Group Life – Will Miller

Posted on 28. Sep, 2007 by frank in conferences, ministry

The main session today was hilarious. Will Miller was the main speaker that spoke about the need for connection in American culture since it is becoming more and more relationally deprived. Here is Will’s profile from the Willow Creek site:

Will Miller is a psychotherapist, ordained minister, and hospital and police chaplain. He has worked in community mental health centers and drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs and has served as a spokesman for the National Institute of Mental Health. Simultaneously, for 16 years, Will had a successful career as a stand-up comedian. He has headlined in clubs and theaters across the country, appearing with such stars as Aretha Franklin and Natalie Cole. He is one of the country’s foremost media and popular culture analysts, having served as host of Nick at Nite’s “Why We Watch” segment for five years. Currently, Dr. Miller is a therapist and campus minister at Purdue University, where he lectures on media effects. He has written three books, including the acclaimed Refrigerator Rights. Will holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in urban education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a master’s in clinical social work from Columbia University, and a master’s in divinity from Union Theological Seminary.