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Peter A. Pettit

Teaching pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church

Peter A. Pettit is teaching pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa. Formerly director of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding at Muhlenberg College, he has lived and studied in Jerusalem, where his deepest affiliations include the Shalom Hartman Institute and Redeemer Lutheran Church. He is a member of the ELCA Consultative Panel on Lutheran-Jewish Relations and serves on the leadership team of Pathways for Middle East Peace.

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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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