Alumni Webinar: Behind the Scenes of Writing a Book

Have you ever dreamed of writing a book or being published? Are you curious about where to start or how to deal with writer’s block? Join us as experts Dr. Angie Ward and Dr. Craig Blomberg share their practical tips and journeys to becoming authors.

Please use the below link and password to access today’s Alumni Webinar. Note: the link will only work during the live webinar on July 25 from 12:00–1:30 p.m. MST.

Event Details

Date: July 25, 2024

Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MST

Link: Alumni Webinar

Password: Alumni24

About the Panelists

Dr. Angie Ward

Dr. Angie Ward, Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program and Associate Professor of Leadership and Ministry, has over 30 years of leadership and teaching experience in church, parachurch, and Christian higher education ministry. She is the author of Uncharted Leadership (2023, Zondervan), I Am a Leader: When Women Discover the Joy of Their Calling (2020, NavPress) and general editor of the “Kingdom Conversations” series, also with NavPress. She is a sought-after teacher and speaker and an award-winning contributor to Christianity Today leadership publications. Angie earned her Ph.D. in Ministry Leadership from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is a graduate of Denver Seminary (M.A., Educational Ministries & Administration, 1996).

Dr. Craig Blomberg
close up of dr. craig blomberg, professor emeritus

Dr. Craig Blomberg joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 1986. He is Denver Seminary’s Professor Emeritus of New Testament.

Dr. Blomberg completed his PhD in New Testament, specializing in the parables and the writings of Luke-Acts, at Aberdeen University in Scotland. He received an MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a BA from Augustana College. Before joining the faculty of Denver Seminary, he taught at Palm Beach Atlantic College and was a research fellow in Cambridge, England with Tyndale House.

In addition to writing numerous articles in professional journals, multi-author works and dictionaries or encyclopedias, he has authored or edited over 30 books, including The Historical Reliability of the Gospels, Interpreting the Parables, commentaries on Matthew, 1 Corinthians and James, Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, Christians in an Age of Wealth: A Biblical Theology of Stewardship, Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions, Making Sense of the New Testament: Three Crucial Questions, Preaching the Parables, Contagious Holiness: Jesus’ Meals with Sinners, and Handbook of New Testament Exegesis. Craig has one wife, two daughters, and three grandchildren.  Although duly rooting for Colorado Sports teams, his biggest thrill came when his childhood baseball team, the Chicago Cubs, finally won the World Series in 2016.

About the Moderator

Dr. Jessica Schroeder

Dr. Jessica J. Schroeder is a writer, editor, and entrepreneur. A self-described “practical theologian,” she earned her Ph.D. in Systematic Theology at Wheaton College where she wrote about the role beauty plays in human knowledge of God. She is also a graduate of Denver Seminary and Colorado Christian University, holding an M.A. in Theology and B.A. in Theology with a concentration in Biblical Studies and a minor in Worship Arts. Topics that most interest her include theology’s intersection with beauty, delight, food, nutrition, stewardship, climate, and ecology. Along these lines, she hosts the “Eating for Eden” podcast, a food-first approach to climate action. Brought up in the sturdy Midwest, she resides near the foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains with her (Colorado native) husband, where they regularly enjoy tea, wine, homemade sourdough bread, and mountain hikes.