I am pleased to announce that the IWS Board of Trustees has appointed the Rev. Dr. Constance Cherry as the President of IWS. Dr. Cherry has served as the Acting President of IWS since March 2024. During her tenure she has led IWS with integrity and a pastor’s heart. She has managed the many facets...Read More
Jesus not only died for us but also freely gives us his own, resurrected life with all of its goodness and power. How, then, can we keep from singing?Read More
The church I attend, Harvest Evangelical Free Church in Branson, Missouri, is doing something most members thought we never would: talking seriously about catechesis.Read More
The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies (IWS) offered its first class in June of 1999. From the beginning its visionary leader infused IWS with his own well-developed and missional theological understanding. IWS is, as its name implies, focused specifically on training men and women for theological reflection on Christian worship, and for putting...Read More
Key questions this paper addresses: [1] What does it mean to be created in God’s image? What happened to God’s image in humans when they “fell?” What does God’s image have to do with my life in Christ? What is an “Image?” One of the most foundational and significant teachings of Scripture is that we...Read More
The bible is a story, actually the story, of our existence. This story has a beginning, middle, and ending, and along the way it answers the deepest and most pressing issues in our souls. It shows us who we are, why we exist, and where we are headed. It also shows us the character of...Read More