Imagine

What if someone created an intimate, roundtable learning conversation for today’s active worship leader, that drew on the riches of classical and Celtic Christianity, Ignatian prayer, spiritual theology, ancient spiritual formation literature, church and worship history, emerging and postmodern cultural reflection, community life reflection and advanced worship leadership training – all from experts in each field and offered in a beautiful and creatively inspiring environment?

Sound too good to be true? What if that same program offered university-level credentials, was led and developed by well-respected modern worship leaders, included a select group of international students, and involved media training from contemporary worship influencers such as N.T. Wright, Matt Redman, Brian Doerksen, Don Williams, Brenton Brown, Tim Hughes, Derek Morphew, John Eldredge, Kathryn Scott, Peter Fitch, Mike Pilavachi, Peter Davids and others?

What if the costs were less than you would pay for specialized academic training at virtually any other university in North America or Europe? What if there were programs available for both emerging and experienced worship leaders? What if pastors and churches had a place to send their young worship leaders, or their seasoned worship leaders, for training that would shape them and their ministry expression for the rest of their lives?

Welcome to the Institute Of Contemporary & Emerging Worship Studies, at St. Stephen’s University in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada.