Featured Article
A Challenging Journey: Preaching Through Competition, Wariness, and Trauma
Four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that the world has seen significant changes on an array of fronts—changes that may be permanent. In-person conferences…
The Need for Effective Leaders: Competency-Based Education on the Rise
When I visited Kenya this spring, I met with Christian leaders trying to keep up with the growth in their local congregations. They needed to develop and mentor more leaders…
Bringing the Trouble to Church: The Call to Christ-Centered Mental Health Support
Turn on the news, open social media, or talk to a friend long enough, and mental health is likely to come up. In 2024, we are experiencing a greater awareness…
Why on Earth Look to the Church for Help in Society?
The Turbulent Context of Ministry Today In the wake of the pandemic, many churches are struggling because their rhythms of gathering and scattering have been disrupted, discipleship has become increasingly…
Virtuous Reasoning
“Do you have a closet of useless things at home?”—this is what I ask candidates interested in enrolling in the Master of Arts in Leadership Formation (MALF). This new Latino…
Calvin Theological Seminary: A Living Tradition of Service for the 21st Century
In just a few years, Calvin Theological Seminary will celebrate March 15, 1876, as Calvin’s 150th birthday! March 15, 1876 is the date that Rev. Geert Egberts Boer was installed…
Letter from the President
Dear Friends of Calvin Theological Seminary, Thank you for your appreciation for the last issue of the Forum, which focused on the question, “What does it mean to be Reformed?”…
A Faculty Project on the Reformed Identity of Calvin Theological Seminary
What does it mean to be Reformed? What does God call us to be and to do? Our Reformed identity and mission are at the heart of what we do…
Meet Gabriela Tijerina-Pike
I first heard the Gospel through a Pentecostal church outreach. Although virtuous, the church’s emphasis on evangelism hindered theological leadership preparation. Eventually the lack of good theological education culminated in…