Denver Seminary

ENGAGE 19 SEMINARY REIMAGINED We've reimagined seminary education with the most extensive enhancement of our Master of Arts and Master of Divinity programs in over 60 years. IN OCTOBER 2014, DENVER SEMINARY LAUNCHED ITS NEW "WELCOME TO SEMINARY 2.0" NATIONAL BRAND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. IT INCLUDES THE DEBUT OF THE CAMPAIGN TAGLINE "SEMINARY REIMAGINED ™ ." IT WILL BE THE OVERARCHING THEME FOR ALL RECRUITING AND MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. CHECK OUT THE FIRST AD IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF CHRISTIANITY TODAY. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CURRICULUM REDESIGN, VISIT DENVERSEMINARY.EDU/REIMAGINED. We've reimagined seminary education with the most extensive enhancement of our Master of Arts and Master of Divinity programs in over 60 years. The Denver Seminary faculty, administration, and board of trustees, along with the Higher Learning Commission, have approved the most extensive revision of the MDiv and MA programs in our 64-year history. These new programs will begin during the fall semester of 2015. In addition, the development and launch of a new ThM program in the fall of 2016 has also been approved. NEW CONTEXT, NEW PROGRAMS In the last 50 years, the context and character of ministry have changed dramatically. Once upon a time, most students came to seminary to become pastors—and thankfully, many still do. But today's students answer God's unique call to seminary for a widening array of career choices and learning options, both in and out of traditional ministry contexts. Students come to Denver Seminary sensing God's call to ministries in the local church, parachurch organizations, mission agencies, nonprofits, schools, and many other settings. STRUCTURE The new MDiv program will require 78 credit hours and the new MA programs, 50 credit hours for completion. Both programs are built upon a required 27-credit- hour common core that is heavily oriented toward biblical and theological studies along with training and mentoring. The MDiv program requires an additional 21-credit-hour block that provides more instruction in biblical and theological studies as well as essential ministry leadership courses. By complementing our degree concentrations with an increased number of elective hours in the MDiv program, students will be able to go deeper in those areas of study that fit their particular gifts and callings than was possible in the previous design. Denver Seminary's rich legacy of academic integrity, mentored learning, and meaningful gospel engagement with the needs of a broken world will remain hallmarks of our school for generations to come. Our new programs express these commitments in ways that powerfully address the ministry challenges of the 21st century. ENGAGE 19 ACADEMICS

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