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Janel Kragt Bakker

Janel Kragt Bakker is associate director of the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research in the Saint John's University community of Collegeville, Minn. She earned a doctorate in religion and culture at the Catholic University of America. Bakker is the author of "Sister Churches: American Congregations and Their Partners Abroad."

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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants

The Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is designed to foster, strengthen and sustain well-grounded worship in congregations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Two streams of grants are offered: to teacher-scholars and to worshiping communities.

Grant proposal due date options include October 15, 2023, or February 15 or June 15, 2024.

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