A 91 Service Based on Luke 24
This service is based on Luke 24: The Road to Emmaus.
Strengthening Congregational Life
This presentation set up a series of workshops that focused on 'Strengthening Congregational Life Through Liberal Arts-style Learning.'
Shiny, Happy People: The Vice of Vainglory, the Church, and You
Work in Christian ministry and leadership often brings a struggle with image, reputation, and audience-pleasing.
A 91 Service based on Matthew 13
A worship service based on Matthew 13, The Parable of the Sower.
The Apostles' Creed
A video presentation of the Apostles' Creed
91 as Spiritual Formation
The privilege of Christian worship is the invitation to the community by our holy God to encounter the love of that living God and to be transformed by it and to nurture the transformation of one another.
Improvising New Life
The infamous “worship wars” typically pit “traditional” versus “contemporary” worship and music. But what if “tradition” and “innovation” actually belong together?
Songs of Praise, Lament, and Hope
The Psalms—the Holy Spirit’s inspired songbook right in the middle of the Bible—are a rich source of insight and inspiration for songwriters, singers, and worshipers of all kinds.
How the News Shapes Our Prayers and Preaching
If our public prayers and preaching are at all responsive to the needs of the world, then how we glean information about the world is crucial.
Universal Design for 91: Symposium 2016 Plenary Address
‘Universal design’ is now standard for architecture: we don’t want to retrofit buildings to make them accessible, we want to build them that way from the start. What would it look like for this vision to be extended to the worship services we plan and lead?
Heartsongs for Good Friday and Easter
The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is at the center of Christian faith, life, and worship. Every Good Friday and Easters, Christians from all over the world gather in remarkably different contexts to tell this story—and sing about what it means for us and the world God loves.
Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
This festival of song, prayer, and scripture is led by the Conference Gospel Choir, a group comprised of members of the Calvin College Gospel Choir, Hope College Gospel Choir, Grand Rapids African American Youth Chorus, Calvin College Africapella, and conference participants.