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title: 'Samuel Miller on the Goal of Pastoral Visitation'
type: post
author: 'R. Andrew Myers'
date: 2024-06-18
url: https://confessional.org/blog/2024-samuel-miller-on-the-goal-of-pastoral-visitation
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# Samuel Miller on the Goal of Pastoral Visitation

“Every time that the pastor goes forth from his study to visit the families of his flock, it ought to be performed for the double purpose of conferring spiritual benefit on them, and receiving a benefit himself.” — [**Samuel Miller**](/authors/samuel-miller), *Thoughts on Public Prayer* (1849), p. 10