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ENGAGE 23 Ethicist Dov Seidman writes, Every single day, business leaders and the people they work with are constantly reminded that the world around them is moving faster than they are currently able to respond and in ways that they struggle to predict, comprehend, let alone control. The world around us is not simply speeding up, it is being fashioned into something altogether new; the amount, level, and magnitude of change has accelerated to the point that we have gone from a difference of degree to a difference of kind. Challenging words like these should stir the blood of anyone who has made Jesus Christ and His life-changing gospel the organizing principle of their lives. When I thumb through the biblical stories, I come across any number of men and women who could easily fit into a time such as Dov Seidman describes and make a difference in the name of Jesus. Daniel comes to mind. "Daniel … was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding," the writer says. Nebuchadnezzar, a pagan king impressed by Daniel's faith, says of him, "Your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries." Know anyone like this? Denver Seminary is committed to producing Daniel-like students who desire to be found right up on the front edge of Seidman's changing times. These are godly men and women, thoughtful, creative, compassionate, elegantly forceful. That's why, in this edition of Engage Magazine, we've sought to offer a sampler of stories of seminary people in Christian service who illustrate what it means to make a difference God's way. Here at Denver Seminary, you see, we're not daunted by changing times. We follow a living Savior who speaks into every era of history. These stories offer descriptions of how that happens. BENEDICTION Gordon MacDonald, DD CHANCELLOR Just the other day, I had a wonderful conversation with two unchurched colleagues about issues around church and state. It was a good discussion, and I'm excited to see how it continues. That's marketplace ministry, meeting people where they are with the issues they face at work and home. I'm thankful to Denver Seminary for the time of spiritual growth and the classes that prepared me for conversations like that. Daniel Seatvet, MA Leadership, 2008 Births. Weddings. Funerals. Lawsuits? Gospel opportunities abound where few pastors tread: into the trenches of litigation. My ministry is subversive. Unsuspecting souls call me expecting to speak with a lawyer. Instead, they get a minister of the law. David M. Hyams, MA Philosophy of Religion, 2003 Faithfulness is the best metric. Daniel Ignacio Headley, MDiv, 2016 God has miraculously worked in the pain of my past to develop in me a strong desire to help hurting people, especially women. I confidently preach a message of redemption to incarcerated people knowing God is able to deliver them. It is an honor and a privilege to serve the Lord in prison ministry. Juanita Hudson, MA Christian Studies, 2014 WORD FOR WORD