Presenters
Presenters
A growing list: (Also see books by these presenters)
James Abbington, professor of music and worship at Candler School of Theology at Emory University, Atlanta, GA; executive editor of the GIA African American Sacred Music Series; and author of several books and hymnals on music and worship in the African American tradition.
Jeff Barker, endowed professor of theatre at Northwestern College, Orange City, IA, and teacher in the doctoral program at the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies. He was selected Iowa Professor of the Year in 2006.
Nathan Bierma, communications and web manager for Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and contributing editor to BOOKS & CULTURE.
Joyce Borger, editor of the quarterly journal Reformed Worship, and worship and music editor for Faith Alive Christian Resources.
Marilyn Borst, associate director for Partnership Development, The Outreach Foundation, based in Atlanta, GA, where she works with congregations to develop new models for mission engagement worldwide.
Michael D. Bush, vice president for Seminary Development and External Relations, Erskine Theological Seminary, Due West, SC, and editor of This Incomplete One, sermons on wrestling with the deaths of children and young adults.
Karen Campbell, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Islandmagee, Ireland, and convener of the worship panel for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
Mark Charles, a worship associate with CICW in the area of worship and culture; he lives with his family on the Navajo Reservation, exploring areas of teaching and discipleship ministries among a wide range of peoples and cultures.
Constance Cherry, professor of Worship and Christian Ministries at Indiana Wesleyan University where she is head of the worship major, and author of The Worship Architect: A Blueprint for Designing Culturally Relevant and Biblically Faithful Services (Baker Academic, 2010).
Todd Cioffi, professor in the Congregational and Ministries Studies department at Calvin College.
Dale Cooper, chaplain emeritus of Calvin College and adjunct faculty in the department of Congregational and Ministry Studies. See his new web column on reflections on the Christian walk.
Ruth Padilla deBorst, general secretary of the Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana (Latin American Theological Fellowship), San Jose, Costa Rica, and team leader of Christian Reformed World Mission’s work in El Salvador.
James C. Dekker, pastor of Covenant Christian Reformed Church, St. Catherines, ON, and chair of a Christian Reformed Church committee preparing a “Covenant for Office Bearers.”
Paul Detterman, executive director of Presbyterians for Renewal, and one of the editors of Dwelling with Philippians: A Conversation with scripture through image and word (Eerdmans, 2011).
Alfred V. Fedak, widely-published composer of church music with over 200 choral and organ works in print; three anthologies of his hymns have been published by Selah Publishing Company.
Luca Gena, a versatile musician from Italy, who has played various instruments on more than 150 CDs with various bands and groups, including Phil Keaggy, Edwin Hawkins, and the Iona Community; he serves as producer of CDs for The Psalm Project.
Betty Grit, program manager of the Worship Renewal Grants Program of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
Christopher A. Hall, chancellor of Eastern University, St. Davids, PA (Philadelphia); he has served as a pastor in several international settings and has published extensively on the early church.
Betsy Steele Halstead, an artist in oils and woodcuts, coordinator of visual arts work of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, and continuing education events manager for Calvin Theological Seminary.
Rawn Harbor, director of liturgy and music at the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley, director of the gospel choir at the University of San Francisco, and director of liturgy at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, CA, and a gifted pianist and composer of music for the church.
Robin Harris, executive director of the International Council of Ethnodoxologists and consultant in Russian worship music for Heart Sounds International; she spent more than a decade as a missionary in northern Russia as well as several years in Alaska and Canada.
C. Michael Hawn, professor of church music & director, Sacred Music Program, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University.
Bruce Herman, professor of art at Gordon College, Wenham, MA; his primary focus as an artist is in figurative painting.
Zaichhawna Hlawndo, missionary of the Mizoram (India) Presbyterian Church, currently serving in Birmingham, England.
Scott Hoezee, director of the Center for Excellence in Preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary.
Todd Johnson, professor of worship, theology and the arts at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, and co-author of Living Worship: A Multimedia Resource for Students and Leaders (Brazos, 2010), a resource for church leaders and worship students that covers all aspects of planning, leading, and evaluating a congregational worship experience.
Trygve Johnson, dean of the chapel at Hope College, Holland, MI.
Peter Kang, dean and professor of Family Studies and Mission, All Nations Seminary, Juarez, Mexico, and adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary.
Rachel L. Katje, copyright administrator for Faith Alive Christian Resources.
Robert Keeley, professor of education at Calvin College; his latest publication is as editor of Shaped by God: Twelve Essentials for Nurturing Faith in Children, Youth, and Adults (Faith Alive, 2010).
Denise Kingdom-Grier, pastor of Maple Avenue Ministries, Holland, MI.
Steven Koster, English language ministry leader for Back to God Ministries International, Palos Heights, IL.
Alan Kreider, professor of church history and mission emeritus, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkart, IN, and author of Resident but Alien: How the Early Church Grew.
Eleanor Kreider, adjunct faculty in worship and mission, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, and co-editor of Take Our Moments and Our Days: An Anabaptist Prayer Book (Institute of Mennonite Studies, 2005).
Stan Kruis, of the Latin American Christian Ministries, Glendora, California, where he is developing a digital (electronic) library for the Latin American Doctoral Program in Theology.
SweeHong Lim, newly appointed professor of music at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, moving this summer from Singapore, where he taught at Trinity Theological College.
Stanley Mast, minister of preaching at La Grave Avenue Christian Reformed Church, Grand Rapids, MI, and author of Someday You’ll Be a Good Preacher (2010).
Ken Medema, a song writer, performer, and worship leader of extraordinary vision; though blind from birth, Ken travels around the world to lead groups large and small, encouraging them to sing.
Mary Mikhael, president, Near East School of Theology, Beirut, Lebanon.
Barbara Day Miller, assistant dean of worship and music, assistant professor in the practice of liturgy at Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, GA, and author of Encounters with the Holy: A conversational model for worship planning (Alban, 2010).
Paul Neeley, co-founder and president of the International Council of Ethnodoxologists.
Robert Nordling, conductor of the Calvin College Orchestra and the Calvin Alumni Orchestra, and resource development specialist for the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
Jerry Pillay, pastor of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Benono, South Africa, moderator of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA), and the first president of the newly formed World Communion of Reformed Churches.
Steve Prince, printmaker, sculptor, lecturer, and instructor at Hampton High School in the FineArts Program, Hampton, VA.
Ron Rienstra, professor of worship of preaching and worship arts at Western Theological Seminary, Holland, MI, and co-author of Worship Words (Baker, 2009).
Mark Roeda, pastor of South Bend Christian Reformed Church in South Bend, IN.
Shirley Roels, director of the Calvin College Van Lunen Center for Executive Management in Christian Schools and senior advisor for the Council of Independent College’s new network for vocation in undergraduate education (NetVUE).
Lester Ruth, professor of Christian worship at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY, and the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies in Jacksonville, FL; and author of Walking Where Jesus Walked: Worship in Fourth Century Jerusalem (Eerdmans, 2010), the first of the projected ten-volume series on the history of worship.
Paul Ryan, associate chaplain for worship, Calvin College, and resource development specialist for worship teams, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
Charsie Sawyer, professor of music at Calvin College.
Greg Scheer, minister of worship, Church of the Servant, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and music associate, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.
David Smith, director of the Kuyers Institute on Christian Teaching and Learning at Calvin College; co-author of The Gift of the Stranger: Faith, Hospitality, and Foreign Language Learning (Eerdmans, 2000), and co-editor of the Journal of Education & Christian Belief.
James K. A. Smith, professor of philosophy at Calvin College, and author of Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? (Baker Academic, 2006) and Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation (Baker Academic, 2009).
Kathy Smith, associate director, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, director of continuing education at Calvin Theological Seminary, and author of Stilling the Storm: Worship and Congregational Leadership in Difficult Times (Alban Institute, 2006).
Julia Start, dance instructor in two West Michigan dance schools and currently a student at Calvin Theological Seminary in the Masters of Worship program.
Carrie Steenwyk, program manager for publications, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, and co-editor of Walking Where Jesus Walked: Worship in Fourth-Century Jerusalem (Eerdmans, 2010).
Mark Stephenson, director of disability concerns, Christian Reformed Church in North America.
Martin Tel, director of music, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ, and a member of the bi-denominational hymnal committee for the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America.
Nella Uitvlugt, executive director of Friendship Ministries, an international ministry with people who have mental impairments.
Susanne van der Velde, a full-time singer and recording artist based in the Netherlands, and a member of The Psalm Project (www.thepsalmproject.nl ); her solo album “All of this is really me,” released under the name Susanna Fields, led her to performances in many major European festivals.
Eelco Vos, composer for the Psalm Project (www.thepsalmproject.nl); a classically trained pianist, he initiated and directs the project to compose, perform, and record fresh settings of the Genevan Psalms; their band has released two recordings and are currently at work in producing both English and German CDs.
Anne Zaki, resource development specialist for global and multi-cultural resources at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and recently graduated with a Masters of Divinity from Calvin Theological Seminary.
Konstantin Zhigulin, a composer from Russia and founding director of the ensemble “Psalom,” which has produced six albums and a song collection published also in English. He and his wife Lina are in full-time music ministry in Russia and the Ukraine.
Joyce Ann Zimmerman, director of the Institute for Liturgical Ministry in Dayton, OH, and founding editor and columnist of Liturgical Ministry magazine.
