Calvin Symposium on Worship

February 5 - 7, 2025

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All worship services are free and open to the public. Come in person or watch them live from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship YouTube and Facebook pages.

2025 Worship Theme:

The Parables of Luke

Tradition has long held that the evangelist Luke was a physician. However, given what we find in the gospel of Luke and its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles, Luke was also a highly gifted writer. By the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Luke presented some of the most memorable stories in all of scripture, such as the Annunciation, Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem, the story of Zacchaeus, the road to Emmaus, Pentecost, the Jerusalem Council, and Paul’s shipwreck. But in Luke’s gospel we also find several of Jesus’ best-known parables—stories that despite their renown are found nowhere else in scripture. At Symposium 2025, our services and sermons at the five plenary worship services will focus on some of these beloved parables Jesus uses to teach us so much about the kingdom of God and the grace that saves us.

Plenary Worship Services:

Worship Service 1: Parable of the Good Samaritan | Luke 10:25-37

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium
Led by: Andrea Bult, Chan Gyu Jang, Scott VandenBerg, Alexis VanZalen, Holland (Michigan) Christian High School orchestra, Calvin University Awakening, Calvin University Ministry Leadership Cohort, and Noel Snyder

Worship Service 2: The Friend at Midnight | Luke 11:5-13

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium
Led by: Janette Ok, Paul Ryan, Becca Tellinghuisen, Calvin University Worship Apprentices, and Sandra McCracken

Worship Service 3: Parables of the Lost Sheep, Coin, and Son | Luke 15

Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium
Led by: Kevin Adams, Calvin University Ministry Leadership Cohort Students, Joanna Wigboldy, Proskuneo Ministries with Jaewoo Kim, Grace Funderburgh, Michelle Navarrete, Mike Cheon, Sunny Jung, and Elias Davis

Worship Service 4: The Rich Man and Lazarus | Luke 16:19–31

Thursday, February 6, 2025, 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium
Led by: Dennis Edwards, Nate Glasper, Raymond Wise, and the Calvin University Gospel Choir

Worship Service 5: The Persistent Widow | Luke 18:1–8

Friday, February 7, 2025, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium
Led by: Nicole Massie Martin, Mark Stover, Rhonda Sider Edgington, Calvin University Capella, Eric Reyes, and Hope College Chapel Choir

Vesper Services:

Sending Songs

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium
Led by: Katie Ritsema-Roelofs, Isaac Wardell, Will McMillan, Joslyn Henderson, and Sandra McCracken

I Will Lift My Eyes

Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Calvin University Chapel, Sanctuary
Led by: Tony Alonso

Jazz Vespers

Thursday, February 6, 2025, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium
Led by: Wally Brath, Nikki Lerner, Greg Tardy, Rob Linton, David Lerner, and Calvin University Orchestra students

Thy Kingdom Come: Global Hymnody in Collaboration

Thursday, February 6, 2025, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Calvin University Chapel, Sanctuary
Led by: Rhonda Sider Edgington, Eric Sarwar, Yvette Lau, Leah Ivory, and John Varineau

Morning Prayer Services:

Morning Prayer with Nate Glasper and the 7:9 Project

Thursday, February 6, 2025, 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium
Led by: Nate Glasper and the Calvin University 7:9 Project

Morning Prayer with Raymond Wise

Friday, February 7, 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Covenant Fine Arts Center, Auditorium
Led by: Raymond Wise

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