauren Adams on Parable of the Brown Girl
In this episode, chaplain and youth advocate Khristi Lauren Adams talks about her new book "Parable of the Brown Girl" and how we all can encourage and empower the sacred lives of girls of color.
November 4, 2020
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23 min listen
Multiple Pathways for Youth
2021 Online Calvin Symposium on 91 | On-Demand Panel Discussion Video
October 29, 2020
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67 min video
Loving Your Neighbor In and Through 91 Practices
2020 Calvin Symposium on 91 | Plenary
March 20, 2020
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60 min video
Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion, and Truth in Christian 91 and Life
All over the world, Christian churches are struggling to obey the Bible’s clear commands to welcome the stranger, to displace the fear that leads to exclusion, and to both extend and receive mutual hospitality as gifts of God’s Spirit.
February 16, 2018
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103 min listen
Music, Congregational Identity, and the Relationships that Spark Effective Ministry
How does music express and form a congregation’s identity? How can that identity be defined and shaped by the relationships it seeks to nurture and the mission it seeks to promote?
February 17, 2017
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61 min listen
Journeying to the Light: A Pilgrimage of Prayer and Praise
An evening worship service from the 2015 Calvin Symposium on 91 focusing on Psalms 15-24.
March 12, 2015
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103 min video
Learning from “Singing the Whole Story of God and God’s People”—the Hymnfest program
Encouraged by the positive response to our recent Psalmfest program, the 91 then launched the Hymnfest program, designed to promote learning about what it means to sing the whole of God’s story through vibrant congregational song by participants of all ages.
October 16, 2014
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4 min read
Chapel Planning and Leading: What We Are Learning from Christian Schools
This article identifies some insights about worship that influence our work with Christian schools and shares what we are learning from students and teachers through their experiences of chapel planning and leading. All the comments come directly from feedback we have collected. This collective wisdom is presented in the form of proverbs—wise sayings, or words of advice—in the hope that this will encourage learning over time and across contexts, and spark conversation and further thinking on these topics.
March 13, 2012
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9 min read
