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Michael Anthony Milton (born 1958) is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America, a theologian, pastor, broadcaster, author, professor, U.S. Army Reserves chaplain, and musician. Milton succeeded D. James Kennedy as the Teaching Pastor on the nationally televised sermon broadcast, ''Truth That Transforms''.〔http://www.nrbnetwork.tv/Pages/pressroom.aspx?ItemID=71〕 Milton's record includes service as Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, Tennessee and his election as President of the Charlotte campus of RTS and then Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer of Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS). He is the founder and president of Faith For Living, Inc. a North Carolina religious non-profit engaged in Christian discipleship, education, and communication.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Chancellor's Biography )〕 Milton, a former intern under D. James Kennedy, became President and Senior Fellow of the D. James Kennedy Institute for Christianity and Culture. Milton's writings and sermons on issues of religious liberty and Christianity and culture have been published in the United States and the United Kingdom〔http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/01/22/Exclusive-interview-silent-no-more〕〔By Faith Online (Milton Named President of D. James Kennedy Institute )〕 ==Theological career== Milton succeeded D. James Kennedy as the Teaching Pastor for ''Truth That Transforms'' with the first national broadcast of that continuing program on Sunday, September 29, 2013, on the NRB Network, channel 378, DirectTV. Milton became a board member of Truth in Action Ministries and serves as a spokesman, pastor, and theologian for the ministry. Milton was elected to become chancellor and chief executive officer of Reformed Theological Seminary on September 2, 2010, and officially assumed those duties on June 1, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/8358114832.html )〕 The investiture and inauguration service was held on September 14, 2012. With Milton's election, the Office of the Chancellor moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where Milton resides.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Transition Plan )〕 Prior to becoming chancellor, Milton was President of RTS-Charlotte, elected in 2007, interim president of RTS Orlando, and the James M. Baird, Jr. Chair of Pastoral Theology since 2009. He retained the Chair of Pastoral Theology with his election as Chancellor. On March 13, 2013, it was announced that the Executive Committee of the Seminary granted a retirement from the position in order to seek recovery from a chronic illness that had become increasingly debilitating. The move was described as compassionate in order for Milton to fully recover and be able to return to ministry. Milton wrote a theological reflection on the illness called, "Difficult but Necessary: Relinquishing Leadership in Winter to Renew Ministry in a New Season."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://michaelmilton.org/2013/03/12/difficult-but-necessary-relinquishing-the-chancellorship-in-order-to-recover-future-ministry/ )〕 Milton remains an adjunct member of the faculty.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://byfaithonline.com/chancellor-milton-retires-from-rts/ )〕 Milton was founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and of Westminster Academy of Overland Park, Kansas; Interim President, Knox Theological Seminary; founding pastor, Kirk O' the Isles, Savannah, Georgia; Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga, Tennessee; and president of RTS-Charlotte. Milton is a faculty member and speaker with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, and is a contributor to the Center for Vision and Values at Grove City College. He is a contributing editor to and contributing writer for Preaching Journal. He is, also, an adjunct faculty member of Belhaven University and Erskine Theological Seminary. Milton writes commentaries on Christian faith in the public square. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association asked Milton to serve on a lead team to write the theological affirmation for Billy Graham's final crusade, ''"My Hope"''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sbts.edu/bgs/files/2012/08/SBJME-1.3-My-Hope-with-Billy-Graham.pdf )〕 Milton was invited by President Ronald Reagan's son, Michael Reagan, to speak at the Reagan Center in Santa Barbara, California. He spoke on September 26, 2013 at the Reagan Center, before the guests of the Young Americas Foundation, on the topic of "What the Legacy of Ronald Reagan Can Teach Us Today about Religious Liberty." Milton serves as a chaplain in the United States Army Reserves. Milton was appointed by the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army in 2010 to the College of Military Preachers. Michael A. Milton serves as a faculty member of the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and is the Senior Editor of the ''Chaplain Corps Journal'. Milton is a graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California; received a B.A. from MidAmerica Nazarene University, and Master of Divinity from Knox Theological Seminary. He earned the Doctor of Philosophy in Theology〔See http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?Ver=1&Exp=02-15-2018&FMT=7&DID=2172094171&RQT=309&attempt=1&cfc=1〕 from the University of Wales, Lampeter. Milton is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Master of Public Administration program of the School of Government. He is a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Eisenhower Hall in Leavenworth, Kansas.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael A. Milton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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