Denver Seminary

103 Special Programs and Sessions On campus class scheduling is supplemented with other delivery methods to educate and train students in all the fields to which God calls them. Block scheduling (courses taught only one day or evening per week) allow students under various constraints to acquire the preparation they need for their ministries. Online, Live, Hybrid, and Blended course offerings enable students who cannot come to Denver for an entire program to get a portion of their preparation done before they relocate. INTERSESSION AND SUMMER SESSIONS The Intersession (non-required) term offers a limited number of courses in a one-to-three-week intensive session. For the Summer (non-required) term, courses are offered in a variety of formats designed to afford a full semester's work in a student's program and are open to students in degree programs, visiting students, ministers, laypeople and all who desire professional competence and further study in the Christian faith. HOLY LAND STUDIES The Holy Land Studies program offers Denver Seminary students the unique opportunity to study in Israel and/or Jordan at accredited academic institutions (e.g., JUC, UHL) for a three-week intensive course entitled "Historical and Geographical Settings of the Bible" (Jerusalem University College – up to four credits) and a two-week intensive course in Jordan entitled "Historical Geography of the Bible 2" (University of the Holy Land – up to two credits). Denver Seminary will transfer into a student's program (if applicable) up to four credits of electives for the Israel course and up to two credits for the Jordan course. Additional courses can be transferred into a student's program upon approval by the Department Chair and/or Registrar's office (e.g., archaeology, biblical history, Hebrew, Semitic languages). Denver Seminary students can also study in Israel for one or two semesters and transfer credits toward their degree at Denver Seminary. TOWN AND COUNTRY TRAINING (TACT) PROGRAM The Rural Home Missionary Association's (RHMA) Town and Country Training program (TACT) is available to those who either anticipate or want to be prepared for ministry in a rural or small town church after graduation. Each summer, the TACT program offers several classes, including Ministering in the Town and Country Church. Students may enroll in this class through Denver Seminary by registering for IM 612 Understanding the Rural Context in the summer for two hours of credit. The course is taught at the RHMA headquarters in Morton, Illinois, and it includes local field-based experiences as well as classroom time. STEPS OF PAUL/CHURCHES OF REVELATION Denver Seminary offers a travel course (two semester hours of credit) that traces many of the Apostle Paul's footsteps in Turkey and Greece, making stops at many of the church sites mentioned in the book of Revelation. Students engage in directed reading and projects prior to departure to inform their experiences at the various sites. In addition to on-site responsibilities, students write a summative project/paper after the trip concludes. Emphasis is on the archaeology of the sites, geography, Greco-Roman culture, the study of parts of the New Testament in their original historical contexts, the history of Christianity and Islam in these places, and the cross-cultural and interreligious dynamics at work in the modern world. For further details, consult the New Testament department. STUDY IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Seminary students are afforded the opportunity of studying at the Center for Judaic Studies in a program on Jewish history, life and thought sponsored by the University of Denver. Some of the course offerings are listed under OT 580-589/NT 580-589. Consult the biblical studies division for more information.

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