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I am a storyteller at heart, a journalist, minister, a professor and father, here I am with Civil Rights icon John Lewis.

John has always been a child of God, recognizing from his upbringing in the Catholic church and through Christian education that he wanted to serve the Lord. 

He considered entering the priesthood at the age of 14, but God had other plans.

He has served as an associate minister at Heritage Fellowship Church in Reston VA and Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. 

He was licensed and ordained to preach by Morning Star First Baptist Church in Hickory, North Carolina in 2013, where he was associate minister. 

His calling comes from the Book of Jeremiah, Chapter 1, verses 1-7, which reads in part:

“Do not say, ‘I am only a boy’;
for you shall go to all to whom I send you,
and you shall speak whatever I command you.

His career has taken him around the country where he’s been an editor at 10 news organizations.Yet, through all of those destinations and life’s trials, tribulations and travels, he is a humble steward in service of God’s kingdom. 

As part of his minsirty during the pandemic, he launched the ouTube channel Praying It Forward  and blogged on CultureofChrist.org. 

John X. Miller, pictured with Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, is a dynamic executive and non-profit leader with decades of experience in media, news management, organizational development and strategy. Over his 45-year career he has worked in 10 newsrooms, as a top editor in six of them including at ESPN, Detroit, Dallas and Winstone-Salem NC. He is the Griffith Visiting Professor in the Journalism and Mass Communications at his alma mater, Washington and Lee University and is writing a memoir with Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo. He currently does consulative work with media organizations, on leadership and organzational develpoment, executive leadership and bulding resiliency. In his last newsroom role at The Dallas Morning News he was senior editor for sports, business and features. Prior to the News, he was senior editor at ESPN’s The Undefeated where he was an original staff member, as vertical editor for commentary and HBCUs. He was a founding staffer of USA TODAY  making his decades-long career truly unique. He currently serves as board chair for the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, and board member for the Prison Journalism Project and OVISNews.com. He has been a Pulitzer Prize Juror. He is a HistoryMaker, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society.