Leaders in the Arena is a podcast from the Brock-Barnes Center for Leadership at Covenant College. Each episode features conversations with leaders doing the real work of leadership—where decisions matter, values are tested, and faith is lived out in practice. Guests share practical wisdom shaped by Christian conviction, offering insight into leading with integrity, stewardship, humility, and care for others. Join us for thoughtful conversations that explore what faithful leadership looks like in a changing world.
Leaders in the Arena
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Leaders in the Arena is a podcast from the Brock-Barnes Center for Leadership at Covenant College. Each episode features conversations with leaders doing the real work of leadership—where decisions matter, values are tested, and faith is lived out in practice. Guests share practical wisdom shaped by Christian conviction, offering insight into leading with integrity, stewardship, humility, and care for others. Join us for thoughtful conversations that explore what faithful leadership looks like in a changing world.
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Recent Episodes
July 13, 2026
Servant Leadership in Law: Faith, Integrity, and Influence in the Arena | Leaders in the Arena Podcast
<p>Join Leaders in the Arena for a conversation with Craig Wood, distinguished attorney and longtime Covenant College trustee, as he reflects on servant leadership in the legal profession and institutional life. Drawing from decades of experience, Craig shares how Christian conviction shapes ethical decision-making, steady influence, and leadership marked by integrity under pressure.</p><p><br>Leaders in the Arena is a podcast from the Brock-Barnes Center for Leadership at Covenant College. Learn more at <a href="http://brockbarnes.covenant.edu/" target="_blank">brockbarnes.covenant.edu</a>.</p><p>Books referenced in this episode: </p><p>On Being a Christian and a Lawyer, Thomas L. Shaffer, 1981</p><p>The Servant Lawyer, Robert F. Cochran, interVarsity Press, 2024</p>
June 22, 2026
Leadership Where It's Needed Most | Leaders in the Arena Podcast
<p>Join Leaders in the Arena for a conversation with <strong>Jedd Medefind</strong>, President of the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO), a global movement uniting over 300 organizations, churches, and leaders to care for vulnerable children and families.</p><p>Drawing on decades of leadership across government, nonprofit, and global networks, Jedd will explore how leaders engage complex challenges—like foster care, adoption, and family vulnerability—not through simple solutions, but through collaboration, formation, and faithful, well-informed action.</p><p>Together, we’ll consider how leadership rooted in practice, community, and spiritual formation can sustain long-term impact—and how leaders today can help build systems and communities where every child is known, loved, and able to flourish.</p><p>Leaders in the Arena is a podcast from the Brock-Barnes Center for Leadership at Covenant College. Learn more at <a href="http://brockbarnes.covenant.edu/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">brockbarnes.covenant.edu</a>.</p>
June 16, 2026
Stewarding Transformational Change | Leaders in the Arena Podcast
<p>Institutions matter. The way they are built, renewed, and led shapes communities for generations.</p><p>Join Leaders in the Arena for a conversation with <strong>Corey B. Holstege</strong>, a transformation leader who has guided major enterprises such as Shaw Industries and The Home Depot through complex operational and digital change. Drawing on his experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives, Corey will reflect on what it takes to renew institutions responsibly—balancing data, design, and operational rigor with the deeper calling to steward people, culture, and long-term impact.</p><p>This session explores how enterprise transformation can align with our broader calling as servant leaders: to faithfully build organizations and communities that participate in Christ’s work of making all things new.</p><p>Leaders in the Arena is a podcast from the Brock-Barnes Center for Leadership at Covenant College. Learn more at <a href="http://brockbarnes.covenant.edu/">brockbarnes.covenant.edu</a>.</p>
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