In this Lifelong Learning episode, Dr. Aaron Einfeld, Director of Lifelong Learning at Calvin Theological Seminary, speaks with leadership coach and church consultant Tom Clegg, Clegg Consulting Group, about the transformative role of coaching in Christian ministry.

Together, they explore how coaching — unlike traditional mentoring or teaching — equips leaders to grow through intentional reflection, deep listening, and Spirit-led discovery.

Tom shares wisdom from decades of experience walking alongside pastors and organizational leaders, illustrating how coaching uncovers barriers, reframes identity, and cultivates sustainable leadership.

This conversation is a practical and theological invitation to slow down, listen well, and lead with authenticity.

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Dr. Mary Vanden Berg, Emerita of Systematic Theology, talks with Dr. Aaron Einfeld, Director of Lifelong Learning at Calvin Theological Seminary, about the often-avoided realities of death, suffering, and grief—and why Christian formation must include them. From lament psalms to funeral liturgies, from the daily prayer of “into your hands I commit my spirit” to the spiritual weight of complicated grief, they explore how honest engagement with mortality can deepen hope in Christ and reshape how we live. A sobering yet hopeful episode for pastors, students, and anyone facing the painful edges of life.

Topics include:

• Medicalized suffering
• The role of lament
• Spiritual formation
• How the church can better walk with people in pain

Whether you’re a pastor, caregiver, or curious listener, this conversation invites you into a richer theology of life, death, and what it means to hope in Christ.

In this stirring episode, Dr. Constantine R. Campbell—New Testament scholar, jazz musician, and author—returns to the Forum Podcast with Dr. Aaron Einfeld, Director of Lifelong Learning at Calvin Theological Seminary, to explore how personal crisis, ministry burnout, and spiritual deconstruction can become doorways to deeper grace and renewed faith.

Drawing from his own story of vocational collapse, emotional healing, and the long road back to the pulpit, Dr. Campbell offers a vulnerable and wise reflection on the state of the American church. Along the way, he considers:

• Why the church must embrace humility or face collapse
• What it means to be spiritually reconstructed after burnout
• How jazz offers a surprising model for freedom within formation
• Why churches must become safe places for doubt and honesty
• What early church history teaches us about empire and renewal

A moving, timely conversation for anyone disillusioned, burned out, or yearning for a faith that still breathes.