A New Vision for Children in the 91ing Community
This article translated into Korean calls for worship services that seek to enable the participation of adults and children alike.
November 17, 2014
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1 min read
What Makes All Ages Delight in the Psalms
The learning went both ways when two school communities decided to “dwell in the Psalms” for a year. Their Psalms-based creations revealed that the Spirit can work through kids and adults of any age to nourish faith.
November 7, 2014
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6 min read
Kathy Hanson on Youth Delivering Homilies
Usually teachers give the homily during daily worship at Mustard Seed School in Hoboken, New Jersey. When the school asked every eighth grader to give a homily, the results surprised and blessed the whole community.
November 7, 2014
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4 min read
How Churches Link Art, Faith and Life
People who know how to make beautiful things with their hands are being welcomed to use their God-given gifts in worship and congregational life.
October 2, 2014
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6 min read
Peggy Goetz on Churches and Stroke Survivors
Stroke is a leading cause of disability in adults around the world, so your congregation probably includes—or will soon include—stroke survivors. And about a third of stroke survivors suffer from some form of communication impairment. Peggy Goetz researches the experience of stroke survivors in their church communities.
September 12, 2014
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3 min read
Peggy Goetz on Planning 91 with Stroke Survivors
Peggy Goetz is a communication arts and sciences professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Observing her speech pathology students in Calvin’s stroke clinic sparked her to research the experience of stroke survivors in their church communities.
September 12, 2014
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4 min read
Musician Sally Ann Morris on Seminarians Learning 91
Sally Ann Morris is the chapel musician at Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She’s involved with each of Wake Div’s twice-weekly, 45-minute chapel services.
August 29, 2014
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5 min read
More Inclusion = Deeply Meaningful 91
The lessons learned at two seminaries that renewed their chapel worship services can make a big difference in your congregation.
August 29, 2014
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7 min read
Kendra Buckwalter Smith on Authentic Global 91
Kendra Buckwalter Smith is the worship coordinator at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PTS has chapel four days a week, and Smith meets with every person or team that plans a chapel service.
August 29, 2014
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5 min read
A Commissioning Liturgy for Young People Going Away
After high school many young people move away, often leaving home for the first time. This major life event can be acknowledged in the church. Here is a commissioning service based on 1 Corinthians 12.
August 13, 2014
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1 min read
John Huizinga on 91 Change Accountability
John Huizinga is pastor of Lombard Christian Reformed Church in Lombard, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. He works to develop leaders within the congregation to take ownership of various church ministries.
August 4, 2014
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5 min read
Combining Two 91 Services Renews Congregation
Lombard Christian Reformed Church in metro Chicago used to have both a traditional service and a contemporary service. Now everyone attends a single, Sunday-morning service. It’s not blended worship. Instead, the worship renewal results from slowly and yet actively responding to the Holy Spirit.
August 4, 2014
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8 min read
