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142 Don Payne Dr. Don Payne joined the faculty in 1998 as director of the suburban and rural training centers in the training and mentoring department. In 2001, he was appointed associate dean and provided overall leadership for the training and mentoring program until 2013. In 2004, he was appointed assistant professor of theology and ministry, and in 2013, associate professor of theology and Christian formation. Dr. Payne earned a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Manchester, England, an MDiv from Denver Seminary, and a BA from Tennessee Temple University. He is ordained in the Evangelical Free Church of America. Prior to coming to Denver Seminary, he pastored for eight years, first as a church-planting pastor in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then as associate pastor at Southern Gables Evangelical Free Church in Littleton, Colorado. He has taught courses for Colorado Christian University, Colorado State University, and Moody Bible Institute's extension school. His publications include The Theology of the Christian Life in J. I. Packer's Thought, and chapters in Preparing for Ministry, A Case for Historic Premillennialism, and J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future. He co-authored Launching and Sustaining Mentoring in Your Ministry Setting, and What the 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. 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 Neo- Pentecostal 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