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Milfred Minatrea, D.Min.
Scanning the globe, you'll find traces of Milfred Minatrea from the blistering heat of the Sahara to the arctic chill of the Canadian Rockies, from open prairies of the plain states to concrete jungles of the inner cities in our nation's urban centers.
Minatrea is a traveler, but rarely a tourist. With a vibrant love for life, for God, and His church, Minatrea treks across the globe as a fellow learner and navigational guide to ministers and church leaders who are hungry to experience the heart of God in their congregations.
Milfred Minatrea is Founder and Executive Director of the Missional Church Center, a ministry dedicated to moving churches from survival to significance, from maintenance to missional.
As an author, missiologist, urban strategist, and ministry practitioner, Minatrea is in demand as speaker, teacher, and coach. His travels have taken him around the world speaking at churches, seminaries, universities, conferences, seminars, and retreats. During the past 20 years, Minatrea has worked with more than 1400 churches, of various networks and denominations, on five continents.
Milfred has served on staff for the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Dallas Baptist Association, and pastored churches in Texas. He holds a Doctor of Ministry in Missions Administration degree from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
His book, Shaped By God's Heart: The Passion and Practices of Missional Churches, has ignited a sweeping enthusiasm in churches seeking to be transformational in post-modern culture. Missional congregations are having a profound effect on their members' lives. Their influence is drawing new followers to Christ and developing new communities of faith across the globe.
"Throughout North America, clusters of churches are reclaiming the church's role as the primary equipping entity and sending agency of God's people on mission," Minatrea says. "Today the Father is bringing various churches and clusters together in networks that leverage relationships and passion in those committed to being Christ's witnesses, communicating His Gospel and ministering His love to this generation."
Minatrea enjoys venturing the streets of the world's urban centers, finding wonderful "hole in the wall (mom and pop) restaurants," playing golf (rather poorly), reading travel essays, good mysteries, and the biographies of people he would like to have known.
He is married to Pam and they have three adult children who have given them four granddaughters and two grandsons! Beyond loving his family, he is passionate about being real as an authentic disciple of Jesus and walking with others on that journey.