04/06/2026
Some losses do not arrive quietly. They leave a hollow place.
I have been sitting with this loss all weekend, and I still do not quite have words big enough for it.
Dr. Jeff Miller was not just a colleague in servant-leadership. He was a dear friend, a trusted encourager, a great bridge builder, and one of the most intentional connectors I have ever known.
Jeff had a gift for seeing people deeply. Then he did something about it.
He opened doors.
He made introductions.
He widened circles.
He invited people to tables.
He used his influence with humility and purpose.
I know this not as a theory, but as a lived blessing in my own life.
For nearly ten years, Jeff supported my work, believed in my voice, wrote the foreword to my book, connected me to meaningful opportunities, and welcomed me more fully into the servant leadership movement. He lived the very thing he taught. As he once wrote, “It’s not about me, but it begins with me.”
That was Jeff.
As I write this, I am logged onto the Zoom meeting we were supposed to have.
I have lit my candles.
I am sitting here in silence, gratitude, and tears, feeling the weight of this loss and the big hole it has left in my heart.
I wrote a longer tribute because I wanted to honor him fully and tell the truth about the impact he made on my life and on so many others around the world.
You can read the full tribute on my website here: https://tinyurl.com/3v66hrzt
Thank you, Dr. Jeff, for your friendship, your wisdom, your generosity, and your outstanding acts of service, large and small.
“Well done, good and faithful servant.” Matthew 25:23
All is well. Dr. Jeff, you are complete. And so it is.
Aho. Asé. Amen.
Crystal Davis
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Services for Jeff will be Saturday April 18th.
Visitation 10:30 Am -12:30PM
Service. 12:30-2:00
Flanner Bachanan Funeral Home
105 W Pine St
Zionsville Indiana 46077
https://www.flannerbuchanan.com/obituaries/jeffrey-miller?ttm_pid=211197969&ttm_affiliate=legacypro&ttm_affiliatetype=standard&ttm_campaign=legacy
Some people do not simply enter your life. They expand it. Dr. Jeff was that kind of person.
