ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Awakening
The Awakening Institute develops studentsÑÇÖÞÉ«°É™ artistic gifts for use in worship, deepens their passion for God, and awakens their heart to glimpse a vision of their own leadership in the church.
Mission
Building Emerging Worship Leaders
Vision
Where GodÑÇÖÞÉ«°É™s Spirit meets with a group of people in such a profound way that it opens their eyes to GodÑÇÖÞÉ«°É™s activity in the world, renews and gives vision to their sense of purpose and calling, and marks their lives forever.
Where our students come from
In our first nine years, Awakening has hosted 326 individual students from 17 states: California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.
Awakening will:
- Nurture studentsÑÇÖÞÉ«°É™ gifts (music, dance, theatre, art, tech, etc) by providing a context (corporate worship & all of life) to use their gifts to glorify God and edify the bride of Christ.
- Cultivate studentsÑÇÖÞÉ«°É™ passion for God by helping them realize their love for God and how he wants us to continue to grow, cultivate, prune and harvest our passion for his kingdom. Feeding our souls helps each of us in horizontal as well as vertical relationships.
- Awaken studentsÑÇÖÞÉ«°É™ callings as they begin to see their gifts and passions in the context of GodÑÇÖÞÉ«°É™s huge kingdom and how each of them is going to serve, love and live for the health and growth of something so big and beyond each individual.
- Gather
- Experience a wide range of worship styles and practices each morning and evening, led by Hope students and faculty with help from special guests.
- Discover
- Think deeper about worship, theology, and the arts. Gain practical skills in worship leadership through workshops and break-out sessions that tap into your interests and talents.
- Lead
- The whole week culminates in ThursdayÑÇÖÞÉ«°É™s worship experience. Plan and lead a worship service with your team, and worship with friends who have done the same.
- Immerse
- Each evening will feature showcase events at different locations, area ministries and the closing Festival of Worship on Thursday.
- Story
- Trace GodÑÇÖÞÉ«°É™s story in your life. You will have time to reflect on readings and spiritual practices in your personal devotional time each morning and evening and in small groups throughout the week.
- Experience
- Worship on the beach of Lake Michigan. Walk a forested trailway. Spend time downtown. Engage with the Hope College campus. Develop new relationships with those you meet and build into peers you may be attending with.
Prof. James De Boer
Director of Awakening
workP. 616.395.7638
awakening@hope.edu