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John Graham Miller (8 October 1913 – 6 September 2008) was a New Zealand-Australian pastor and missionary. Miller was born in
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,
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and studied at the
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and
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. He served as a missionary in the
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(now Vanuatu), working on the island of Tangoa, where he was principal of the Tangoa Training Institute from 1947 to 1952. Miller was elected the inaugural Moderator of the
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of the
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in 1948. He later pastored churches in New Zealand and Australia, and served as Principal of the Melbourne Bible Institute, before returning to Tangoa to help establish the
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there in 1971. In 1980, a ''
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'' was published in his honour: ''Evangelism and the Reformed faith: and other essays commemorating the ministry of J. Graham Miller''.


Publications

*''Jonah - A Sign'', J. Graham Miller, Gospel Literature Service, Bombay, 1961. *''A Workbook on Christian Doctrine'', J. Graham Miller, Lawson, NSW, Australia 1974. *''A History of Church Planting in the New Hebrides'', J. Graham Miller, Book 1 1978, Book 2 1981, Book 3 1985, Book 4 1986, Book 5 1987, Book 6 1989, Book 7 1990, Sydney, Australia. *''The Treasury of His Promises'', J. Graham Miller, The Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh 1986, reprinted 2001. *''Calvin’s Wisdom: An Anthology'', J. Graham Miller, The Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh 1992. *''An A-Z of Christian Truth and Experience'', J. Graham Miller, The Banner of Truth Trust, Edinburgh 2003. *''A Day’s March Nearer Home: Autobiography of J. Graham Miller'', edited by Iain H. Murray, The Banner of Truth Trust 2010.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, J. Graham 1913 births 2008 deaths New Zealand emigrants to Australia People from Rangiora University of Otago alumni New Zealand Presbyterian missionaries Presbyterian missionaries in Vanuatu Seminary presidents New Zealand expatriates in Vanuatu