Calvin Institute of Christian Worship

organization

Grand Rapids, MI. (616) 526-6088

Description

This center offers worship resources such as grants, events, online tools for worship planning, and Spanish language resources.

Features

COVID-19 worship resources, general worship resources, trauma- informed worship, tools for planning worship, Spanish language resources, events, grants

Recommended Audience

Clergy and lay leaders

Cost

Varies per service

Practical Applications

Visit the website for helpful tools focused on planning worship, including COVID-19 considerations and a Spanish language section of resources.
Apply for a Vital Worship Grant, a grant aimed at fostering worship renewal in congregations throughout North America.

Updated: January 08, 2025

About the Contributor

Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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