Rev. Dr. James D. Miller
Rev. Dr. James D. Miller was the Fall 2005 recipient of the James R. Struthers Pastoral Study Leave Fellowship. Dr. Miller was on campus in November 2005 for a three day study leave from First Presbyterian Church, in Tulsa, OK. Dr. Miller has been the senior pastor at the church, a worship community of about 2500 members, for the past 13 years. He received his doctorate from University of Edinburgh (Scotland) in 1989. The Cambridge University Press, as part of the Cambridge New Testament Monograph Series, has published Dr. Miller's Ph.D. dissertation, which focuses on compositional questions relating the Pastoral Letters (I & II Timothy and Titus).
Formal Education
- 1985-1989 University of Edinburgh (Scotland), New Testament, Ph.D.
- 1974-1977 Princeton Theological Seminary; Princeton, NJ; M.Div.
- 1970-1974 Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, History, A.B.
Professional Honors
- Dissertation published by The Cambridge University Press as part of the Cambridge New Testament Monograph Series
Work History
- 1992- to Present First Presbyterian Church, Tulsa, OK - Head of Staff Urban 2500 members
- 1989-1992 Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis - Associate Pastor Theologian in Residence Suburban 3200 members
- 1987-1989 St. Michael's Church, Linlithgow, Scotland - Assistant to the Pastor, Suburban, 1500 members
- 1981-1985 Second Presbyterian Church, Indianapolis - Associate Pastor, suburban, 3000 members
- 1977-1981 Adjunct professor of Greek, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
- 1976-1977 Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York, NY - Intern, urban 800 members
Service to Larger Church
- 2005 Moderator, Eastern Oklahoma Presbytery
- 1993-2002 Trustee, Austin Theological Seminary, Austin, TX
- 1997 Commissioner to 209th General Assembly, PC (U.S.A.)
- 1989-1992 Committee on Preparation for Ministry - Whitewater Valley Presbytery, Chairman (1992)
- 1990-1992 Theology Committee, Whitewater Valley Presbytery
Community Service
- 1993-2003 Trustee, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
- 1993-2002 Trustee, Austin Theological Seminary, Austin, TX
- 1993-1997 Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK
Civic Involvement
- Served as a Trustee of the University of Tulsa and the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, Texas
- Is a member of the Downtown Clergy
