Author

Kendall Vanderslice

Author

Kendall Vanderslice is a baker and writer living in Durham, North Carolina. She is a graduate of Duke Divinity School with a master of theological studies, Boston University with a master of liberal arts in gastronomy, and Wheaton College with a bachelor of arts in anthropology. She’s the author of three books: “We Will Feast,” “By Bread Alone” and her recently released “Bake & Pray: Liturgies and Recipes for Baking Bread as a Spiritual Practice.”

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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship are designed for worshiping communities. These grants allow a wide range of Christian worshiping communities to focus on projects that connect public worship with Christian discipleship and faith formation. Funding awards range from $8,000 to $25,000. 

The grants support year-long projects that show promise in fostering renewed or strengthened worship practices within worshiping communities in the United States or Canada. Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for teacher-scholars are also available. Applications for the October 15 deadline will open on July 15, 2026.

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