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Planning High School Chapels
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
Joan Huyser-Honig reports on trends in high school chapels, noting the enthusiasm when student and staff are involved in the planning and leading of chapels and the importance of recognizing varied worship traditions students come from.
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Leading Worship, Youth, Chapel, Worship Planning

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, Art, Liturgy, Tradition

Multiple Milestones of Faith
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Discussion Questions and 2 more types
In this article, Joan Huyser-Honig explores the meaning behind professions of faith and confirmation by arguing that the celebration of faith milestones helps all generations of a congregation engage in a communal faith journey.
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Congregation, Spiritual Growth, Confirmation, Profession Of Faith

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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Education, Discipleship, Morality, Legalism

Designing Intergenerational Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
In this article, Joan Huyser-Honig shares nine practical ways to introduce intergenerational worship ideas without totally overhauling your current worship service model.
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Generation, Worship Planning, Intergenerational Worship

Addressing Racial Difference
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Church Life and Leadership
In this conversation facilitated by Joan Huyser-Honig, Ronnie Farmer shares an honest and helpful advice for talking about race with children and with the church community to help people recognize God's image in every person.
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Diversity, Image Of God, Multicultural, Racism

Why Churches Are Engaging Hip Hop Culture
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Children or Youth Ministry
In this article, Joan Huyser-Honig explores how an intersection of hip-hop culture and the Church can create an opportunity for reaching the world with the good news.
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Culture, Music

Youth Should Be Leading Worship NOW
Bruce Benedict | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types
Teenagers empowered to use their gifts are more likely to imagine themselves as disciples and worshipers for decades to come. This article describes summer programs in worship, theology, and the arts that inspire teens and mentors.
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Youth, Discipleship, Worship Planning, Intergenerational Worship

Let the Children Come
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Discussion Questions and 2 more types
This article explores the inclusion of children in worship, suggesting that splitting into age-divided worship each Sunday doesn't necessarily result in kids who go on to choose worship as adults.
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Worship, Intergenerational Worship

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, John Calvin, Intergenerational Worship, Presbyterians

Worship as a True Family Table
Carolyn C Brown | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types
In this article, Carolyn C. Brown talks about intergenerational worship and in particular she draws attention to exploring ways pastors and worship leaders can include children in corporate worship.
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Worship, Intergenerational Worship, Parenting, Community

Children's Choirs Shape Worship Habits
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Children or Youth Ministry
Many adults find that their children's choir experience instilled a homing instinct that brings them back to church. This is a feature story exploring the importance of Children's Choirs for spiritual formation.
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Faith, Worship, Children, Church

A Chapel Planning Process that Engages Students
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments
In this interview, Ben Dykhouse explains a chapel planning model that focuses on glorifying God as a community and offers suggestions for how worship leaders and pastors can plan events that engage participants in spiritual development.
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Worship, Spiritual Growth, Worship Planning, Chapel

Including Teens in Planning and Leading Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Discussion Questions, Article about Worship and the Sacraments
This article explains how churches and Christian institutions can mentor youth to plan and lead worship for all ages.
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Youth, Leadership, Intergenerational Worship

Psalms Encourage Family Faith Formation
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Children or Youth Ministry
While many children may know the green pastures of Psalm 23, Bob and Laura Keeley argue that children will benefit from knowing the psalms that teach them to cry out to God with their frustrations.
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Faith, Family, Lament, Spiritual Growth

Expanding Teens’ Vision of Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types
Young people are eager for worship that is relevant to life issues such as justice, imagination, and the arts. Eric Mathis talks about why and how to expand teenagers' definition, understanding, and experience worship in this...
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Youth, Worship, Education, Faith

Lament Psalms and Children
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Children or Youth Ministry
Bob and Laura Keeley are on a mission to make the psalms accessible to children. In this interview, they discuss teaching the psalms of lament as a process of faith formation.
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Lament, Education, Psychology, Psalms (book)

Pastors and Intergenerational Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types
Pastors play a crucial role in promoting or preventing intergenerational worship. In this edited conversation, Mimi Larson explains why pastors should treat children as full image bearers of God who should engage with God in worship.
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Intergenerational Worship, Children, Image Of God

Keys to Involving Children in Worship
Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
Article about Worship and the Sacraments and 1 more types
In this edited conversation, Mimi Larson explains how theology, beliefs about children's capabilities, and pastors influence whether or how children meet God in worship, and shows that Black church culture offers valuable examples.
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Intergenerational Worship, Children, African-american