Dr. Miller Manarin is a respected leader in both national and global Baptist life. She is a member of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) General Council and its Transformational Leadership Commission. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for the National Center for Children and Families (formerly the Baptist Home for Children), Refuge and Hope International, and Eastern University. 
 
Previously, she was the Executive Coordinator with the Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and served as Coordinator for the Division on Mission, Evangelism, and Justice at the BWA. Her ministry includes missionary service in Zambia, where she met her husband, Tim. Together, they are the proud parents of three, plus one, children: Peter (& Stephanie), Nathaniel, and Maggie. 
 
A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Dr. Miller Manarin holds a Bachelor of Music in Education and Performance from Samford University, a Master of Divinity from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (now Palmer), where she received awards in Missions and Baptist History, and a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership Excellence from Wesley Theological Seminary. She also holds a graduate certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business and is a certified coach. 
 
Ordained in 1997 by Trinity Baptist Church (SBC) in Philadelphia and later recognized by the American Baptist Churches USA in 2018, Dr. Miller Manarin brings a heart for the world and a love for the local church. Her ministry centers on pastoring pastors, equipping congregations, and helping churches faithfully live out the Great Commandment and Great Commission with a glocal (global + local) perspective.