Chessa Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Worship Arts and Ministry
Program Director, Worship Arts Division
Office Phone: 951-552-8648
E-mail: chessawilliams@calbaptist.edu
Office Location: HMUS 217
Office Hours: By appointment
| Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Christian Worship and Christian Philosophy | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 2024 |
| MCM | Piano | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 2019 |
| Th.M | Practical Theology | The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary | 2024 |
| BA | Music | Scripps College | 2016 |
Undergraduate:
MUS120 Introduction to Worship Arts and Ministry
MUS434 Creative Worship Planning
MUS360 Theology of Worship
PFA360 Beauty, the Arts, and the Christian Life
MUS054/454 Worship Forum
MUS325 Music History IV
Graduate:
MUS538 Music and the Arts in Christian Worship
MUS515 The Christian Artist, Aesthetics and Creativity
MUS528 Liturgy and Worship Planning
MUS577 Leadership for Worship Ministry I
MUS578 Leadership for Worship Ministry II
MUS508 Contemporary Issues in Worship and Ministry
Christianity and the Arts
Theological & Philosophical Aesthetics
Aesthetics in Christian Worship
Liturgical Theology
Reviews
Lemley, David. Becoming What We Sing: Formation through Contemporary Worship Music. Journal of Faith in the Academic Profession, vol. 3, no. 1, Aug. 2024, pp. 51-52.
Presentations
"‘Come Rest on Us’: The Epicletic Impulse of Contemporary Worship Music." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (November 2024)
"Worship as Witness: The Subject and the Glory of God." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (November 2023)
"Encountering Ekklesia: Toward an Ontology of the Worship Gathering." Presented at the Southeast Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (March 2022)
Dissertation
Worship as Witness: The Subject and the Glory of God, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2024.
Redeemer Baptist Church
"What shall I render to the Lord
for all his benefits to me?
will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord,
I will pay my vows to the Lord
in the presence of all his people."
Psalm 116:12-14