Cultural Diversity

Maria Cornou on the Most-used Spanish-language Bible Translation

Maria Eugenia Cornou is from Buenos Aires, Argentina. In this edited conversation, she discusses the most-used Spanish-language Bible translation.

March 19, 2013 | 3 min read
Larry Visser on Planning a Lift Up Your Hearts Hymnfest

Larry Visser is minister of music and chancel organist at LaGrave Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In this edited conversation, he discusses the hymn festival that LaGrave hosted on February 10, 2013.

March 11, 2013 | 4 min read
91 That Addresses Needs of Veterans with Moral Injuries

This workshop explored how religious communities can help veterans heal from moral injury and support their families during transition into civilian life.

February 22, 2013

Multigenerational, Multicultural 91: Reports and Testimonies from 91 Renewal Grant Recipients

When people of all ages and cultures are invited to bring their gifts to plan and lead worship through music, spoken word and the arts, transformation begins. Leaders from diverse congregations offered practical ideas that have engaged people of various ages and cultures and tell us what they have learned.

February 22, 2013
Learning How to Pray from the Whole Body of Christ

In this workshop, Mark Gornik will discuss how he came to a deeper understanding of God and the Christian life through worshipping with African churches in New York City.

February 22, 2013

91 in 1 Corinthians: Paul’s Take on the Corinthian 91 Wars

Plenary address by Kenneth E. Bailey presented at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on 91.

February 19, 2013 | 64 min video
Beyond the Bamboo Curtain: New Asian Songs for 91

This singing and conversational session introduced new Asian songs collected in recent years along with their background stories and how these might be used in the context of worship. Presented by Swee Hong Lim, I-to Loh, Joel Navarro and others at the 2013 Calvin Symposium on 91.

February 19, 2013 | 60 min video
Go Down, Moses: Spirituals as a Resource for Preaching

The history of African American spirituals is interwoven with the history of preaching, yet these spirituals and their relationship to preaching usually receive little attention.

February 19, 2013 | 67 min video

“In Christ there is no East or West”

”In Christ There is No East or West”, with Kit Ying Law from Hong Kong, I-to Loh from Taiwan, Swee Hong Lim from Singapore, and Joel Navarro from the Philippines, and the choir of Kuyper College, Kai Ton Chau, director

February 18, 2013 | 1 min read