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James Hart: Worship and Mission/Evangelism
Worship and Mission/Evangelism By Dr. James R. Hart, President The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies Worship is not for the unbeliever, but for the believer. Worship exists for the Church,...
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Active Waiting: 2019 Advent Devotional
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Corporate Lenten Disciplines
“With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of...
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President’s Column: In Honor of Dr. Darrell A. Harris
By James R. Hart, D.W.S. In Honor of Dr. Darrell A. Harris, Dean Emeritus of the Chapel From the Beginning In June of 1999, the first session of the Institute for Worship Studies (IWS), Darrell Harris...
View ArticleHoly Week in a time of pandemic
“And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down upon the ground.” Luke 22:44, RSV All over the globe we are journeying together in a battle...
View ArticleJim Hart: Communion in a Time of Pandemic: Eucharistic Alternative...
Full Text The pandemic has restricted fully incarnational worship In this coronavirus pandemic, the worship of God by his people has been significantly altered all over the world. The Christian faith...
View ArticleJustifying God in the Midst of Suffering (Opening Convocation Homily, June 2020)
Audio-only Player: https://iws.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Justifying-God-in-the-Midst-of-Suffering.mp3 IWS President Dr. Jim Hart delivered the homily at Opening Convocation on June 10, 2020....
View ArticleContinuing a Legacy of Global Transformation: National Estate Planning...
“Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasures is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew...
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Annual Report 2019-2020
FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Alumni, Students, Faculty, Staff, Trustees and Friends of IWS, Over the years I have often stated that worship is the most important practice that humans can do, and therefore...
View ArticleGiving Thanks in Times of Devastation and Loss: A Thanksgiving Devotion
Habakkuk icon “Though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit is on the vines; though the produce of the olive fails, and the fields yield no food; though the flock is cut off from the fold, and...
View ArticleThe Coming of Christ in a World Gone Wrong: An Advent Devotion
“Beware, keep alert; for you do not know when the time will come. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper...
View ArticleDisruptions: A 2020 Christmas Devotional
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. —John 1:14, NIV Greetings!...
View ArticleStatement Regarding the Events of January 6, 2021
Peace be with you. I want to address the horrific events of the past week. As you may know, chapels for this week’s intensive are pre-recorded on the Tuesday before the session, and convocation took...
View ArticleJim Hart: Ancient-Future Worship & The Great Tradition (January ’21...
You can see the previous Presidential Address, referred to in this address, at this link. Full Text Welcome to our new classes: the MWS Kaph 2 class and the DWS Upsilon 2 class, along with our...
View ArticleWorship & the Great Realignment (Jim Hart, Opening Convocation Homily,...
IWS began its January 2021 intensive session with worship on the Feast of the Epiphany. IWS President Dr. James R. Hart delivered a homily on “The Great Realignment” testified to by the star over...
View ArticleOut of Sheer Love: A Holy Week Reflection
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form...
View ArticleEaster Joy: Defeating the Culture of Death
Paschal blessings to you and your loved ones! Having come through the penitential and ascetical season of Lent, through the Paschal Triduum (the Three Great Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and...
View ArticlePresidential Address June 2021: Lilly Endowment Pathways for Tomorrow...
In the June 2021 Presidential Address, Jim Hart describes six key IWS initiatives being explored and assessed through the help of the Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative. These...
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Annual Report 2020-2021
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View ArticlePresidential Address January 2022: Catechesis Panel
For the January 2022 Presidential Address, Dr. Jim Hart convened a panel of experts to discuss Catechesis. Included in this discussion were: – Rev. Dr. Reggie M. Kidd (DWS 704 Professor) – Rev. Dr....
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