Join us for transformative learning opportunities!
Learning Lunches
“Housing That Heals: What We’re Learning”
Led and hosted by our staff team and others, our 75-minute lunches are great times for education and connection. The setting is small and relaxed at our place, with an informative presentation and time for collaborative conversation.
Cost is free. We’d love to have you join us for lunch—and bring friends!
Upcoming Dates and Themes
- June 26th, 11:45-1:00
Beyond Our Efforts:
A Celebration of Denver Peacemaking
In Beyond Our Efforts, Mile High Ministries weaves reflections from contemplative spirituality with community action and an abiding love not only for an urbanizing world but for special people and places within one unique, beloved city.
Blending local history and guided walks with prayer, liturgy, and best practices gathered from thirty years of community work, Beyond Our Efforts celebrates particular ways of being and seeing gleaned from the city from which Mile High Ministries takes its name: Denver, the Mile High City.
Stop by our offices for a free copy—we’d love to meet you and give it in person.
Contact Scott Dewey, Communications Director. You can also order the book from Amazon.
Service Learning
Transformation Through Giving Back
We invite you to join our ongoing learning process at MHM by volunteering. Volunteer times often start with a few minutes of reflection and conversation with our staff about the deeper realities of homelessness, unaffordable housing, and social isolation in Denver.
Some volunteer opportunities become long-term chances for growth and mutual transformation. Check out current opportunities on our Volunteer page
Beyond our Efforts is a visual treat…
Over 250 beautifully designed pages of prayers, reflections, Denver history, and community development practices by over a dozen authors from our community.“Every so often you come upon ‘the real deal.’ Well this is it! ¬I have witnessed Mile High Ministries firsthand, and they represent what Christianity was meant to be—and on many levels!¬ Read and be excited again.”
—Richard Rohr
“The product of three decades of co-creation, neighboring with heart and soul, and smart ideas.”
—Mindy Thompson Fullilove
“Decades of immersion in the world of struggling humanity have unveiled treasures of wisdom that the Mile High Ministries team now shares with those ready for deeper insights.”
— Robert Lupton
Centering Way
“Tending the Soul”
Centering Way offers monthly spiritual direction for individuals and groups, as well as workshops focused on contemplative prayer practices. We provide care, resources, and guided spiritual experiences for people from all walks of life to thrive in challenging settings. More information is here.
Contact Scott Dewey, Spiritual Director.
Centering Way is an affiliate program of Mile High Ministries.
LIFE
Leaders and Interns Formation Experience (LIFE) Program invests in young leaders, typically undergraduate and graduate students in social work, helping set their careers on a course to serve high-risk populations in healthy, effective, and sustainable ways.
Penny Salazar-Phillips, a licensed clinical social worker, heads up the LIFE Program. With over 40 years of experience as a social worker and community leader in a number of contexts, Penny’s passion is to help the next generation grow personally and professionally.
LIFE Program participants put into practice the skills, concepts, and theories that they have learned in their educational programs. Each student works with high-risk populations through internship placements with effective local organizations and agencies.
Contact Penny Salazar Phillips for more information.
Leaders and Interns Formation Experience is an affiliate program of Mile High Ministries.
Denver Urban Semester
Denver Urban Semester provides opportunities for college students to engage in transformative, cross-cultural experiences in the heart of the city.
We cultivate space for students to develop a deeper understanding of the vocation into which God is inviting them. Surrounded by a supportive community, they are invited to ask daring questions about how they view themselves, others, faith, and the world. More information is here.
Contact Program Director Rev. Haley Andreades Vermeer, MDiv.
Denver Urban Semester is an affiliate program of Mile High Ministries.