Interdisciplinary

Beauty, Silence, and Culture Care: An Interview with Makoto Fujimura

Theologian Neal Plantinga engages with artist and author Mako Fujimura on his vision for complementing recent work on creation care with what he has termed “culture care”—a redemptive approach to artistry and other forms of cultural engagement which seeks to contribute to “the healing of the nations.”

March 14, 2017 | 64 min video

Singing Psalms: An Outpouring of Contemporary Song for Congregational Use

Remarkably, even since the publication of Psalms for All Seasons just a few years ago, over 30 new Psalm-based songwriting and recording projects have emerged from a variety of contemporary worship leaders across North America and beyond. While some of these settings are designed for solo voices, many are well-suited to congregational use, and are worthy heirs to the legacy of congregation-based Psalms re-established by Luther and Calvin.

March 10, 2017 | 63 min video
From Generation to Generation: Many Voices Singing the One Body

Two hymn writers and collaborators, one Roman Catholic and one Protestant, representing different generations, explore how the demographic, ethnic and denominational differences of contemporary American culture offer challenges and opportunities in crafting new, relevant and faithful song for Christian communities.

March 8, 2017 | 61 min video
Singing Our Savior's Story: Songs for Congregations, Choirs and 91 Teams

This seminar explores a rich variety of music that reflects deeply on the life of Jesus, and it is appropriate for any service based on one of the four New Testament gospels, including some songs that focus on "telling the story," others that are adept at "unpacking the meaning of the story," and still others that "help us see ourselves taken up into the story."

March 7, 2017 | 103 min video

Tú Jesús, nuestra esperanza/Come to Be Our Hope, Jesus

A bilingual pilgrimage of songs and prayers that trace the life of Jesus and testify to healing and transformation which Jesus' ministry continues to bring through the Holy Spirit.

March 6, 2017 | 53 min video
The Economies of Pentecost: Postcolonial Reflections on Pastoral Care, Healing, and Christian 91

An annotated research guide from the field of practical theology, focusing on pastoral care and the African American experience

February 24, 2017 | 1 min read
The Economies of Pentecost: Postcolonial Reflections on Pastoral Care, Healing, and Christian 91

An annotated research guide from the field of practical theology, focusing on pastoral care and the African American experience

February 24, 2017 | 1 min read

Trauma, Culture Care, and Public 91

What does faithful ministry look like after trauma? What if that trauma is public trauma, like ministry after 9-11 in New York or after recent trauma in Ferguson or Orlando?

February 24, 2017 | 124 min video
Here Are My Hands: A Practical Workshop on Affirming Vocation in Weekly 91 Practices

Isaac Wardell, Bruce Benedict, and Laura Fanucci provide some very practical first steps for congregations with a desire to address vocation in worship.

February 23, 2017 | 59 min listen
Shaping a Reformation Commemoration Prayer or 91 Service

This workshop explores the ways we can prepare to commemorate this significant anniversary with both grace and truth, acknowledging both the insights and limitations of the Reformers, expressing gratitude for Christ-centered renewal and lament for divisions and even violence within Christ’s body.

February 23, 2017 | 59 min listen