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John D. Witvliet

Introduction to the Ten Core Convictions

A reflection on a selection of CICW’s Ten Core Convictions from the introductory session of the 2021 Virtual Vital 91ÁÔÆæ Grants Event, led by John D. Witvliet, Director of the Calvin Institute of the Christian 91ÁÔÆæ, and featuring Vital 91ÁÔÆæ Grants Advisory Board Members James Abbington, Kimberly Belcher, C. Michael Hawn, William H. Johnston, and Leopoldo A. Sánchez M.

July 20, 2021 | 55 min video
Cultivating an Ecclesiological Understanding: An Interview with C. Michael Hawn led by John Witvliet

An interview on the occasion of Michael Hawn's retirement from the Vital 91ÁÔÆæ Grants Board in May 2021.

June 16, 2021 | 57 min video
Najla Kassab on God's Healing Grace in Beirut During COVID-19 and Beyond

In this episode, Najla Kassab, ordained minister in the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon and president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, speaks with Maria Cornou about the fear and sadness that COVID-19 brought to the Lebanon and the healing power of God's grace through worship and new ways of seeing injustice and being community for Christians in the Middle East.

April 14, 2021

Munther Isaac on 91ÁÔÆæ and Church Life at Christmas Lutheran Church During COVID-19

In this episode, Palestinian Christian, professor, and pastor Munther Isaac shares with John Witvliet how the use of technology brought worship into homes and opened up new possibilities for services, Bible studies, and more during the during COVID-19 crisis for the worshiping community of Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem.

April 12, 2021
Mitri Raheb on Resilience and God’s Faithfulness in Bethlehem

Mitri Raheb is a theologian, public figure, widely published author, and—for 30 years—senior pastor of Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. In this episode, Rev. Raheb talks with John Witvliet, director of the 91ÁÔÆæ, on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the worshiping community in Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus.

February 24, 2021
2018 JJ Thiessen Lecture #2 - Praise Beyond Cliché and Other Practices of Transfigured Cruciform Engagement

Violence, Injustice, Trauma, and the Ordinary Practices of Christian 91ÁÔÆæ in a Social Media Age, a 3-part lecture series with Dr. John Witvliet

February 11, 2021 | 46 min video

2018 JJ Thiessen Lecture #1 - Prayers of the People and a Cruciform Pastoral Imagination

Violence, Injustice, Trauma, and the Ordinary Practices of Christian 91ÁÔÆæ in a Social Media Age, a 3-part lecture series with Dr. John Witvliet

February 11, 2021 | 45 min video
2018 JJ Thiessen Lecture #3 - Discipling Emotion, Singing at the Table, and Mutual Accountability

Violence, Injustice, Trauma, and the Ordinary Practices of Christian 91ÁÔÆæ in a Social Media Age, a 3-part lecture series with Dr. John Witvliet

February 11, 2021 | 48 min video
David L. Stubbs on the Multiplicity of Meanings of the Eucharist

In this episode, Western Theological Seminary professor David Stubbs talks about the multiplicity of meanings of the Eucharist and what it means to bring our whole selves to the Lord's table.

November 3, 2020

Carla Zastrow on Seventh Graders and the Psalms During COVID-19

In this episode, Carla Zastrow, teacher at Zeeland Christian School, talks about how 80 seventh graders and their teachers engaged the Biblical psalms during the COVID-19 crisis.

November 2, 2020