Baptism is the mark of our spiritual embrace.
Baptism is the mark of our spiritual embrace.
We are to swim always in the water of our baptism into Jesus.
The second of the three great Lenten practices is fasting. A few weeks ago IWS Director of Outreach Maureen Roe wrote an article that called us to the Lenten discipline […]
I am baptized into Jesus Christ.
To help with the seemingly never-ending task of putting song sets together, we’ve rounded nine more songs — some familiar and some new — for you worship leaders to use […]
Baptism says what it does, and it does what it says.
Life is complicated and sometimes we need simple directions — even when it comes to prayer. When asked how to improve one’s prayer time, Thomas Merton is said to have […]
The purpose of the ascetical fast is to liberate us from the power that flesh holds over the spirit.
To help with the seemingly never-ending task of putting song sets together, we’ve rounded up ten songs — some familiar and some new — for you worship leaders to use […]
Ash Wednesday is about the fundamental change of life required of those who would die with Jesus and be raised to a new life in him.
The Institute for Worship Studies is sad to announce the death of IWS professor emerita Dr. Doris Borchert. Dr. Borchert was the first professor of the MWS internship class, MWS 601, […]
Baptism reveals a return to God’s original purpose for life, to re-create all life.
The following reports are updates of the December 2022 Report, with metrics and student-based feedback published in two main institutional reports. The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies (IWS) […]
Baptism is a state of continual being.
Baptism is the ritual that marks our new identity in Jesus.