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Remembering Baptism
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Discussion Questions, Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Joan Huyser-Honig explores how more congregations are seeing baptism as a sacrament that begins a lifelong pilgrimage, a shift that leads them to pay more attention to baptismal living in worship and daily life.
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Baptism, Sacraments, Water, Pilgrimage
Early Christian Baptismal Imagery for Today
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Church History
Joan Huyser-Honig reflects on the work of Robin Jensen on baptismal imagery in early Christianity, including baptism as washing to cleanse sin, baptism as initiation (community membership, illumination, and rebirth) and baptism as new creation.
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Baptism, Sacraments, Cleansing, Community
Seven Ideas for Communion
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Joan Huyser-Honig offers seven ideas to make the experience of the Lord's Supper more rich and meaningful. Options for celebrating the Lord's Supper will depend on your tradition's liturgical stipulations, doctrines, theology, or church architecture.
Isaiah 11:6-9
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Lord’s Supper, Sacraments, Communion, Eucharist
The Trouble with Moralism
Joan Huyser-Honig | Reformed Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Church leaders are talking about the difference between moralism and genuine faith formation. Christian life is so much more than a list of do’s and don’ts. This article explores the role of worship in faith formation.
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Faith, Education, Sacraments, Discipleship
Faith Formation and Moralism
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Discussion Questions and 2 more types
Drawing on several authors, Joan Huyser-Honig discusses the difference between spiritual formation or faith development (helping people come to trust and know God) and moralism (focusing on expected behavior, dos and don'ts).
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Legalism, Spiritual Growth, Holy Spirit, Sacraments
Baptism and Church Architecture
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
In this article, Joan Huyser-Honig discusses how churches can share baptism as a “lifelong identity reaffirmed in weekly worship” through baptismal architecture and practices. She shares architectural examples from specific churches, books, articles, and musical resources.
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Baptism, Architecture, Sacraments, Worship Space
The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments, Article about Theology
Ron Rienstra and Joan Huyser-Honig reflect on the Great Prayer of Thanksgiving, suggesting that including this prayer in your Lord’s Supper observance is a rich opportunity for faith formation (Psalm 116:13 and Luke 22:19-20).
Psalm 116:13; Luke 22:19-20
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Lord’s Supper, Prayer, Sacraments, Thanksgiving
Ascension as a Lost Heirloom
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Song or Hymn and 2 more types
Drawing on Graham Redding, Joan Huyser-Honig reflects on the connection between Christ's incarnation and ascension, known as Christ's vicarious humanity. "Incarnation is completed when our humanity is lifted up into the presence of God."
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Jesus Christ's Humanity, Incarnation, Sacraments, Ascension
Lord's Supper
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
This article explores Lord's Supper practices in the Reformed and Presbyterian traditions, encouraging churches today to follow the ancient pattern, make the symbolism bigger, and include children.
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Lord’s Supper, Sacraments, History, John Calvin
Liturgical Performance and Improvisation
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
You might think of performance as totally out of place in Holy Communion. But this article argues that performance and improvisation can help leaders and worshipers show and tell the gospel with their whole selves.
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Lord’s Supper, Sacraments, Liturgy