I trust the following question and answer about chaplain ministry and the local pastorate will provide some opportunity for prayerful reflection by those considering the call. Dear Dr. Milton: May I ask you a question about the chaplaincy? The biggest Continue Reading
January 11, 2013
A New Years Letter to our Ministry Colleagues at RTS
My beloved in Christ, I wanted to write you directly. I wanted to share what it is a central and growing concern and aching plea to God: for revival in our time. I share this video of the first Faith for Living of the new year, recorded just a few weeks Continue Reading
January 6, 2013
“Rend the Heavens and Come Down!” My Burden to Pray for Revival in 2013—Part 2
I don't have any institutional mantra to offer for the new year. I don't have any new program or corporate vision statement that I want everyone to sign on to for 2013. What I do have is a burden that is on my heart – a burden for God to rend the Continue Reading
August 11, 2012
On the Matter of Preaching from Difficult Texts: A Letter to our Students (with attention to 2 Corinthians 5:21)
My Dearest Students in the Pastoral Ministry: I write to you about a matter which will occupy your life as much as any other—the matter of preaching from a difficult passage. Indeed, after Continue Reading
August 5, 2012
“Come Apart for a While”—Vacation Greetings and a Prayer for My Colleagues
I will always think about a certain time in my life when I read this Scripture: "And he said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.' For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat" (Mark 6:31 ESV). I Continue Reading
July 25, 2012
Deadly Division and Divine Deliverance: How to Overcome the Greatest Obstacle in Global Theological Mission in the Church Today (1 Corinthians 3:1-9)
The following was delivered to the Lausanne Consultation on Global Theological Education at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. I felt literally divided. There was a Mike Milton before Lausanne in Cape Town, South Africa and there was a Mike Milton Continue Reading
A Great Oak Has Fallen, but New Growth is On Its Way: The Legacy of Charles Colson (1931-2012) – A Remembrance from RTS
A great oak has fallen. The death of Chuck Colson (1931-2012) is so remarkable because of the life of Chuck Colson. His life is summed up in the scripture that the Manhattan Declaration posted: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; Continue Reading