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157 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. He teaches courses in both the theology program and the Christian formation and soul care program. 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. Prior to coming to Denver Seminary, he pastored for eight years, first as a church-planting pastor in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then as an 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 Surviving the Unthinkable: Choosing to Live After Someone You Love Chooses to Die, The Theology of the Christian Life in J. I. Packer's Thought, chapters in J. I. Packer and the Evangelical Future, A Case for Historic Premillennialism, and Preparing for Ministry, as well as articles and book reviews in Participatio, The 1995 Seminary & Graduate School Handbook, Themelios, Teaching Theology and Religion Review, Compass, and Focal Point. He has co-authored Discipleship with a Capital "D": What the Bible Teaches about Mentoring, and Launching and Sustaining Mentoring in Your Ministry Setting. Dr. Payne serves as a consultant and trainer for corporations, schools, and other ministry organizations seeing to develop effective mentoring ministries. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship. Don is originally from Odessa, TX and loves big game hunting, working on his truck, and Texas Longhorns football. More importantly, he enjoys being married to Sharon and spending time with his three grown children and one granddaughter. 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 and doctoral candidate 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