IWS celebrated our 24th Commencement on Sunday, June 22, 2025 at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, the home of the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies.
27 graduates received their degrees: 6 Master of Worship Studies (MWS), 4 Advanced Graduate Certificate of Worship Studies (AGCWS), and 17 Doctor of Worship Studies (DWS). See the 2025 Graduates Gallery here.
To date, IWS has conferred 795 degrees (481 DWS, 65 AGCWS, 248 MWS, 1 GCWS) to 757 graduates (38 have earned both the MWS and DWS degrees) who are working to bring worship renewal around the world.
Thanks be to God!
Commencement 2025 Photo Gallery
Heartiest congratulations to every graduate! and to all at IWS on a job so very much more than well done!
“Lord, send out your Spirit and renew the face of the earth!”
Darrell A. Harris
Dean Emeritus of the Chapel
The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies