Don Payne is Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Theology and Ministry for Denver Seminary. In this blog, he shares his thoughts about theology, theological education and mentoring.
Nov 22, 2010 by Don Payne | 0 Comments
Pay attention to conversations among serious followers of Jesus and you'll almost certainly hear two words over and over: "radical" and "transformation". Quite often you'll hear them used together. When God gets a foothold in our lives we become simultaneously hungry for change and ... [More]
Mar 02, 2010 by Don Payne | 0 Comments
Our president, Dr. Mark Young, keeps before us the primacy of the mission of God for all we do at Denver Seminary. As I've been reflecting on this, alongside my reading of Christopher J.H. Wright's The Mission of God, implications keep unfolding in front of me; some stirring and ... [More]
Feb 05, 2010 by Don Payne | 0 Comments
In my last post, I drew from Matthew Crawford's book, Shop Class as Soulcraft to place ministry in his category of stochastic arts. These are trades that, by definition, never achieve their ends because they are not dealing with the completion of products but with complex variables that must ... [More]
Dec 25, 2009 by Don Payne | 1 Comments
It will come as no surprise that as one involved in theological education, I think a lot about both the nature of ministry and the process(es) by which we are formed for ministry. Over the past two years my colleague, Prof. Laura Flanders, and I have embarked on a venture we call the ... [More]
Aug 26, 2009 by Don Payne | 1 Comments
Among the most fashionable emphases in recent years is the elevation of "being" over "doing". This understandable reaction propels much that we find in the spiritual formation movement among evangelical Christians. I say it's understandable because if evangelicals are known for ... [More]
Denver Seminary had it's largest group walking in Commencement 2013, with 218 excited grads! read more
In this edition of Denver Seminary Magazine, you will come face-to-face with folks that are compelled by Christ’s love for the world. read more
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