• How can we have an effective pastorate? • How can our ministries, our preaching, support church health? • How can we be faithful in our ministries? There is a parable for young preachers in Walt Disney's Dumbo, the little circus elephant that Continue Reading
February 15, 2013
Growing in Joy all the Way Home
The introduction of Paul's letter to the Philippians begins not only with Thanksgiving but with a prayer for the believers in that beloved church. And within that prayer we are able to discern what St. Paul desired for the Philippians. He desired that 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
June 9, 2012
Strong Straps and Secure Steps: A Graduation Address
CSUF Photos / FoterI cannot imagine a more important address the one I’ve been called to give tonight. It could not be more important if there were thousands of Oxford University graduates here and not a small gathering of homeschooled graduates and Continue Reading
April 25, 2012
Every Pastor Should Only Have One Sermon
Dear Pastoral Students in the Gospel of Christ: I want to bring you a charge as we approach the conclusion of this season of study. My charge to you is to preach one sermon. This is what I mean. If we read Paul right, then this former blasphemer could Continue Reading
March 28, 2012
A Letter to a Friend in Ministry on Development
I recently received a letter from a friend with a request on thoughts about development. I sought to answer his questions and, in the process, think about our students and what they will face in expectations for stewardship in ministry. I share this Continue Reading
January 31, 2012
The Secret Life of a Pastor: Paul’s Passionate Vision of the Pastoral Ministry in 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20
In an open letter to a seminary student, Mike Milton reflects on his career as a pastor. Drawing from his own life experience, Dr. Milton describes the secret, often difficult and unexpected life of a pastor. My beloved students in the pastoral Continue Reading
October 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
“At the Cross, at the Cross…”
There is no joy like that of pasting a flock of Jesus Christ’s. And so I have received this invitation from my friend, Pastor James Carter, to preach this installation service, with great joy, but also with a prayer that the Word of God and love and Continue Reading
June 26, 2008
The Origin of the Gospel in Galatians 1.11-24
Introduction to the Reading This message was preached at Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church, Matthews, North Carolina in July 2008. For an audio version of this sermon click on this link supplied by Christ Covenant or look for this message and others at Continue Reading
February 15, 2008
Why Young Men Don’t Go into the Ministry
"And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed Continue Reading
