Psychiatrist and co-director of the Theology, Medicine & Culture Initiative
Warren Kinghorn is the Esther Colliflower Professor of the Practice of Pastoral and Moral Theology at Duke Divinity School and an associate professor of psychiatry in Duke University Medical Center. Kinghorn received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and his M.T.S. and Th.D. from Duke Divinity School. Warren practices psychiatry at the Durham VA Medical Center and serves as co-director of the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative.
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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