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Becoming a Veteran-Friendly Church
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Discussion Questions, Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Joan Huyser-Honig discusses how churches can minister to soldiers and become a welcoming place to veterans. Includes discussion questions and resources for further study.
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Hospitality, Soldiers, Worship Planning

How Communion Trains Us in God’s Hospitality
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Discussion Questions, Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Joan Huyser-Honig explores how we can experience God’s grace through the sacraments, specifically communion, resulting in more attention being paid to who in the congregation is not able to participate. Includes discussion questions and further resources.
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Hospitality, Grace, Lord's Supper, Differing Abilities

All God's Children Have Gifts
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Discussion Questions, Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Joan Huyser-Honig explores ways to be inclusive in worship and make room for those with or without special needs by avoiding a "you're not like us" attitude and supporting each other's needs. Includes discussion questions.
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Hospitality, Congregation, Worship Planning, Differing Abilities

Differing Abilities
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Joan Huyser-Honig discusses ways that churches can incorporate and learn from people with differing abilities. (Based on Matthew 25:40; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29.)
Matthew 25:40; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29
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Hospitality, Differing Abilities, Intellect, Body Of Christ (the Church)

Singing Coritos
Joan Huyser-Honig | The Center for Congregational Song
Article about Music
In this interview, Analisse Reyes and Rosa Cándida Ramírez discuss how singing coritos (short songs) in Spanish and English is hospitable in worship and can open up worshipers to new understandings of God.
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Worship, Singing, Hospitality

How to Welcome Guest Preachers
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Church Life and Leadership
Joan Huyser-Honig offers guidelines for how a church can help guest preachers (and their families) feel welcome and comfortable, and facilitate making the service run smoothly.
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Hospitality, Preaching, Leading Worship

Preparing for Pulpit Supply
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Preaching
Joan Huyser-Honig explores how, as a guest pastor, you can take initiative to find information that will help you enter a new church feeling confident, prepared, and on time to bring God’s Word.
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Hospitality, Leading Worship

Designing Equal Access Churches
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Joan Huyser-Honig presents insights from religious architect Robert Nickola on making buildings and worship spaces accessible and welcoming to people of differing abilities. "Plan WITH those who have disabilities, not just FOR them."
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Hospitality, Architecture, Differing Abilities, Worship Planning

Hospitable Projection in Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Joan Huyser-Honig and Betsy Steele Halstead discuss how worship leaders can effectively include projected images in services to shape people's understanding of what worship is and who God welcomes to worship.
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Hospitality, Technology, Worship Planning, Projection

Essentials for Multicultural Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Citing several churches as examples, Joan Huyser-Honig discusses four essential elements for transitioning to multicultural worship: prayer for renewal, intentional choices, practicing radical hospitality, and acknowledging discomfort.
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Hospitality, Culture, Community, Diversity

Starting an Outdoor Church
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types
People treated as the last and the least often feel unwelcome inside churches. Stephanie Smith and Joan Huyser-Honig discuss how to create a worshiping community outdoors. Many insights also apply to indoor churches.
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Community, Hospitality, Evangelism, Homelessness

Bilingual Music Repertoire
Robert J Batastini | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Summarizing a workshop presentation by María Cornou and Robert J. Batastini, Joan Huyser-Honig presents stories and practical suggestions for churches hoping to diversify their music to incorporate two or more languages.
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Language, Singing, Diversity, Hospitality

Doctrine and Multicultural Hospitality
Christina Edmondson | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Church Life and Leadership
In this conversation, Christina Edmondson discusses doctrinal interpretations that make congregations more or less welcoming to many cultures. To become more multicultural, congregations must help members discern differences between biblical doctrines and cultural biases.
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Culture, Hospitality, Prejudice, Witness

Healing in Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Discussion Questions, Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Though you might associate "heal" with "cure," healing in worship is broader. This article provides real life examples of how churches, through prayer, hospitality, communion, or laying on hands, can be sanctuaries of healing and wholeness.
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Healing, Hospitality, Reconciliation, Welcome

Mental Illness and Christian Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
This article asks churches to develop a theology of mental health integrating mind, body, spirit, community, and family, seeing people not as mental health problems to be fixed, but children of God waiting to be loved.
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Hope, Hospitality, Lament, Mental Health

Peace and Justice in Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Divorcing worship from hospitality, peace, and justice drives a wedge between worshipers and God. A feature story on encompassing hospitality, peace, and justice in worship.
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Hospitality, Peace (spiritual), Worship, Justice

Welcome People with Mental Illnesses
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Five pieces of advice on welcoming people with mental illnesses, focusing on paying attention to logistics and blessings so all experience God’s grace in worship.
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Hospitality, Congregation, Healing, Mental Health

Small Church Worship and Identity
Constance Cherry | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Reflecting on experiences with smaller churches, Constance Cherry observes sometimes they can feel weak or irrelevant, but intentional worship practices can help churches discover their value before God and to the community.
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Congregation, Worship, Hospitality

Making Room for Multicultural Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Jaewoo Kim shares about how seeing God's image in others should shape our congregational to be multicultural and provides ideas of how to move toward multicultural worship.
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Refugees, Hospitality, Immigration, Diversity

Visual Hospitality in Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Barbara Newman shares practical strategies that churches can take to help people with visual challenges, such as using large print.
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Worship Planning, Hospitality, Differing Abilities
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