Category: Press Releases

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Denver Seminary receives $1 Million Pathways for Tomorrow Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.

Littleton, Colo. – Denver Seminary has received a grant of $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help design, develop, and deploy two new master’s programs that specifically address the needs, challenges, and opportunities of congregational leaders in predominately Black and Hispanic churches. The effort is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative,…

Denver Seminary Welcomes New Faculty Members

Littleton, Colo. — Denver Seminary welcomed new faculty members in January. Dr. Teri Elliott-Hart, assistant professor of Training and Mentoring, and Dr. Cheryl Smith, associate professor of Counseling, bring diverse experience and expertise to their respective programs. Dr. Elliott-Hart holds a Ph.D. in Practical Theology from Boston College, an M.Ed. in Teaching and Curriculum from Harvard…

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Denver Seminary Names Dr. Joseph Dodson The Dr. Craig L. Blomberg Endowed Chair of New Testament

Denver Seminary has announced Dr. Joseph Dodson as the Dr. Craig L. Blomberg Endowed Chair of New Testament, effective Jan. 1.

Dodson joined Denver Seminary as associate professor of New Testament in 2019, after serving on the faculty at Ouachita Baptist University since 2008. He earned his PhD in New Testament from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and studied at the University of Tübingen in Germany….

Supporting Veterans Living with Moral Injuries

“Proximity: Caring for Those Wounded by War” to create space to examine practical ways to care for those living with moral injuries in isolationNovember 10, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Littleton, Colo. – Physical wounds of war are often obvious. Invisible wounds go unseen, leaving veterans to experience their injuries in isolation. Among those suffering…

Dr. Mark Yarhouse to Speak at Denver Seminary’s Compelling and Credible Witness: The Church And Human Sexuality Conference, Oct. 29

Littleton, Colo. – Dr. Mark Yarhouse, director of the Sexual and Gender Identity Institute at Wheaton College, will address the topic of the gospel and human sexuality during the Compelling and Credible Witness: The Church and Human Sexuality conference on Fri., Oct. 29. Through this conference, Denver Seminary and The Gospel Initiative will consider how…

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National Citizenship Award Presented to Denver Seminary Faculty Member Dr. Jan McCormack

McCormack was one of the first generation of women to serve as a military chaplain; paved the way for many women to follow Littleton, Colo. – Chaplain Jan McCormack, associate professor and chair of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Programs at Denver Seminary, was awarded the 2021 National Citizenship Award by the Military Chaplains Association of…

Denver Seminary Welcomes Rev. John Moreland as Director of The Urban Initiative

Littleton, Colo. – Denver Seminary welcomed Rev. John Moreland as director of the Urban Initiative on August 1. The Urban Initiative provides biblical and theological training for leaders in urban contexts. “John Moreland brings a breadth and depth of relationships that sweep across metro Denver and beyond,” said Dr. Don Payne, VP of Academic Affairs…

Denver Seminary’s School Counseling Program Receives CACREP Accreditation

Littleton, Colo. – Denver Seminary has announced that its School Counseling program has received accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). “Receiving CACREP accreditation validates the quality of Denver Seminary’s School Counseling Program,” said Dr. Adam Wilson, program director and director of the School Counseling Mental Health Initiative. “Our students…

Denver Seminary Welcomes New Faculty to Counseling MA and PhD Programs

Littleton, Colo. — Denver Seminary welcomed three new faculty members into the Counseling Division in July. Dr. Eric Suddeath, Dr. Michell Temple, and Dr. Elizabeth Norris bring diverse experience, backgrounds, and areas of expertise to the Seminary’s growing Counseling programs and its new PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision program. “We are honored that such a…