In worship we remember God’s story in the past and anticipate God’s story in the future. -Robert E. Webber, Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God’s Narrative (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2008), 23.Read More
God works in his time and in his way. What started out as a very ordinary conversation with a friend turned out to be a catalyst to introduce our family to a new chapter in life.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 Spring 2014: The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies...Read More
On Tuesday, November 12, 2013, Chris Antill died unexpectedly of congestive heart failure. Chris was the Director of Music and Worship at Fort Walton Beach First United Methodist Church in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and had effectively served in church music and worship ministries for over 20 years. Just three months before his death, I...Read More
“I find students and seminar participants at IWS to be so willing and eager to learn about every facet of worship ministry—theological, historical, sociological, and psychological—in both theoretical and practical ways.” (John Witvliet, January 2014). The January 2014 event was the second time John Witvliet was the guest lecturer for an IWS worship seminar. In...Read More
A dominant error of some Christians is to say, “I must bring God into my story.” The ancient understanding is that God joins the story of humanity to take us unto his story. There is a world of difference. One is narcissistic; the other is God-oriented. It will change your entire spiritual life when you...Read More
ORANGE PARK, Fla-The Dallas Christian College Choir of Dallas, Texas will appear in concert at Grace Episcopal Church on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. This concert is sponsored by The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies (IWS) of Orange Park. The Choir will present its 2014 Kingdom Week Spring Break Tour Program,...Read More
There is no story but God’s; no God but the Father, Son and Spirit; and no life but the baptized life. -Robert E. Webber, The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2006), 243.Read More
We are kicking off our Class Challenge Scholarship Fund Campaign! This Challenge will run through April 30th. In honor of our 15th Anniversary we have set a goal of $15,000 in total funds raised. Each Class has a Class Whip that will be contacting you and asking you to give toward the campaign. There are...Read More
Listen to Session 1 of the seminar, "Ever and Always a Teacher: Worship Ministry, Christian Formation, and Everyday Discipleship" by John Witvliet.Read More
Seminar with Dr. Gerald Borchert, January 9-10, 2017 The Portraits of Jesus: Models for Worship and Mission Renewal Download, fill out, and mail this registration document to the address printed at the bottom of the form. Or, register online. Worship Seminar Mail registration formRead More
