Category: Faculty

Preparing for Redemptive Relationships

Originally published in Engage Magazine, 2023-24 The concept of redemptive relationships captivated me shortly after arriving at Denver Seminary, where redemptive relationships are firmly rooted as a core commitment. Here, we move toward others believing they themselves are new creatures in Christ, rousing humbleness, accepting brokenness, and gaining a willingness to evaluate themselves honestly based…

In Memory of Dr. David Osborn

Dr. David Robert Osborn, DMin, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 14, 2023, in Lone Tree, Colorado. David was born on March 30, 1941 to John Robert Osborn and Margaret Ethel Stout Osborn, in Windfall, Tipton County, Indiana. David completed a Master of Divinity at Denver Seminary, went on to earn…

Are Conversations Too Risky?

Debra Anderson, assistant professor of Training and Mentoring, chair of the Training and Mentoring Curriculum Originally published in Engage Magazine, 2023-24 After teaching a class on mentored formation, my colleague relayed to me a student’s question, “What if my mentor asks me to reveal my deeper thoughts?” They had been in discussion about how to…

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Faculty Publications Fall 2023

Below are recent publications from some of Denver Seminary’s faculty members. Dr. Craig BlombergProfessor Emeritus of New Testament Jesus the Purifier: John’s Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus  Dr. Craig Blomberg advances the idea that the Gospel of John is a viable and valuable source for studying the historical Jesus. Blomberg writes…

Denver Seminary Names New Faculty in Counseling and Chaplaincy

Denver Seminary and its Counseling Division welcomed Dr. Krystal Clemons and Dr. Loretta Sanchez as assistant professors of Counseling. Dr. Eva Bleeker was named assistant professor of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care. “It is a pleasure to welcome Drs. Clemons and Sanchez to Denver Seminary and to include Dr. Eva Bleeker in our growing faculty,” said…

Denver Seminary Announces the Appointment of Dr. Angie Ward as Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program

Littleton, Colo. – Denver Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Angie Ward as the director of the Doctor of Ministry program. Ward has over 30 years of leadership and teaching experience in church, parachurch, and Christian higher education ministry. She is the author of I Am a Leader: When Women Discover the…

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The Role of Humor and Mindfulness in Childhood Development

Is humor some of the best medicine when it comes to raising children today? It’s no secret that children live with a lot stress and anxiety. In Engage360 episode 108, “The Role of Humor and Mindfulness in Childhood Development,” Amy Craig—Denver Seminary alumna, adjunct professor of Counseling, and owner and operator of her own private…

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Faculty Publications Winter 2023

Below are recent publications from some of Denver Seminary’s faculty members. Dr. J.D. Kim Assistant Director, DMin Korean Studies Program, Adjunct Professor of Theology  Constructing a Mediating Theology: Affirming the Impassibility and the Passibility of the Triune God  This book is part of the series of the Studies in the Doctrine of God: Exploring Classical and…

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Theological Education Between the Times: Hope

In The Hope of the Gospel: Theological Education and the Next Evangelicalism (2022), author Mark Young, PhD, explores the ways evangelicalism has lost its identity. The president of Denver Seminary, Young writes that seminaries can help revitalize the mission that once fueled and unified the Evangelical Movement….