Truth that Awakens Holy Desire
2019 Calvin Symposium on 91 | Workshop
May 8, 2019
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49 min listen
91ing Communities awarded Vital 91 Grants for 2019 by the 91
The 91 announced today that it will fund 51 Vital 91 Grants projects to 91ing Communities for 2019-2020 as part of its Vital 91 Grants Program.
April 29, 2019
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2 min read
How to Play (and use) Psalms
2019 Calvin Symposium on 91 | Workshop
April 15, 2019
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62 min video
Frank Thomas on the Power of African-American Preaching
“How is it that you can take a group of people who are in despair and when you get finished preaching the gospel, they have hope?” This question sent Frank Thomas down a path that led him nearly forty years later to create the first PhD program in African-American preaching.
April 10, 2019
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8 min read
Beyond Labels: Encouraging Spiritual Formation in Millennials and Gen Z
2019 Calvin Symposium on 91 | Workshop
April 8, 2019
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57 min video
Round Three: Ordination Best Practices for Priests, Ministers, Elders, and Deacons
For our final round of ordination resources, we consulted five experts from five more traditions. Their best practices will help you understand the significance of ordaining people as bishops, priests, ministers, elders, and deacons.
March 14, 2019
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27 min read
Constance Cherry on Competing Metaphors for 91
Most churches measure worship services against a certain ideal. They may think of worship like a concert, entertainment, dialogue, or something else. Even if they have not consciously chosen an operating metaphor for worship, their pattern greatly influences how individuals and congregations live out their faith.
February 15, 2019
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6 min read
How Academic Study Intersects with Christian Ministry
Calvin professors across disciplines share how their areas of study intersect with ministry and how their disciplines would complement the Ministry Leadership Cohort program.
February 13, 2019
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5 min read
Teacher-Scholars awarded Vital 91 Grants for 2019 by the 91
The 91 announced today that it will fund 14 grants to Teacher-Scholars for 2019-2020 as part of its Vital 91 Grants Program.
November 30, 2018
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2 min read
Joyce Ann Zimmerman on 14 Years of Evaluating Vital 91 Grants
During her 14 years on 91’s Grants Advisory Board, Joyce Ann Zimmerman evaluated 1,345 grant proposals. She describes essentials of a good grant project.
November 9, 2018
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5 min read
Pearls, Promises, and Potholes: A Traffic Report from the Intersections of Faith, Ministry, Theology, and Disability
A presentation and discussion with Rev. Bill Gaventa, hosted by Barbara J. Newman
October 26, 2018
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60 min video
Pearls, Promises, and Potholes: A Traffic Report from the Intersections of Faith, Ministry, Theology, and Disability
A presentation and discussion with Rev. Bill Gaventa, hosted by Barbara J. Newman
October 26, 2018
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60 min video
