The Preaching Panda
The Preaching Panda

Rev. Christopher Miller

Father | Husband | Pastor

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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.

Some Sermons from the Preaching Panda

This playlist features my latest sermons from Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church.

Some Reflections from the Preaching Panda

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Finding Ourselves in Peter: The Emotional and Spiritual Journey of Good Friday
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Finding Ourselves in Peter: The Emotional and Spiritual Journey of Good Friday
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This Good Friday, Pine Ridge is embarking on a Good Friday Journey. Learn more about the experience, find the video version, and listen along to our curated playlist of music for the journey.

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Jesus Set His Face
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Jesus Set His Face
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As part of my refresh of my website and social media outreach, I’m going back and revisiting some reflections I’ve written during my ministry and sharing them here. I wrote this piece about following the way of Christ in preparation for Lent 2016 for the Eagle Wing, a quarterly publication of Groomsport Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland.

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The Ten Words that Bring Abundant Life
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The Ten Words that Bring Abundant Life
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As part of my refresh of my website and social media outreach, I’m going back and revisiting some reflections I’ve written during my ministry and sharing them here. I wrote the following article for my congregation at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Springfield, MO in October 2023 following a sermon on the Ten Commandments.

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The First Post is Profound
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The First Post is Profound
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Over the past few months I’ve been doing a top-to-bottom refresh of my web and social presence. I’ve moved my longstanding personal social media pages more private and created new, more public-facing pages and profiles to share my ministry work and reflections more broadly.

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