## Summary The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW) is a scholarly and pastoral institute based at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It sits inside the Reformed (Christian Reformed Church / RCA) tradition but publishes resources used across the ecumenical mainline. Its CCLI-vetting project is a primary resource for congregations doing worship-music discernment. ## Tradition Mainline / Reformed. Hosted at Calvin University; closely connected to the CRC and RCA. Ecumenical in reach. ## Core activities - Public worship-music evaluation (including CCLI Top 100 vetting). - Conferences and fellows programs for worship leaders. - Grants to congregations doing worship-formation work. - Publication of essays and case studies on liturgy, congregational song, and pastoral practice. - Adjacent to, but distinct from, *Reformed Worship* magazine. ## Why it matters for this wiki The Calvin Institute is the primary source of transparent, criteria-driven CCLI vetting material usable by a UCC congregation. Its Reformed-inflected but pastorally framed work is more transferable than regulative-principle gatekeeping from [[Scott Aniol]] or [[G3 Ministries]]. Key contributors known to this wiki include [[Kathryn Ritsema Roelofs]]. ## Open questions - What is the formal boundary between CICW output and *Reformed Worship* magazine output? - Does CICW engage with NAR-inflected worship music or leave that analysis to other critics? ## Further reading - [[Worship Music Vetting Projects]] - [[Kathryn Ritsema Roelofs]]