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Jacksonville, Florida · JacksonvilleIn the early church the public worship of the church was a prayer of praise and thanksgiving directed not to the people but to God. Seeing worship as prayer is a paradigm shift from the current presentational notion of worship. . . . Worship as prayer shapes who we are. — Robert Webber, The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2006), 234-235. The post Mar 10, 2025: Seeing Worship As Prayer appeared…See the Story
Mar 10, 2025: Seeing Worship As Prayer - The Institute For Worship Studies
United States · United StatesNew Book: Advent to Ashes, Volume I By Dan Sharp, D.M.A.
Dr. Jack Van Marion and I have been teaching The Christian Year (DWS 703) as spiritual formation since June 2000. I have served as a minister of music for over forty years in various churches throughout the country. In 2005, I was serving for one year in a startup church to help the church make a strong beginning. That one year turned into seven years during which time I became more invol…See the Story
Advent to Ashes - The Institute For Worship Studies
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsReading the biblical story is not enough. To be fully nourished by Scripture, one must enter into it and participate in God’s story. We must become the word, by living the Word. The Scripture as God’s Word tells us how we are to live in the pattern of death and resurrection, but Jesus, who is the living Word of God, has embodied true humanity and shows us how we are to live, following the Word and doing as Jesus did for others. — Robert Webber, …See the Story
Feb 24, 2025: Becoming the Word - The Institute For Worship Studies
Grand Rapids, Michigan · Grand RapidsMany [people] think worship arises from inside themselves. Worship, like spirituality, springs forth from the story of God. Worship does God’s story. It proclaims God’s story in the reading and preaching of the Word; in prayer, the church prays for the world God has reclaimed; in the Eucharist, the church ascends into the heavens and experiences the consummation of God’s story in the new heaven and the new earth. — Robert Webber, The Divine Embr…See the Story
Feb 17, 2025: Worship Springs from God's Story - The Institute For Worship Studies
Fort Worth · Fort WorthAlumni Feature: Trent LottHow IWS Prepared Me for Chaplaincy By Trent Lott, D.W.S. 2019 Trent is a Chaplain for Texas Health in Fort Worth, Texas. He also serves as Director of Worship and Liturgy at Cross and Crown Church in Roanoke, Texas.
“I couldn’t have asked for better preparation for my calling than what I received at IWS.” Worship and Pastoral Care
When I began my journey at IWS, I was certain my future was in worship ministry. My plan…See the Story
