Archbishop Michael Miller on Overseeing 70+ Parishes, Prayer as a Central Pastoral Activity & Dealing Realistically with Criticism

The Pastorate Podcast

What sustains a leader through seasons of challenge, criticism, and change?

In this episode, Jason Ballard sits down with Archbishop Michael Miller for a rich conversation on leadership, spiritual formation, and prayer. Archbishop Miller shares his journey to Vancouver, lessons from overseeing seventy diverse parishes, and how practices like prayer, silence, and solitude have anchored his life and ministry. If you're looking for wisdom on leading with resilience and depth in today's world, this conversation will encourage you.

Key Takeaways:

• Navigating leadership challenges with grace and wisdom

• The vital role of prayer, silence, and solitude in sustaining ministry

• How to nurture and prepare the next generation of spiritual leaders

• Lessons from leading diverse communities in a changing culture

Biography

Archbishop Miller is the chief shepherd of over 70 parishes in Vancouver with 400,000 baptized Catholics and has been a prominent figure in the city's religious community since 2007. Originally from Ottawa, he has a rich background in ministry and academia, studying and teaching theology in Rome, the United States, and Mexico. Archbishop Miller holds a theology doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and seven honorary doctorates.

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Guest Notes

• Archdiocese of Vancouver
• Proclaim
• Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis De Sales
• Prayer, Hans Urs von Balthasar
• Encounters With Silence, Karl Rahner
• Interior Freedom, Jacques Philippe

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