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Faculty and Administration
CHANCELLOR
Gordon MacDonald
Dr. Gordon MacDonald serves as Chancellor of Denver Seminary, a position he
has held since 2011. Previously he served as interim president of Denver
Seminary during the 2008-2009 year. He received his BA from the University of
Colorado, and the MDiv from Denver Seminary. He received the honorary
Doctor of Divinity degree from Barrington College (which later merged with
Gordon College) and, in 2011, received the same honorary degree from Denver
Seminary.
He is an author, speaker, and teacher, and was a pastor for more than forty years, serving most recently as
the senior minister at Grace Chapel, Lexington, Massachusetts. Other pastorates included New York City,
southern Illinois, and Kansas. He was also president of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for three years.
Dr. MacDonald serves as editor-at-large with Leadership Journal. He has also served as chairman of the
board of World Relief Corporation, an NAE-associated relief and development organization committed to
the alleviation of suffering and poverty in the areas of HIV/AIDS, micro-enterprise development, refugee
resettlement and disaster assistance. He also speaks frequently at conferences for the Willow Creek
Association, both in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. Privately, he engages with company leaders
as an executive coach.
He has written more than twenty books, including Ordering Your Private World, Secrets of a Generous
Life, Renewing Your Spiritual Passion, Mid-Course Correction, A Resilient Life, and Who Stole My
Church? He has co-authored others with his wife, Gail. He writes regularly for Leadership Journal and
also writes a column which appears on the LeadershipJournal.net website.
Email: gordon.macdonald@denverseminary.edu
