{"id":3695,"date":"2024-12-18T22:45:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T04:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/nourishing-vocation\/?page_id=3695"},"modified":"2025-07-23T13:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:03:49","slug":"wonders-of-worship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/nourishing-vocation\/wonders-of-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonders of Worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--teal-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            \n\n            <p>The <strong>Wonders of Worship (WOW)<\/strong> is a project of <strong>Nourishing Vocation with Children<\/strong>\u00a0<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">generously funded by the Lilly Endowment Inc.<\/span><\/i> at St. Olaf College. Conceived by Rev. Kyle Severson, WOW is currently being piloted by Rev. Severson at St. Luke&#8217;s Lutheran Church in Park Ridge, Illinois and\u00a0 by Rev. Andrew Perger, Faith Lutheran, Columbus, WI. This innovative series brings the liturgy to life through 40 engaging, arts-enriched children&#8217;s sermons, designed with a child-focused approach to deepen understanding and connection.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>the series includes:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The Wonders of Worship,&#8221; an original music composition by Anne Krentz-Organ<\/li>\n<li>A new and unique children&#8217;s sermon for each of the 40 elements<\/li>\n<li>40 high-quality trading cards from original liturgical art\u00a0<i>created by Vonda Drees<\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTree of Life\u201d composite painting<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you plan programming for the 2025-26 academic year,<br \/>\nconsider the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wonders of Worship <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">series.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    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