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Bible Teaches about Mentoring, and has published articles and book reviews in The 1995 Seminary & Graduate School Handbook, Themelios, Teaching Theology and Religion Review, Compass, Focal Point, and Denver Seminary Magazine. Dr. Payne serves as a consultant and trainer in both nonprofit and corporate settings for organizations seeking to develop effective mentoring programs. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the T. F. Torrance Society, and serves as executive director of the International Christian Mentoring Network. Email: don.payne@denverseminary.edu Phone: 303-762-6943 Wilmer Ramírez Mr. Wilmer Ramírez joined the faculty in 2013 as an instructor in Hispanic studies. Since 2008 he has been the director of the Hispanic Initiative at Denver Seminary. He received his BA in theology from the Central America Theological Seminary (SETECA) in Guatemala. While teaching at SETECA, he also received his MA and a ThM from the same seminary. Currently Mr. Ramírez is a PhD student at Biola University. Before coming to Denver Seminary, Mr. Ramírez taught at the Central America Theological Seminary as well as in the Pan-American NeoPentecostal Theological Seminary in Guatemala. He was the founder and director of Edificar ministries in Guatemala where he published Bible study materials for underserved churches in Central America. Mr. Ramírez is ordained by the Evangelical Church Alliance and his experience as a pastor also informs his teaching and leadership in the Hispanic Initiative. Email: wilmer.ramirez@denverseminary.edu Phone: 303-783-3137 Gary VanderPol Dr. Gary VanderPol joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 2012 as assistant professor of justice and mission and director of the MA program in justice and mission. He received a ThD in missiology from Boston University, an MA in philosophical theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, and a BA in history from California State University, Stanislaus. Before coming to Denver Seminary, Dr. VanderPol taught at the Evangelical Seminary for Pastoral Education (ESEPA), in San José, Costa Rica. He has served as co-pastor of Evangelical Covenant churches in Cambridge, MA and Oakland, CA, and has fifteen years of missionary experience, both overseas and in diverse urban contexts within the United States. Dr. VanderPol has written and presented papers in the areas of justice, missiology, and economic discipleship in both church and academic settings. His dissertation, The Least of These, analyzed the growth of evangelical relief, development, and justice work among the poor over the last sixty years. Email: gary.vanderpol@denver.seminary.edu Phone: 303-357-5870 141