Rev. Christopher Miller
Father | Husband | Pastor
Welcome
Thanks for visiting Preaching Panda, my online home. My name is Rev. Chris Miller and I serve as the Senior Pastor of Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, MO where I live with my amazing wife Mary Erin and our three kids. Prior to moving to Kansas City, I served for seven years as the Pastor at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Springfield, MO, and before then as the Associate Pastor of Groomsport Presbyterian Church in Groomsport, Northern Ireland. I am a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, where I served as a pastoral intern at Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church, in New Hope, PA and as an intern chaplain at St. Mary Medical Center. Before seminary I worked as a high school debate coach, summer camp counselor, semi-pro photographer, and all-around tech guy for several organizations. Mary Erin trained as a special education teacher and worked for schools in Missouri, New Jersey, and Northern Ireland before the birth of our kids. She now is focused on raising our son and daughters, while they are focused on being adorable.
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Some Reflections from the Preaching Panda
The question arrived on our board: how do I follow God's plan instead of straying off on my own? There's a lot of anxiety buried in that versus — as if what God wants and what you want are always pulling in opposite directions. I don't think that's the right frame. Frederick Buechner described calling as the place where your deep gladness meets the world's deep hunger. I'd add one more circle to that Venn diagram — and it changes everything.