This ecumenical conference...

• gathers worshipers from across Canada, the United States, and around the world;

• brings together people from a variety of roles in worship and leadership, including pastors, worship planners and leaders, musicians, scholars, students, worship bands and teams, organists, visual artists, preachers, chaplains, missionaries, liturgists, council and session leaders, and more; 

• encourages leaders in churches and worshiping communities of all sizes and settings;

• offers sessions on themes related to universal design for worship, faithful antiracism in Christian living, building connections and empathy in divided times, cultural intelligence, and the global and historical nature of Christian worship, and more;

• is held in person on the campus of Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Theme

In Luke’s gospel we 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.

Fees

Conference registration opens in November on the dedicated Worship Symposium website. All worship services are free and open to the public (no registration needed) and livestreamed from the CICW YouTube and Facebook. 

• $225 Individual

• $130 Group (three or more from a church/parish/organization), per person cost 

• $130 Vital Worship, Vital Preaching grant team members, past and present

• $50 Students and Faculty, including

  • Students from any middle school, high school, university*, or seminary*/divinity/graduate school

  • Teacher/faculty members