Cultural Diversity

Performing Sermons <i>Latinamente</i>

Jared E. Alcántara, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, and Lis Valle explore how their shared Latinx identity shapes the way they preach. They define the sermon performed latinamente as an improvisational, interactive, and transformative event embodied in community.

February 8, 2021 | 30 min read
Neither Death, Nor Life

The virtual choir from 91ÁÔÆæ Symposium 2021 singing Marty Haugen's "Neither Death, Nor Life" in English, Korean, Cantonese, Spanish, and Indonesian.

January 27, 2021 | 6 min video
3 Songs about the Shepherd and Guide / 3 Cantos sobre el Pastor y su Guiá

Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs about the Shepherd and Guide, as part of the series "Songs from the hymnal / Cantos del himnario Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.'"

January 8, 2021 | 2 min video

Three Songs for Epiphany / Tres cantos para Epifanía

Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs for Epiphany, as part of the series "Songs from the hymnal / Cantos del himnario Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.'"

December 17, 2020 | 3 min video
3 Christmas Songs / 3 Cantos de Navidad

Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs for Christmas, as part of the series "Songs from the hymnal / Cantos del himnario Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.'"

December 7, 2020 | 2 min video
Online Discipleship and Mindfulness

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted opportunities to learn together in the same physical space. But Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary offer short online courses for lifelong learners to engage topics such as embodied discipleship and mindfulness in a world gone virtual.

November 9, 2020 | 5 min read

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Thoughts on Preaching and the Teaching of Preaching

Looking at today’s North American cultural climate, Alyce McKenzie reflects on what it’s time to let go of in preaching and in the teaching of preaching—and what it’s time to grab hold of.

November 9, 2020 | 14 min read
How to Learn Well in Online Courses: An Invitation to Conversation

Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary offer short-term online courses for lifelong learners. Besides engaging content to address key ministry challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the courses invite students and instructors into a culture of curiosity where they can learn from each other.

November 9, 2020 | 9 min read
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 | 23 min listen

Vince Bantu on Celebrating Christianity's Global Identity

In this episode, Fuller Theological Seminary professor Vince Bantu talks around his passion of bringing together cultural identity and faith and the timely reminder that Christianity has always been a global religion.

November 3, 2020 | 31 min listen
Justo González on the Mestizo Character of the Christian Life

In this episode, Justo Gonzáles takes us into his book "The Mestizo Augustine," which offers a fresh look at the life of Augustine of Hippo, son of an African mother and a Roman father. How does Augustine deal with this mestizo identity in his life and his theology, and what insights does that provide for us today?

November 2, 2020 | 28 min listen
3 Songs for Advent / 3 Cantos para Adviento

Carlos Colón demonstrates and talks about three songs for Advent, as part of the series "Songs from the hymnal / Cantos del himnario Santo, Santo, Santo / Holy, Holy, Holy.'"

November 2, 2020 | 2 min video