United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities (UTS) is now accepting applications from churches in the Twin Cities metropolitan area to participate in a project designed to help congregations evaluate and enrich their worship. The project, “Creating Significant Worship in Times of Change and Challenge,” is underwritten by a Worship Renewal Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc. Those congregations interested in applying can download an application and learn more about this opportunity at www.unitedseminary.edu/ce/
The project will select five area congregations to participate in this exciting interactive worship-enriching experience. Each congregation will send a team of worship planners to form a cluster group. The cluster group will meet with UTS faculty and resource persons to explore a wide variety of ways each congregation can enliven its worship life through theological reflection, dialogue, and engagement with the arts. In addition UTS resource persons will visit the congregations to help assess congregational interests, resources, and possibilities. All of this will be funded by the project.
According to Project Director, Cindi Beth Johnson, “The goal is to find churches eager to reflect on ways to make their worship relevant and meaningful, who sense they are on the cusp of congregational growth or change and can send a dedicated team that is willing to invest time and energy as they meet and explore with UTS worship resource people and faculty. We are also looking for a rich diversity of Christian heritages and worship styles for churches.”
The project will begin in September 2008 and and be completed by June 2009. Churches submitting applications must be within a fifty-mile radius of the Twin Cities.
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Contact Amanda M. Hunter at religionandthearts@
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