Liturgy Collective: Recent Episodes
Liturgy Collective
Liturgy Collective is a conference that aims to provide pastors, musicians, and liturgists a gathering that promotes rest, connection, and growth. Here you can find audio from the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference held at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN. Visit www.liturgycollective.com for more information.
Makoto Fujimura is a leading contemporary artist whose process driven, refractive “slow art” has been described by David Brooks of New York Times as “a small rebellion against the quickening of time”.
David Kim is the CEO and co-founder of Goldenwood. Over the past several decades, Rev. Dr. David Kim has trained, consulted, and counseled hundreds of leaders and organizations in developing a robust, meaningful integration of faith and work. David’s past experiences as VP of Faith and Work, Executive Director of the Center for Faith & Work, Director of the Gotham Fellowship, and editor of the NIV Faith and Work Bible have given him a breadth of exposure to the challenges of integrating faith and work. His expertise as a key thought-leader in the faith and work space has been well-established having addressed prominent institutions and churches around the world. David's passion is to help people and organizations see the unseen realities that give rise to the world we create.
This presentation was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Tim Lecroy is pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church in Ithaca, NY. He is also Instructor of Historical Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary where he teaches the Ancient and Medieval course. He holds a PhD in Historical Theology from Saint Louis University majoring in medieval and minoring in patristic theology.
This panel was presented at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Rachel Wilhelm is a singer-songwriter based in Knoxville, Tennessee. As the United States team leader for an ACNA ministry called United Adoration, she leads songwriting and worship arts retreats for local churches and their artists.
This presentation was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
J. Marty Cope is a Senior Director of Music and Arts, and Organist at Park Cities Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Dallas, TX.
This presentation was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Steven R. Guthrie (PhD, University of St. Andrews) teaches religion at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he helped launch a new program in religion and the arts. He previously taught at the University of St. Andrews and was on the faculty of the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts. Guthrie contributed to the Encyclopedia of Christianity, coedited Resonant Witness with Jeremy Begbie, and is the author of numerous articles.
This presentation was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Makoto Fujimura is a leading contemporary artist whose process driven, refractive “slow art” has been described by David Brooks of New York Times as “a small rebellion against the quickening of time”.
Haejin Shim Fujimura is a lawyer and an entrepreneur, and is the managing partner and founder of the law firm Shim & Associates, P.C., which was founded on the vision of culture renewal for the legal industry and advocacy for the oppressed. Haejin is also a co-founder and the CEO of Embers International and a co-founder and the president of Academy Kintsugi. Haejin has served on multiple nonprofit boards as well as on the advocacy and mobilization team for International Justice Mission.
This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Steven R. Guthrie (PhD, University of St. Andrews) teaches religion at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he helped launch a new program in religion and the arts. He previously taught at the University of St. Andrews and was on the faculty of the Institute for Theology, Imagination, and the Arts. Guthrie contributed to the Encyclopedia of Christianity, coedited Resonant Witness with Jeremy Begbie, and is the author of numerous articles.
This presentation was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Randall Kilpatrick Goodgame is an American singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music and the creative force behind the family music brand, Slugs & Bugs. Goodgame has recorded eight solo albums and contributed to numerous others.
This presentation was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Ligon Duncan (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary, president of RTS Jackson, and the John E. Richards professor of systematic and historical theology. He is a board and council member of The Gospel Coalition. His new RTS course on the theology of the Westminster Standards is now available via RTS Global, the online program of RTS. He and his wife, Anne, have two adult children.
Scotty Smith is the founding pastor of Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tennessee.
Tim LeCroy is the pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church in Ithaca, NY. Ithaca is in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York and is home to both Cornell University and Ithaca College. He is instructor of Historical Theology at Covenant Theological Seminary where he teaches the Ancient and Medieval course. Tim holds a PhD in Historical Theology from Saint Louis University majoring in medieval and minoring in patristic theology.
Kevin Twit has been the RUF Campus Minister at Belmont University since 1995. He previously served as a pastor at Christ Community Church for eight years. In 1999 Kevin began Indelible Grace Music with some of his students and has lectured widely on topics of hymns and worship.
Bruce Benedict has been the chaplain of worship arts within Campus Ministries since June 2014. He works with a large team of students who seek to steward the tremendous creative gifts of Hope College towards the glory of God. He also teaches as an adjunct instructor in the Center for Ministry Studies and helps to support the work of Awakening, our high school worship arts camp. You can listen to Hope College Worship albums at Bandcamp and most online streaming services. Bruce also works to encourage the broader church through Cardiphonia Music and Bellwether Arts.
Jonathan Gabhart serves as Pastor of Worship Arts and Discipleship at Pillar Church in Holland, Michigan. He also contributes to a collaboration of liturgical artists called Bellwether Arts.
This presentation was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Russ Ramsey is a pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He was awarded the 2016 Christian Book Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He is the author of Struck, The Advent of the Lamb of God, and The Passion of the King of Glory. He lives in Nashville with his wife and four children.
This panel was presented at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
David Kim is the CEO and co-founder of Goldenwood. Over the past several decades, Rev. Dr. David Kim has trained, consulted, and counseled hundreds of leaders and organizations in developing a robust, meaningful integration of faith and work. David’s past experiences as VP of Faith and Work, Executive Director of the Center for Faith & Work, Director of the Gotham Fellowship, and editor of the NIV Faith and Work Bible have given him a breadth of exposure to the challenges of integrating faith and work. His expertise as a key thought-leader in the faith and work space has been well-established having addressed prominent institutions and churches around the world. David's passion is to help people and organizations see the unseen realities that give rise to the world we create.
This lecture was given live at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Ligon Duncan (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary, president of RTS Jackson, and the John E. Richards professor of systematic and historical theology. He is a board and council member of The Gospel Coalition. His new RTS course on the theology of the Westminster Standards is now available via RTS Global, the online program of RTS. He and his wife, Anne, have two adult children.
This lecture was given live at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Thurman is the founding pastor of New City Fellowship West Church in St. Louis. He also serves as the Director of Homiletics at Covenant Theological Seminary. Prior to planting New City West End in 2019, Thurman served for 5 years as Associate Pastor at Grace & Peace Fellowship in St. Louis. He and his family (wife, Evie and four children) moved to St. Louis from Baltimore, Maryland, where Thurman pastored New Song Community Church for 13 years. Thurman served as a youth pastor and on staff with Young Life in Baltimore prior to the time at New Song. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Chesapeake Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Covenant.
This sermon was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
A Conversation with Douglas McKelvey & Ned Bustard | Every Moment Holy
This conversation was presented at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Zac Hicks (D.Min., Knox Theological Seminary; M.Div., Denver Seminary; B.A., Biola University) is pastor of Church of the Cross in Birmingham, AL. He has been pastoring and leading worship for over two decades in churches all across the US—Hawaii, California, Colorado, Florida, and most recently Alabama. He is author of The Worship Pastor (Zondervan, 2016), Worship By Faith Alone (IVP Academic, 2023), and Before We Gather (Zondervan, 2023). A songwriter and producer, Zac’s music is streaming everywhere. Zac’s passions include the intersection of old and new in worship, the pastoral dimensions of worship leading, and recovering the gospel-centered theology of the Reformation for the sake of worship renewal. Zac has been married to his wife, Abby, for over twenty years, and they have four kids: Joel, Jesse, Brody, and Bronwyn.
This lecture was given live at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Thurman Williams is the founding pastor of New City Fellowship West Church in St. Louis. He also serves as the Director of Homiletics at Covenant Theological Seminary. Prior to planting New City West End in 2019, Thurman served for 5 years as Associate Pastor at Grace & Peace Fellowship in St. Louis. He and his family (wife, Evie and four children) moved to St. Louis from Baltimore, Maryland, where Thurman pastored New Song Community Church for 13 years. Thurman served as a youth pastor and on staff with Young Life in Baltimore prior to the time at New Song. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Chesapeake Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Covenant.
This lecture was given live at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Bryan Chapell (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary; PhD, Southern Illinois University Carbondale) is a founding council member of the Gospel Coalition and is Pastor Emeritus of the historic Grace Presbyterian Church and President Emeritus of Covenant Theological Seminary. He now leads the Administrative Committee of the Presbyterian Church in America. His preaching and teaching are broadcast in many nations through Unlimited Grace Media, and are also available at unlimitedgrace.com. He is the author of many books, including Unlimited Grace, Christ-centered Worship, and Christ-centered Preaching, a preaching textbook now in multiple editions and many languages. He and his wife, Kathy, have four adult children, and a growing number of grandchildren.
This lecture was given at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Elliott Cherry, is the pastor of Midtown Fellowship 12 South in Nashville, TN.
This sermon was given live at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
David Kim is the CEO and co-founder of Goldenwood. Over the past several decades, Rev. Dr. David Kim has trained, consulted, and counseled hundreds of leaders and organizations in developing a robust, meaningful integration of faith and work. David’s past experiences as VP of Faith and Work, Executive Director of the Center for Faith & Work, Director of the Gotham Fellowship, and editor of the NIV Faith and Work Bible have given him a breadth of exposure to the challenges of integrating faith and work. His expertise as a key thought-leader in the faith and work space has been well-established having addressed prominent institutions and churches around the world. David's passion is to help people and organizations see the unseen realities that give rise to the world we create.
This lecture was given live at the 2023 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Elliot Cherry is a Nashville native and is the pastor of Midtown Fellowship - 12 South Campus in Nashville. We are delighted to have him preaching this year in our Friday morning service. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Josh Garrels is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and composer from South Bend, Indiana. He is the co-founder of Small Voice Records and his music combines introspective lyrics and an innovative blend of sounds that range from pastoral indie folk to hip-hop. His work has been praised by both Christian and secular media.
Luke Brodine is the Assistant Pastor of Worship and Arts at Intown Community Church Atlanta, GA. Previously, Luke has served churches in South Carolina and California.
This interview is from the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Russ Ramsey is a pastor and author living in Nashville, TN. In addition to his books, Russ has written for blogs, podcasts, and printed media. His personal mission is to communicate the truths of Scripture in accessible ways to people in process. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Trevor Laurence is is Lecturer of Biblical Studies at The King’s College in New York City, as well as Executive Director at the Cateclesia Institute on Winston-Salem, NC. He holds the PhD in theological ethics. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Jeremy Simpsonis a pastor and musician. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Pursuit Community which works to bring a genuine reflection of the globally diverse, inclusive, intergenerational, multiethnic, multicultural body of Christ in Kalamazoo. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com
Chuck Colson is Senior Pastor at Christ Church Presbyterian and Guest Lecturer & Dean of the Chapel, RTS Orlando. Previously, Chuck served as an assistant pastor at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, TN and planted Church of the Ascension in Arlington, VA. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Patrick Curles is Executive Pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN. Patrick is the editor of the 2015 edition of The Book of Common Worship that was written for the PCA. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com
Greg Wilbur is a composer and author who serves as the Chief Musician and liturgist at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, Franklin, TN, and the President and Dean of New College Franklin. In addition to writing hymns, Greg composes choral and orchestral works, and has written widely about worship and the arts. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com
Dick Savidge is is an Executive Coach, former pastor, CEO of Savidge Adventures and President of Ministry Coaching International. He’s held senior positions with YoungLife, InterVarsity, and Building Champions. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Paul Ranheim, a pastor and musician in Longmont, CO and one half of The Wood Drake Sessions, leads a conversation on the flourishing pastor/musician relationships with Chuck Colson, Melanie Penn, Alex Fleeman, Jacob Tilton, and Duane Cory. This panel gathered at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com
David Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Houston. An ordained Anglican priest and author, he has lectured widely on the arts in both academic and popular settings, from Thailand to South Africa. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Ashley Cleveland is a three-time Grammy winner for Best Rock Gospel Album and Dove Award winner. She has recorded 10 critically acclaimed albums, and has written a memoir entitled “Little Black Sheep.” Ashely currently serves as a Spiritual Director and Pastoral Associate at Church of the Redeemer in Nashville, TN. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
David Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary in Houston. An ordained Anglican priest and author, he has lectured widely on the arts in both academic and popular settings, from Thailand to South Africa. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Native Texan and new-ish Nashvillian, Taylor Leonhardt is first and foremost a craftsman. Whether she's penning tunes for her solo project or for her duo Mission House with Jess Ray, it’s always about the song. The Gospel Coalition recently called Taylor “one of the most promising singer-songwriters in Nashville these days", naming her latest project Hold Still one of the best albums of 2021. In addition to touring and writing, she spends time across the US leading music and conversations for spiritual retreats, creative workshops, and faith communities. When she’s not on the road, you can catch Taylor on a long run at Shelby Park or pursuing her newest hobby - fly fishing. She is convinced God songs are everywhere.
This excerpt is from the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Leslie Jordan is an artist and songwriter and has written songs for various artists alongside her founding role in the Grammy Nominated band, All Sons & Daughters. Additionally, Leslie served as a church musician for many years. After the band adjourned in 2017, Leslie began a new endeavor as co-founder and Executive Director of a nonprofit, The Fold, dedicated to giving writers and artists a safe space to find their voice. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Trevor Laurence, lecturer of Biblical Studies at The King’s College in New York City and executive director at the Cateclesia Institute on Winston-Salem, NC, leads a conversation on Psalmists & Songwriters with David Taylor, Sandra McCracken, Paul Ranheim, and Kevin Twit. This panel gathered at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Carl Ellis Jr. is the Reformed Theological Seminary Provost’s Professor of Theology and Culture and Senior Fellow of the African American Leadership Initiative. He has served at churches and seminaries across the United States. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Scott Sauls is Senior Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN and an author. Scott was a lead and preaching pastor for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. He has planted and pastored churches in Kansas City and St. Louis, and is a frequent speaker at conferences and retreats. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Kevin Twit is the RUF Campus Minister at Belmont University. He previously served as a pastor at Christ Community Church, Franklin, TN. Kevin is the founder of Indelible Grace Music and lectures widely on topics of hymns and worship. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.
Scotty Smith is Founding Pastor of Christ Community Church, Franklin TN, where he pastored for 26 years. He now serves the larger Church with his preaching, teaching and writing. Scotty is the Teacher in Residence at West End Community Church, Nashville, TN, and adjunct faculty member at seminaries across the country. This lecture was given live at the 2022 Liturgy Collective conference in Nashville, TN. For more information please visit liturgycollective.com.