In 2022 the Miller Summer Youth Institute welcomed six college interns into the SYI family. Representing five different colleges and universities across three different states, the interns were joined by SYI staff for a five-week, virtual internship experience that created space for all to explore two essential questions: “Who is God calling me to be?”…
Tips for Christian Tenderness
Like many men of a certain age, I’ve recently taken up the hobby of smoking meat. With the gift of a large pellet smoker by my spouse and the recipes and coaching of my brother-in-law, I am in my second summer of preparing pulled pork, smoked chicken and salmon, and tender slices of brisket for…
Building a Healthy Church Leadership Team
“Please refrain from yelling and being disrespectful of other people, or leave this meeting until you can.” The first time I kicked someone out of a church meeting, I was just 26 years old and in my second year of pastoral ministry. The disruptive church leader I admonished with the words above was more than…