![]() “Lament is a central part of our mission as God’s people, and I will say, we have largely failed,” says Willson. “What are the different faces of lament? What is the goal of lament? How can pastoral leaders facilitate lament? What does lament reveal about the nature of God and what it means to be human?” It’s an excellent introduction to this important Christian discipline. Willson, and Danjuma Gibson, moderated by David Rylaarsdam-all Calvin faculty. My favorite session that I attended was “The Practice of Lament,” a panel discussion with Drs. Unfortunately, the questioners aren’t miked, and not all the questions are repeated for the recording, so that part is a little hard to follow. The last twenty-five minutes of the video are Q&A. They become tethered to one another in neurological and physiological ways, not just affective or relational ways.” He demonstrates this principle with the help of some audience volunteers. “People who sing together experience a wiring together of their neural networks. “And second, I would like to show how the sciences offer empirical insights into the metaphysical work of the Spirit to form our embodied communal singing.”Ĭiting Hebbian theory-namely, that “neurons that fire together wire together”-he says that singing together in corporate worship bonds us in ways that nothing else can, strengthening our kinship with one another through our bodies. “First, I wish to suggest that it is the Holy Spirit’s pleasure to work in and through our physical bodies, not just in our heads and hearts, in order to form us wholly into Christ’s body,” Taylor says. In this talk Taylor, a liturgical theologian teaching at Fuller Theological Seminary, expands on what I think is the most fascinating chapter of his latest book, A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of Our Physical Bodies in Worship, which is “The Nature of the Body: Scientific Perspectives on the Body in Worship.” There are also wonderful talks, panel discussions, and workshops-such as “Hardwired to Sing: Entrainment, Interactional Synchrony, and the Spirit-ed Magic of Corporate Song” by Dr. The worship services, several a day, are only one component of the Calvin Symposium on Worship. The English in the bilingual version here, published in Evangelical Lutheran Worship #489, is a composite translation, borrowing from Catherine Winkworth (1827–1878) and others. 1934), now with an added refrain by Esther Eugenia Bertieaux (b. After being translated into Spanish by Albert Lehenbauer (1891–1955) for Lutherans in South America, the chorale traveled up to Puerto Rico, where it was reset to the tune CANTO AL BORINQUEN by Evy Lucío Cordova (b. The source of this hymn is the German communion chorale “Schmücke dich, O liebe seele” by Johann Franck (1618–1677). Be thankful! Soul, adorn yourself with gladness and rejoice!” I love the exuberant Puerto Rican melody. What a wonderful song for the celebration of the Eucharist! “Bless the one whose grace unbounded this amazing banquet founded! The high and exalted and holy deigns to dwell with you most lowly. ![]() ![]() The first two are led by the Calvin University Gospel Choir, directed by Nate Glasper Jr., and feature guest soloist Eric Lige. Hatch, pastor of New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago), but here are three standout songs. The worship service on February 9, titled “Rooted in Christ,” was excellent and worth watching in full (the sermon, on Colossians 2:6–15, was preached by the Rev. Though music is not the exclusive focus of the symposium, it is a major component, and my ministry background is in that area, so I want to share with you some of the new songs I learned. Below are some of my highlights that are shareable. The CICW is generous in providing recordings of much of its symposium content for free on their YouTube channel several months after the event, and they’ve just released a big batch. The half-week is full of diverse worship services, lectures, breakout sessions, and opportunities to meet and mingle with folks who serve the church as pastors, liturgists, musicians, publishers, scholars, etc. ![]() On February 8–10, 2023, I had the pleasure of attending in person my first Calvin Symposium on Worship, an annual ecumenical gathering of Christian worship leaders from throughout North America (and some from overseas) organized by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship at Calvin University and the Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ![]()
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