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Dwelling in the Word

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Scripture

Joan Huyser-Honig discusses a method for a community to listen to scripture, known as Dwelling in the Word. Luke 10:1-12 is an especially common choice for a passage with which to begin.

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Community, Listening To God, Scripture Reading

Multicultural Leadership in Worship

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Discussion Questions, Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Joan Huyser-Honig tells stories from various churches and explores how to be a multicultural church and engage multicultural worship. She discusses the "discomfort of sharing power," the importance of trading places, and more.

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Leading Worship, Culture, Worship Planning, Global Church

Multilingual Worship

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Joan Huyser-Honig shares on why and how congregations are using multiple languages in the same worship services rather than having each cultural group worship alone in its own language.

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Culture, Language, Worship Planning, Multicultural

Sing Prayers for the Worldwide Church

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Joan Huyser-Honig describes a vesper service and provides resources to help combine songs and prayers so that congregations can pray together for Christians around the world and international issues.

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Prayer, Ecumenism, Intercession, Singing

Rejoicing in Lament

J Todd Billings | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments, Article about Theology

Mary Hulst, C. J. Kingdom-Grier, J. Todd Billings, Mark Charles, and Joan Huyser-Honig offer insights into how congregations can follow the Psalms in practicing candid lament as an essential part of deeply joyful worship.

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Grief, Lament, Psalms (book), Restorative Justice

Choral Bible Reading

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Joy-Elizabeth Lawrence and Joan Huyser-Honig explore when and how to present scripture as a choral reading in worship as an effective way to convey meaning in public reading. Includes links to further resources for planning worship.

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Scripture Reading, Liturgy, Leading Worship, Choir

Reaching Out to Professional Musicians

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments, Article about Music

Joan Huyser-Honig speaks with Tom Jennings, music director at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, about involving professional musicians in worship as an outreach. Helpful for worship leaders considering this approach to planning services.

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Evangelism, Leading Worship, Worship Planning

The Blessing of Fixed-Hour Prayer

Arthur Paul Boers | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Arthur Paul Boers and Joan Huyser-Honig discuss the value of praying on a fixed schedule, introducing the ancient discipline of common prayer and offering suggestions for those who want to practice it.

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Prayer, Discipline, Spiritual Growth, Divine Office

Singing Creation Psalms

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Music

In this interview with Joan Huyser-Honig, Wendell Kimbrough describes how a regular discipline of writing psalm refrains helped him notice psalms in which creation and God’s people call each other to worship the Creator.

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Worship Planning, Psalms (book), Leading Worship, Creation

Sermons Based on a Catechism

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Preaching

Joan Huyser-Honig's article explores the benefits of preaching sermons based on a catechism or confession, even to worshipers from the postmodern generation.

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Heidelberg Catechism, Postmodernism, Preaching

Trusting the Liturgy

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

In conversation with Joan Huyser-Honig, Jane Rogers Vann says that worship is "participation in the divine life" and requires time, patience, and trust.

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Liturgy, Trust, Relationship, Repetition

Why Scholars Can Stop Worship Wars

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments, Article about Music

So many worship conversations go awry because people and congregations don’t know how to talk about what they do or value in worship. Joan Huyser-Honig speaks with Monique Ingalls about academic tools for understanding worship.

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Contextualization, Worship Planning, Leading Worship, Ethnology

Designing a Psalms Retreat

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Joan Huyser-Honig explores Grace Church Long Beach's experience in designing "psalms retreats" for its congregants, focusing on listening to and worshipping with the psalms. They discovered that psalms give participants a new language for personal/corporate prayer.

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Psalms (book), Retreats, Vulnerability, Worship Planning

Projected Images in Worship

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

How can we use images in worship thoughtfully? Artist Sandra Bowden advises basing the choice of projected images on their ability to illuminate, not illustrate. Joan Huyser-Honig explores how to incorporate projected visuals in worship.

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Technology, Worship Planning, Projection

Musical Theology

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Music, Article about Theology

With the foundation that music shapes belief, it is important to choose worship music that fully expresses your church's theology. In this article, Joan Huyser-Honig explores the importance of music theology.

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Worship Planning, Music, Theology

Children Can Dwell in the Word Too

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Children or Youth Ministry, Article about Scripture

Joan Huyser-Honig introduces Dwelling in the Word, a tool for helping people of all ages—even children—to read and reflect on the Bible together.

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Community, Listening To God, Scripture Reading, Story

Older Adults and Worship

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Since Christianity can grow by developing a theology of aging that counters stigmas and stereotypes of older adults, Joan Huyser-Honig shares helpful resources for churches to nurture faith formation in, by, and with aging adults.

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Elders, Differing Abilities, Aging, Mental Health

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

Sermon Help for Every Preacher

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Article about Preaching

Joan Huyser-Honig shares resources that seek to help pastors become better preachers. This is done by putting a greater emphasis on the Bible, working on communication skills, and encouragements.

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Preaching, Bible, Public Speaking

Postmodernism and Community Memory

Joan Huyser-Honig | Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

Discussion Questions, Article about Worship and the Sacraments

Joan Huyser-Honig explores the relationship between Postmodernism and community memory, specifically discussing how it is possible to honor memory while still keeping worship relevant to postmodern people.

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Modernism, Worship Planning, Memory, Tradition