Doctor Eva Bleeker, “Chaplain Eva,” is chair of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Programs and assistant professor of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care. She moved to Colorado in 2019 with a clear goal: to teach at Denver Seminary. Chaplain Eva joined Denver Seminary as a teaching Fellow in the Counseling Division, teaching pastoral care and counseling courses.
Dr. Bleeker graduated with a Doctor of Education from Baylor University and holds two Master of Arts degrees through Dallas Theological Seminary, one in education and one in media and communications. During seminary, she worked as assistant to the Chaplain, supporting the spiritual needs of the students, staff, and faculty. After graduating from seminary, Dr. Bleeker completed a four-unit residency in Clinical Pastoral Education through Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas (BUMC). She then remained on the chaplaincy staff at BUMC for five years while also serving as the first female member of the pastoral staff at her church. This independent faith community, Skillman Bible Church, commissioned her to chaplaincy and became and APC endorsing body on her behalf.
Dr. Bleeker moved to Northern Virginia in 2014 where she had three professional focuses: she provided spiritual care at a community hospital, she worked on the ministry staff of a United Methodist church, and she traveled weekly to New York City where she completed Columbia University’s Master of Science in narrative medicine.
Chaplain Eva is board-certified through the Association of Professional Chaplains and she is a member of the American Educational Research Association. Her greatest passion is seeing transformation in students when they come to believe that God loves them unconditionally.
- Baylor University Emerging Research Conference, Paper: Narrative Identity in Chaplaincy Training, January 29, 2022.