Why is IWS essential? Worship is the most important practice that humans can do, and therefore the study of worship is the supremely vital academic discipline of primary theology.Please take a moment to read our annual report below on how IWS students, alumni, faculty, staff, and trustees are making a real difference across the globe....Read More
This report is an update of the April 2022 Report, with metrics and student-based feedback for all fourteen Program Outcomes. Additionally, a report providing faculty-based and alumni-based feedback is available for download via PDF at the bottom of the page. The Institute for Worship Studies recognizes the importance of assessing how well students are doing...Read More
Why is IWS essential? Worship is the most important practice that humans can do, and therefore the study of worship is the supremely vital academic discipline of primary theology. We are thankful for God’s continued love and provision in the 2021-2022 fiscal year!Read More
In worship we have the great privilege of telling the world its true story, and bringing it to the right worship of the only God who is ultimately true, good and beautiful.Read More
IWS welcomed 80 students (including 17 new students) to a mixed-modality intensive session, and we were able to hold graduation on-campus for the first time since 2019. Click to read more of the latest news from IWS!Read More
The IWS Bibliography has been updated for the June 2022 semester, thanks to the hard work of IWS Bibliographer Dr. Mark Torgerson. All recent additions to the bibliography are identified just after the table of contents. The titles mentioned there will also be integrated into the bibliography under the appropriate heading. Those familiar with the...Read More
The Institute for Worship Studies recognizes the importance of assessing how well students are doing in their degree programs, and how effective the Institute for Worship Studies is in the pursuit of its institutional goals. Here is the latest summary of our findings as of Summer 2021: The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies...Read More
“I have been impacted heavily by several projects and research that I have done at some point in my IWS Journey. I’d say that the most impactful of them all is the continuous renewal and understanding that Jesus Christ is, in fact, our worship leader. Even though there is much to be done in preparing...Read More
The June 22-29 intensive session will be held on our campus in Jacksonville, FL, in a manner similar to what was done in January. MWS 501-504, DWS 701-801, and the practicum courses will meet in-person, following the established IWS daily schedule. The school will implement a suite of protocols to keep students, faculty and staff...Read More
“IWS is an extraordinary school led by extraordinary people. At a time when worship has unfortunately become a divisive issue for many churches, IWS offers a biblical, historical, and cultural path toward worship renewal. I have found the school’s approach to worship education to be a healthy balance of tradition and innovation, catholicity and contextualization,...Read More
“IWS has taught me to be intentional about the decisions I make as a worship leader. Is the Sunday service proclaiming God’s full story? What can I do to help the congregation celebrate all that God has done for them? Before IWS, my focus was about one service. However, now I look at the whole...Read More
IWS Chaplain Rev. Dr. Nancy Nethercott, along with Associate Chaplains Rev. Juan Lopez and Rev. Dr. Walter Brown, delivered these six homilies to the community during the January 2022 intensive session.Read More
“I consider my being at IWS for doctorate studies in worship as a dream at the peak of its fulfillment. I experience a lot of joy, a sense of belonging, and find so much inspiration in my class interactions with my professors and colleagues from diverse backgrounds, and all of those greatly enhanced my understanding...Read More
