@samfordcwa

@samfordcwa has been a member of Linktree for 6 years and joined in September 2019. The social media accounts linked to from @samfordcwa are: • Facebook • Instagram • Spotify • YouTube • Apple Music • Email • Apple Podcasts • X Besides social media accounts, samfordcwa has populated their site with: • STUDENTS - Apply for the Worship Arts Fellowship! • EVENT - MAR 5 Lunch with Songwriter Rachel Wilhelm • ANIMATE 2026 - REGISTER HERE! • RESOURCE: Sample Worship Services for the Lenten Season • WORSHIP EXCHANGE: Matt Boswell Registration • NEW RELEASE! Listen to "Good Food" from Anchor Hymns (feat. Stefan Cashwell & Senna) • PODCAST • Listen to "Let It Be Yours" with Anchor Hymns (feat. Jasmine Mullen) • WATCH Good Food (Live from Samford University) • Feat. Stefan Cashwell, Senna & Andrew Osenga • EVENTS • Compline: Evening Liturgies for Anxious Souls • RESOURCE - Hire a Student Worship Leader? • & Calendars — Purchase here! • RESOURCE - REGISTRATION IS OPEN! CWA Online Certificates Program • RESOURCE - Worship Arts Cohorts • RESEARCH: Young People and Christian Worship • REGISTER - Dwan Hill Lunch in Rotunda Club • WEBSITE • RESOURCE - Sample Worship Service for a New Season • Online Certificate: Music Leadership for Worship • BLOG - Can AI be used for ministry? • NEW!! Samford CWA Facebook Page • Donna Fitch Website: Making Glory | creating beauty in worship through visual arts • BLOG The Pillar of Hope Youth Performing Arts Initiative • SURVEY - Alabama SBC Worship Practices • Animate: The Psalms 2024 HIGHLIGHT VIDEO • Samford’s Center for Worship and the Arts Awards $10,000 to Support Six Faculty and Staff Projects • Spaces for Worship: A Birmingham-Based Introduction • Partner With Us! • BLOG | Animate: The Church as One Body in Christ • VIDEO | Artistry & Worship: Insights from Rory Noland • VIDEO | Overcoming Burnout • The Worship Leader’s Calling • CWA YouTube Channel • VIDEO: How can parents and teachers help teenagers grow as lifelong worshippers? • VIDEO: What if we have a gift we don't know what to do with? • VIDEO: What does an artistic gift need to find a home in the church? • VIDEO: How can the church help nurture teenagers as lifelong worshippers? • VIDEO - What does it mean to be a Gospel-centered worship leader? • BLOG - Young People and Worship: Themes from Our Findings • Video: What would you say to a young person who is an aspiring worship pastor? • VIDEO - Embracing Liturgy for the Good of Your Church • BLOG - Redeeming Wood and Wounds: Worship Through Woodworking • BLOG | Answering the Call: Young Leaders at the Heart of God’s Mission • VIDEO | The Power of Saying "Yes" to God's Call • BLOG | Professors, Peers, and Pupils: How Community Shapes Our Gifts for Worship • VIDEO | Leading Worship from an Instrument • BLOG | Sound, Screens, and Sacred Space: Using Worship Technology with Intention • BLOG | The Shared Table of Global Worship • VIDEO: Where are the artists in your church? • VIDEO Remaining faithful where you are; writing songs for your church • VIDEO Prepping to lead worship & how to combat ministry burnout • VIDEO What advice would you give to young aspiring worship leaders? • Community Partners Directory • Samford CWA website • BLOG Praying New Ways with Old Psalms • VIDEO How do you define success as a worship leader? • CWA Blog Posts • Filtered Through Art Exhibit • EVENT | Heart of the Artist Lunch with Rory Noland • VIDEO | Mission House Discusses Songwriting with Friends • Advent Resources • The Center for Worship and the Arts receives a large grant to further their goals • VIDEO | Jonathan Rodgers - Piano Underscoring in Worship • NEWS | CWA Newsletter sign-up! • VIDEO | Empowering Creativity: How the Church Can Embrace and Engage Artists in Worship • BLOG | Animate: Embracing Worship Diversity • BLOG | Christian Mission: Worship on the Border • BLOG | A Theology of Imagination and Artistic Expression • BLOG | Evangelism, Imagination, and Artists • VIDEO | Preaching for the Next Generation: Connecting with Teenagers in the Church • BLOG | All that is Within Me: Worship in Motion • VIDEO | Stewarding Your Voice for Worship • BLOG | Bringing the Story to Life: The Power of Theatrical Elements in Sunday Worship • VIDEO | Why the Church Needs Imagination, Emotion, and Artistic Discipleship • ROYAL | Animate 2025 Highlights – Life in God’s Kingdom • Ministry Connections - connect with Samford worship students • ANIMATE 2025 • Sign up for our Newsletter! • BLOG: What We’re Learning About Young People and Worship at Animate • BLOG: Coming Home to Diverse Worship Practices • BLOG: Young People & Worship: What Our Research Study Looked Like • BLOG - Timely and Timeless Worship • Sample Worship Services • Support our work • Upcoming Events • VIDEO - Why care about church tradition? • BLOG: Young People & Worship at Animate: Final Thoughts & Future Study • VIDEO: Responding to Agism in worship leadership culture • VIDEO - What is the role of scripture in worship planning? • Samford CWA Engaging Worship Program • VIDEO Hope for the future of the Church • RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT Amanda Howard and sensory sensitivity processing in worship environments • BLOG Gospel: The Message Behind the Music • RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT Emily Andrews receives grant for Fostering Leadership for Communities of Faith • VIDEO What are Some Current Songwriting Thematic Gaps in the Church? • Samford Worship Collective • RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT Cowan Receives Grant to Study Youth Motivation for Worship • CWA EVENTS 2024-25 • Awakening – the impact of worship experiences on young people • VIDEO - The Heart Behind Animate • Legacy Leaders: Mark Cottingham • Mission House Discusses Simplicity in Worship • BLOG | Encouraging Participation in Worship • VIDEO | Psalm 23 movement prayer with Sarah Smoot • BLOG | How to Cultivate a Healthy Working Relationship with Your Pastor • BLOG | Cultivating the Church Orchestra • Animate Partnerships! • READ | What do teens REALLY think about worship? • BLOG | Let Winter Have its Day • NEWS | Empowering the Next Generation • VIDEO | Advice for Young Aspiring Worship Leaders • VIDEO | Bringing Poetry into Worship • BLOG | Unlocking the Electric Guitar • BLOG | The Kingdom Belongs to Them: Embracing Young People in the Church • BLOG | Global Worship: Embracing Diversity in Worship • VIDEO | Performing Scripture for Worship • BLOG | Honoring God Through Diligent Practice • VIDEO | Incorporating Dance in Worship • PODCAST | Young People and Liturgical Flexibility • VIDEO | Leading and Rehearsing with Your Band • VIDEO | How Do "The Arts" Equip Believers for Missions?" • Worship Without Limits: Sensory Sensitivity Resources • WORSHIP RESOURCES | Services on Rest • VIDEO | Understanding Art-making from a Biblical Perspective • RESEARCH | Young People and Christian Worship • ANIMATE 2025 SPOTIFY PLAYLIST! • VIDEO | How can Churches support Artistic Innovation? • VIDEO | Artistic Kingdom Service in the Mission Field • Preorder Let the Children Lead – NEW from Nelson Cowan • BLOG | Gardening in God’s Kingdom • BLOG | The Intergenerational Intention for the Church • BLOG | In the Margins: Quiet Faithfulness in Small-Church Worship • JOBS | Community Partners Directory • RESEARCH https://www.samford.edu/worship-arts/blog/2025/The-Kingdom-Belongs-to-Them-Embracing-Young-People-in-the-ChurchSamford Center for Worship and the Arts • BLOG - The Creativity of God • VIDEO - Shepherding your Congregation through Spoken Transitions • Pilgrimage of the People: Liturgies for Labyrinth Worship • Services on Rest • Worship Resources: Services for a New Season • VIDEO - How to give non-musicians a voice in worship • BLOG | Poetry and Worship: Re-Seeing Familiar Truths • Samford Student Singer-Songwriter Night • BLOG - Healthy Congregational Worship—Engages All Generations • VIDEO - Grammar of the Gospel • BLOG - I’m a Visual Artist • VIDEO - What is the role of artists in Gospel-centered worship? • BLOG - What We’re Learning About Young People and Worship at Animate: Themes from Our Findings, Part Two • BLOG - Healthy Congregational Worship—Remembers Its Context and Community • Interested in Animate 2024?