Faith Formation

Christian Initiation and Community

A lesson plan to accompany Living 91ÁÔÆæ curriculum that addresses the design and performance of Christian Initiation rites in light of the on-going life and practice of the Christian assembly.

July 11, 2012 | 2 min read
A Difficult Assignment: Suggestions for Leading in the Sanctuary

This lecture offers some concrete suggestions as to how clergy and musicians can better work together to inspire a worship life that helps others to unwrap the gift of grace.

July 11, 2012 | 1 min read
Mark Labberton on Micah Groups and God’s Broken Heart

Mark Labberton teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary and directs its Ogilvie Institute of Preaching. He wrote The Dangerous Act of 91ÁÔÆæ: Living God’s Call to Justice and The Dangerous Act of Loving Your Neighbor. In this edited conversation, he talks about why preachers are forming and joining Micah Groups.

July 10, 2012 | 4 min read

Steven R. Guthrie on Theology and Music

Here Guthrie explains how his experience helps him build on Resonant Witness to explore theology and the cognitive science of music.

May 8, 2012 | 1 min read
Steven R. Guthrie on How the Holy Spirit Makes Us Fully Human

Steve Guthrie founded the religion and arts major at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. For the first half of 2012, 91ÁÔÆæ hosted Guthrie as a visiting scholar.

May 1, 2012 | 1 min read
Finding family thousands of miles from home: reflections on going where God calls

I did not want to go to California. I wanted to stay home. That desire hit me hard over Christmas break as I watched people in the church I had grown up in come forward for communion.

April 17, 2012 | 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 | 9 min read
Increasing Participation in High School Chapel Services

How well do your Christian high school chapels, liturgies, or all-school worship times help students grow in faith? Are your staff and faculty planning chapels for or with students?

March 7, 2012 | 5 min read

Chapel Planning: Asking the Right Questions

Christian high school students, staff, and teachers at Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ 2012 began a chapel planning seminar seated around tables. They introduced themselves and described common questions in their school’s chapel planning process. One person at each table summarized responses to share with the entire seminar.

March 7, 2012 | 3 min read
Hannah Huisman on Teens Planning and Leading Church 91ÁÔÆæ

Hannah Huisman is a senior at Unity Christian High School in Hudsonville, Michigan. As a member of the school’s spiritual life committee, she helps plan and lead chapels. In the edited conversation below, she explains how teens at her church, Immanuel Christian Reformed Church, have begun planning and leading one worship service per month.

March 7, 2012 | 4 min read
Ben Dykhouse on a Chapel Planning Process that Engages Students

Ben Dykhouse teaches computer applications and church history at Ontario Christian High School in Ontario, California. He also co-teaches a daily chapel class for the school’s weekly chapel worship. In this edited conversation he talks about a chapel planning model that focuses on glorifying God together.

March 7, 2012 | 4 min read