"WHERE ARE THEY NOW?" #23 ~ TIMOTHY PAUL MILNER

Next up in my, "Where Are They Now?" series is Prairie College alum, Timothy Paul Milner. Tim got his

 start leading worship in 1996 at Prairie Bible College, when he founded MNW (Monday Night Worship)

 with his good friend Matt Brouwer. Through this ministry he also met his wife, Dorilee. They have three

children, Caleb, Kierra and Gideon. 

Tim holds a masters degree from Liberty University. He is a worship pastor and songwriter/recording artist

 currently stationed just east of Denver, Colorado. Originally from Nova Scotia, and having spent several

 years as a worship pastor, and teaching at a Christian university, his ministry is devoted to raising the

quality of worship and music in the local church by equipping bands and leaders to

intentionally refine and re-think the focus and purpose of worship.

Tim's ministry is aimed at helping churches reclaim worship that is scripture based, Spirit

aware and Christ focused. He does this by running worship workshops, consulting and

coaching worship leaders. He has written a book called “How Right Worship Changes us,”

available on Amazon. He and Dorilee have also co-authored a book called “Popular Music

Theory,” aimed at helping worship bands. Tim has released 3 albums, 3 EP's and a single

called “My Heart is Open,” his latest release, which can be found on Spotify and

YouTube. 

Tim plans to record a new EP of original music in early 2023.

Discography:

2006 Form and Essence

2008 Kiss the Son

2010 The Epic Hymns

2015 Hope For Every Nation (EP)

2017 Nashville sessions (Salvation Song, Mercy Covers Me, In Every Season)

2021 Nashville session 2 (Every Nation, Psalm 97)

2022 Single: My Heart is Open

"WHERE ARE THEY NOW?" #22 ~ REV MYRON BRADLEY PENNER, PhD

 

Rev Myron Bradley Penner, PhD

Next up in my, "Where Are They Now?" series is former staff kid and Prairie College Alum, the Rev Myron Bradley Penner, PhD. 

Myron is Rector of St Paul’s Anglican Church in Edmonton, AB, Canada. He is happily married to Jodi, an opera singer who is finishing her DMus (in Vocal Production and Choral Conducting) at U of Alberta, Edmonton. They have 3 adult children (Abigail, Sophia, and Isabella) and two sons-in-law (Mack and Wesley). 

The Penners formerly lived in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, where Myron was a Senior Team Leader and co-founder of Novō: Transformational Communities, a project that equips nationals in the Majority World to develop transformational communities to address addictions problems in their communities, as well as Pastor of Trinity International Church. 

Myron holds the PhD in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and taught philosophy and theology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in several universities, graduate schools, and seminaries in Europe, Canada, and the United States. 

Myron has been awarded many postgraduate and postdoctoral fellowships and awards and has edited and published numerous academic books and articles. His latest book, The End of Apologetics: Christian Witness in a Postmodern World, was published with Baker Academic Publishing in 2011 and was the recipient of 2 awards, The 2013 Word Guild Award in Canada and The Christianity Today 2014 Book Award in the USA. 

His specialized areas of interest include Epistemology, Hermeneutics, and Philosophy of Religion.

Web: www.stpauls-anglican.ca

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD COMMENTS

November 19th, 2022 at the 42nd annual Covenant Awards I was honoured by the Gospel Music Association of Canada with a Lifetime Achievement Award. I am humbled and grateful to all those who made this possible and to the many, many people I have encountered on my journey. It is very hard to re-cap one's life in a few short minutes but here are a few thoughts:

To Greg, Jaylene and the board of GMA Canada - thank you very much for this honour.

A hearty congratulations to all of the nominees and the winners in tonight's event. Continue to pursue excellence!

To the family and friends of Amoy Levy. I am so very sorry for your loss. Amoy will be greatly missed, but her life and legacy will live on through the music she made. May she Rest In Peace.

You have all heard the quote about it taking a village to raise a child? That is my story.

I would like to begin by thanking my parents. Their love of music and the arts set the stage early on for what was to become my career. Mom and Dad sacrificed to provide piano lessons for me starting at an early age. In Jr High they let me have space in their basement both for a small electronics shop and a basic, primitive recording studio. Their belief and confidence in me, set me on a path which would turn into my life's passion. Thank you Mom and Dad!

I had several mentors along the way;

My father in law Doug Kirk who gave me my start in PA and basic studio operation. Doug also taught me to troubleshoot logically which has been a huge help. He also let me marry his daughter which may be my greatest achievement.

Doug was always generous with both his time and his knowledge. He would often quote Don Davis who said, “I met a man with a dollar. We exchanged dollars. We each still had one dollar. Then I met a man with an idea. We exchanged ideas. Now we each have two ideas.”

I have tried to live my life by that mantra.

John Binet Sr who taught me how to edit analog tape with a razor blade and taught me a lot about electronics.

Mark Hollingsworth who took a chance on a 22 year old Canadian kid to road manage and then production manage the biggest rock band in Christian music.

Bob MacKenzie who constantly challenged me to do better, be better and push my artists towards excellence. Bob would often tell me that, "The longer the line of preparation, the greater the possibility of intersecting with the line of opportunity."

This has been 100% true in my life.

I would like to give special mention to three former colleagues, Harold Wiens, Ray Kirk and Eldon Winter. We certainly had some adventures along the way - thank you to each one of you!

To the hundreds of musicians, artists, songwriters and technicians who I have worked with over the years, I thank each of you for contributing to my life and I trust that I brought some light to your journey as well.

Lastly, I would like to thank my wife Cathy, our children Christy, Rob and Jon for always supporting me and being there through the ups and downs.

As you all know the path of a creative is not always an easy one and their support over the many years has given my life stability and purpose.

I leave you with this quote from Ludwig van Beethoven “Music can change the world.”

I truly believe that!

Thank you!