Who do you put first???

What's in a LEADER...

The busyness of life often grasps our every spare moment and it is easy to lose focus of what God has petitioned us all to do. So how does a church, or a ministry or a single person stay focused despite the busyness of everyday life? How does one keep God first in all one does? How does someone find a balance as we are called to be in the world but not of the world?

For me, it boils down to the simple idea of leadership. Many of us read books or listen to sermons or motivational speakers discuss how we can become leaders, and we often only think of someone who is powerful as having the ability to lead. However, I believe that each individual person, great or small, can be a leader. It doesn't matter if you have the big desk in the big office, God has called each and every one of us to be leaders. As a follower of God we must also lead.

The word of God is our answer on how to lead, and godly leadership is our answer to avoiding the pitfalls of this world. If we as Christians are able to ground ourselves daily in the word of God and dwell on what God has called us to do, our leadership will flow from that which we put our trust and time into. The word of God is our ultimate tool for success in anything we do. It is our road map to become the best leader (follower of God) we can be. You might lead a big company or you might just lead those around you, but if you lead in the way God has asked us all to lead--in humility, love, and service as Christ showed us--then your life and your testom0ny will show and speak the truth of God.

In the busyness of life, may we as leaders always find time to put God first so we might lead for the right reason.

Keeping Busy...

Looking into our future offices

Inside still needs a little work

It seems lately that, along with our everyday busy lives here at Shepherd Sports, we have seen an accumulation of projects taking place. Although these special projects take a lot of time and planning, I believe they represent the growth and progress we have made as a ministry at Shepherd. It is only through God's blessing and grace on Shepherd Sports that we have been able to grow and continue God's work. Please continue to pray for this ministry as we all recognize that, without putting God first and as the backbone of this ministry, we won't go anywhere.

After launching our website in December, our biggest project is finally breaking ground on our new office space this week. If you have been in the gym recently you will notice the new pipe and draping that is hung on the south side of the gym. This new space behind the pipe and draping will allow us to move some of the large objects that use to be keep in our storage/office space. Our old storage and office space is being converted into new office space with a small storage area. We are excited to get this done and finally have a place for the Shepherd Sports employees and volunteers to call home.

Donovan's First Game...

Love & Basketball

A friend called me up to join him in a charity basketball game they were putting on at Westmont College for the victims of the recent fires in Santa Barbara. It was a nice two-day trip for the wife and me, and gave my boy a chance to see his dad play for the first time. It started out as a great experience for him until the first buzzer went off and then the ref's whistle. One of the two would go off every few minutes while Donovan tried to sleep in mommy's arms, and it turns out Donovan doesn't love the gym as much as daddy (yet). But I will cherish the memory of looking up from the bench and seeing my boy sitting in the gym with his mother. He better get used to being in the gym, because that's where daddy likes to play and work.