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3 PRESIDENT'S LETTER 4 THE GOSPEL INITIATIVE Reclaiming Our Identity: The Gospel Initiative 6 HOLY INTERRUPTION Diving In Andrea Weyand 7 REFLECTIONS The Hope of Discovery Debra Anderson 9 Blacks in Theology: Rise to the Occasion 10 ALUMNI & DONORS The Language of Calling Kara Bettis 11 CHURCH RESOURCE Engage360 12 IN THE CLASSROOM "Christ Will Come Again": What Does the Book of Revelation Say to the Church Today? David Mathewson 15 MENTORING Mentoring with Wisdom in a Changing World Dan Steiner 16 MAKES YOU THINK How to Help Develop a Trauma-Informed Congregation Heather Davediuk Gingrich 20 NOTABLE 21 SNAPSHOT 22 A Farewell to Gordon and Gail MacDonald 23 BENEDICTION Retired Chancellor Gordon MacDonald Denver Seminary prepares men and women to engage the needs of the world with the redemptive power of the gospel and the life-changing truth of Scripture. If you have comments, questions, or stories to share regarding any of the articles in this issue, we want to hear from you. Please submit to magazine@denverseminary.edu. Fall 2019 Volume 7, Number 2 ON THE COVER Giang Nguyen/iStock EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mark Young, PhD MANAGING EDITOR Andrea Weyand MAGAZINE STAFF Michael Roberts Maritsa Smith EDITING Ashley Emmert WRITING Maritsa Smith Andrea Weyand PHOTOGRAPHY Maritsa Smith Denver Seminary DESIGN Cahoots Communications, Inc. ENGAGE MAGAZINE: Denver Seminary is published free of charge twice a year by Denver Seminary for the benefit of students, staff, faculty, mentors, alumni, donors, and friends. ADDRESS CORRECTIONS OR SUBSCRIPTION REQUESTS CAN BE SENT TO: Denver Seminary Attention: Magazine 6399 South Santa Fe Drive Littleton, Colorado 80120 magazine@denverseminary.edu 800.922.3040 or 303.761.2482 Copyright 2019 Denver Seminary. All rights reserved. No material may be reproduced without the written permission of Denver Seminary. All Scripture, unless otherwise noted, is taken from the New International Version, copyright 2011, by Biblica, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Used by permission. FALL 2019 Denver Seminary ENGAGE MAGAZINE 7 16 22