2024-2025 Student Handbook
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Cultural Engagement Initiatives
Denver Seminary strives for an environment that celebrates Christian unity and values the diversity within
the Body of Christ. Below are the various initiatives that reflect the Seminary's efforts toward that end.
Engage 360 Podcast
Engage 360 is Denver Seminary's podcast where issues of cultural and theological relevance are explored
through the lens of the Seminary's mission of equipping men and women to engage the needs of the world
with the redemptive power of the Gospel and the life-changing truth of scripture.
Gospel Initiative
The Gospel Initiative is working to strengthen local churches and provide ministry and pastoral leaders, lay
leaders and others with resources to commend the gospel with compassion and credibility.
School Counseling Mental Health Initiative (SCHMI)
The School Counseling Mental Health Initiative seeks to research the needs of Denver-area students and
school counseling-based interventions and facilitate trainings for educators.
Soul Care Initiative
The Soul Care Initiative hosts retreats for pastors and faith leaders along the Front Range and offers
credentialed training in the practice of spiritual direction.
Ethnic Initiatives
Black Church Programs
The Black Church Programs is focused on expanding the presence of Black students in Denver Seminary
degree programs and enhancing the overall experience of Black students, as well as extending the
educational resources of Denver Seminary to Denver's urban communities.
Hispanic Initiatives
The Hispanic Initiatives serves Denver Seminary and the Hispanic community by providing access and
support for individuals from Hispanic contexts to pursue theological education. It also provides
opportunities to students of other ethnic groups to become culturally effective while ministering in the
Hispanic culture. The Hispanic Initiative includes the following programs:
• The IDEAL Institute (The Institute for the Development and Training of Leaders).
• An Associates degree in Biblical Studies in partnership with the Central America Theological
Seminary
Asian Initiative
The Asian Initiative aims to develop pastoral and lay leadership among Korean Christians in metro Denver
by offering opportunities for pastors and lay leaders to be equipped thoroughly to serve the Lord's Kingdom
and church more effectively.
