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138 FACULTY Howard Baker Mr. Howard Baker joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 2006 and in 2013 became assistant professor of Christian formation. Together with Dr. Bruce Demarest in 1999, he began the Seminary's certificate program in evangelical spiritual guidance. In addition, he is a founding partner of Escalante Golf, teaches for the Renovaré Institute, and is on the board of Nexus Vivus International. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality, Evangelical Scholars in Christian Spirituality, Spiritual Directors International, and the Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association. He earned a BA from Texas Christian University, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, and a certificate in spiritual direction from St. Thomas Seminary. Prior to coming to Denver Seminary, Mr. Baker served Young Life, as an area and regional director; was a chaplain at the Denver Rescue Mission; and co-taught the Vincentian Formation Program for spiritual directors. He also teaches at Fuller Seminary in Colorado and has taught as a visiting faculty member at St. Meinard Seminary, Summitt Bible College, Colorado Christian University, and Evangelical Theological College in Ethiopia. He has authored Soul Keeping and The One True Thing, contributed to The Holy Spirit: Unfinished Agenda, The Transformation of a Man's Heart, Giving Ourselves to Prayer, and the Renovaré Spiritual Formation Bible, and was consulting editor for Between Heaven and Earth: Prayers and Reflections that Celebrate an Intimate God. He has written articles for Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, Christianity, Discipleship Journal, and Kindred Spirit. Email: howard.baker@denverseminary.edu Phone: 303-783-3138 Craig Blomberg Dr. Craig Blomberg joined the faculty of Denver Seminary in 1986 and is a distinguished professor of New Testament. Dr. Blomberg completed his PhD in New Testament, specializing in the parables and the writings of Luke through Acts, at Aberdeen University in Scotland. He received the MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a BA from Augustana College. Before joining the faculty of Denver Seminary, he taught at Palm Beach Atlantic College and was a research fellow in Cam- bridge, England with Tyndale House. In addition to writing numerous articles in professional journals, multi-author works and dictionaries or encyclopedias, he has authored, co-authored, or co-edited twenty-one books, including The Historical Reliability of the Gospels; Interpreting the Parables; "Matthew" for the New American Commentary; "1 Corinthians" for the NIV Application Commentary; How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation; Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey; Neither Poverty nor Riches: A Biblical Theology of Possessions; Making Sense of the New Testament; Preaching the Parables; Contagious Holiness: Jesus' Meals with Sinners; From Pentecost to Patmos: An Introduction to Acts through Revelation, Christians in an Age of Wealth: A Biblical Theology of Stewardship, Can We Still Believe the Bible?; coauthored "James" for the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary, and Handbook of New Testament Exegesis. He has also served as consultant or translator on editorial teams responsible for various Bible translations, including the NLT, ESV, HCBS, and NIV 2011. Email: craig.blomberg@denverseminary.edu Phone: 303-762-6897