Liturgy & Worship for a Secular Age with Dr. Gordon T. Smith
Join us June 17-18, 2019, for this two-day graduate-level seminar open to the public (advance registration required).
Upcoming Intensives
- June 12-19, 2019
- January 1-8, 2020
- June 10-17, 2020
Semesters begin prior to the on-campus visit and continue after. Contact the admissions office for details.
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Affordable, Low-Residency, Student-Directed Graduate Education
Learn from the best worship faculty in the world, without leaving your context. Pursue the projects that are right for your own ministry.
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Multi-Cultural, Multi-Denominational
Our students come from around the globe and from dozens of traditions. Come worship with the nations. Learn from your colleagues. Be stretched—and strengthened.
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Intentionally Ancient-Future
“The road to the future runs through the past,” wrote Robert E. Webber. Our ancient-future posture will prepare you for that road.
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Work to Bring Renewal Where You Are
Learn how to connect your people with the Gospel story more powerfully week by week through the renewal of worship, then apply what you learn in your ministry.
Recent News and Press Releases
Anamnesis 41: April 2019Apr 1
A newsletter for and about the IWS community.
Alumni News and Updates: March 2019Mar 26
Many strands combine in the IWS community to reveal a story of fruitful diversity. Here’s a glimpse.
June 2019 Seminar: Worship for a Secular Age w/Gordon T. SmithFeb 9
IWS seminar on navigating in a secular age with Dr. Gordon T. Smith
January 2019 UpdateJan 23
Additions to the Board of Trustees, new faculty members, photos from the session, and more.
IWS Bibliography January 2019Jan 14
The IWS Bibliography has been updated for the January 2019 on-campus intensive, thanks to the hard work of IWS Bibliographer Dr. Mark Torgerson.
All recent additions to the bibliography are identified just after the table… Read more
Other Recent Articles
Heart of IWS: Jonathan PowersApr 2DTS
“It’s something you immerse yourself in, and it will change you.” Dr. Jonathan Powers, DWS Alumnus, tells how lives were changed because of the way the “immersive” and “holistic” nature of IWS forms its students,… Read more
Worship as Play and ParticipationMar 30Jim Hart
The worship of God is the most useless and supremely important thing we can do.
Heart of IWS: Will HarrisMar 26DTS
Will Harris explains how IWS has welcomed him into a unique community and helped him to minister to the hearts of his people.
Detaching from the Unhealthy, Unworthy, and Unnecessary (Lent 2019 Devotional)Mar 6Jim Hart
Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the season of Lent. God calls us to observe a holy Lent through assessment, penitence, discipline and renewal, using the classical church practices of prayer, fasting… Read more