About Me

Dr. Michael A. Milton author, artist, educator, pastor

MICHAEL A. MILTON, PhD, DMin, MDiv, MPA (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of Wales: Erskine Theological Seminary; Knox Theological Seminary; Postdoctoral certification in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Harvard University); Distinguished Professor of Missions and Evangelism; James Ragsdale Chair of Missions and Evangelism-retired, Provost-retired, Erskine Theological Seminary; President and CEO, Faith for Living, Inc., D. James Kennedy Institute for Reformed Leadership; Chaplain (Colonel) US Army, ret.

In 2018, Milton retired as Chaplain (Colonel) after thirty-two years of credit in America’s Armed Forces. Forty-two years before the benediction was given at his retirement ceremony, Michael A. Milton raised his right hand to take the oath of office in 1976 as a Navy linguist. The son of a WWII Coast Guard-Merchant Marine officer, Milton served as a top-secret linguist during the Cold War before his commission in the US Army Reserve. He was awarded the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (2), and other decorations. In 2018, the Governor of North Carolina conferred the state’s highest award for public service, the Order of the Longleaf Pine, to Dr. Milton.

Discipleship

Daily Scripture and Prayer

We grow in the grace and truth of our Lord Jesus Christ through Word, Sacrament, and Prayer. These disciplines of the Christian life are practiced through public worship and, except for Holy Communion and baptism, in private devotions. There are several ways to approach the soul’s need for scripture and prayer. No compilation is more tried and found faithful than the Book of Common Prayer (BCP). The BCP, especially 1662, 1928, and 2019 English language versions, provides a lectionary (1 to 3-year readings that move through the Bible and the Church Year), prayers, and services to support biblical and theologically sound devotional exercises. The readings and prayers are called “the daily office.”

Education

the D. James Kennedy Institute: Shepherding Shepherds that Shepherd the Flock

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

The D. James Kennedy Institute for Reformed Leadership and Training announces the pastoral fellowship-in-residence year. The pastoral fellowship-in-residence year is an opportunity for newly ordained or soon-to-be-ordained clergy to invest twelve months in an intensive time of professional training following their graduation from seminary. More than a mere “add-on” to seminary, the residential training provides a structured environment for growth as a believer in Jesus Christ, as well as a pastor in the Body of Christ. The residency, much like a fellowship in other professions.

Press Kit

Faith for Living Consulting Group

We proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. I labor for this, striving with His strength that works powerfully in me” .

Welcome to the media page for Faith for Living. Dr. Michael A. Milton is the founder and president of Faith for Living, a ministry that includes the following working groups:

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