Shaping Young Worshipers through Transformative Music Ministry
In partnership with Lilly Endowment, Inc., the Dunn Center for Christian Music Studies has developed a project within Lilly's Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer initiative to explore children's spiritual formation through music.
The work of the project is guided by three core objectives
Bring together practitioners and scholars to promote academic and pedagogical reflection on the spiritual formation of children in the context of church music ministry
Create scholarly and holistic practical resources for transformative church music ministries to integrate children into the liturgical life of the congregation.
Design and implement interdisciplinary training opportunities that address all children's spiritual and musical development, including worship and prayer.
The Story
Supporting current and future church leaders who will shape young worshipers for years to come
Developing a cohesive and integrated ministry with all young people requires starting early, during their formative years. Despite this idea being widely recognized by church leaders, there is a current gap in research and training for the current landscape of children's ministry. Scholars and ministers alike are now calling for many of the established strategies of children's ministry to be reimagined.
The CCMS project, Shaping Young Worshipers through Transformative Music Ministry, seeks to support the current and future church leaders who will shape young worshipers for years to come.