Our Accomplished Graduates
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Leith Anderson, MDiv 1969, is Senior Pastor of Wooddale Church in Minnesota and president of the National Association of Evangelicals, He has been a seminar teacher, conference speaker, and a leader on the boards of numerous Christian organizations. He travels extensively, speaking to leadership groups. Anderson is a nationally recognized expert on how churches must change not only to survive but to thrive in the next century. www.nae.net & www.wooddale.org
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John A. Buechner, MDiv 2008, is the Executive Director of The Mercy Project Colorado, which provides safety, healing, and hope for girls who have been forced into commercial sexual exploitation. www.mercyprojectcolorado.org |
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Mary Eckstein, MA Counseling 2006, is the director of the Gabriel Project of the Archdiocese of Denver, a parish-based outreach program that pairs pregnant women in need with parishioners who accompany them throughout their pregnancy and beyond. In 2011 she received the People of Life Award for lifetime commitment to the pro-life movement. www.archden.org/index.cfm/id/57
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Robert Gelinas, MA in World Christianity 1996, is Lead Pastor at Colorado Community Church in Denver, Co, an author of the book, Finding the Groove: Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith. Robert is transforming the way many Christians think about faith in reclaiming this uniquely American art form that finds its roots in the church. www.jazztheologian.com
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Pedro Martinez, MA in Christian Lay Leadership 1996, is the founder and pastor of Iglesia Cristiana Amor in Miami, Florida, and is the founder and president of H.O.P.E. in Miami Beach, a non-profit, faith-based organization that works to reduce homelessness in the city of Miami Beach. www.hopeinmiamibeach.org
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Gordon MacDonald, MDiv in 1966, is an accomplished author, speaker, and teacher, and was a pastor for more than 40 years, serving most recently as the senior minister at Grace Chapel, Lexington, Massachusetts. He his perhaps best known for his book Ordering Your Private World, which won the Gold Medallion and the Platinum Awards from the Evangelical Christian Publishing Association.He currently serves as Chancellor for Denver Seminary and is editor-at-large with Leadership Journal, a publication of Christianity Today, Inc. www.christianitytoday.com/le/currenttrendscolumns/gordonmacdonald
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| Brad Meuli, MA in Leadership, 2006, is president and CEO of the Denver Rescue Mission, an organization that provides shelter, food, clothing, education, Christian teaching and work discipline to meet individuals at their physical and spiritual points of need. www.denverrescuemission.org |  |
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Elisa Morgan, MDiv in Counseling 1980, is the former CEO of MOPS International and one of today’s most sought-after authors, speakers and leaders. She has authored over 15 books on mothering, spiritual formation and evangelism. She is currently the publisher of FullFill, a leadership development resource for women of all ages, stages and callings, her current mission is to mobilize women to invest their influence in God’s purposes. www.fullfill.org
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Doug Nuenke, MDiv 1987 and DMin 2007, is the President of Navigators USA, an international, interdenominational Christian ministry established in 1933. The Navigators help people "navigate" life by establishing life-on-life mentoring—or discipling—relationships with them, equipping them to make an impact on those around them for God's glory. www.navigators.org/us
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| Michelle Stinson, MA in Biblical Studies 2000, is an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Simpson University and winner of Professor of the Year for the 2010-2011 school year. ug.simpsonu.edu |
