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
The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies is pleased to announce a partnership with Faithlife Corporation and its well-known Bible software, Logos. Through their innovative “Textbook Inclusive” program all IWS students will now access all required textbooks in electronic format. Some courses may require supplemental texts that the student will purchase apart from the...Read More
Dr. Melva Costen was a leading voice in church music and worship, with a particular emphasis on African-American music and liturgy. She was a good friend of IWS founder Robert Webber and served faithfully on the IWS Board of Trustees for a number of years, stepping down in 2015 due to poor health. She earned...Read More
Intergenerational worship seeks to bring all generations together as equal, valued participants in the divine relationship of the triune God, being formed in our participation with God and one another to be the body of Christ and embody the fullness of the gospel, proclaiming God’s ongoing redemption of all creation.Read More
