Josh Merrill is the Sports Pastor at Shepherd of the Hills Church in Los Angeles, Ca. In January 2006, after enjoying a six-year professional basketball career over-seas, Josh came to Shepherd to help run and develop the new Sports Ministry. Today, the Sports Ministry (also known as Shepherd Sports) has over 3,000 people come through its adult, youth programs, health & fitness and club programs each year. Josh's passion continues to be using sports to share the LOVE of JESUS with people.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Kids, Kids & more Kids
On Saturday we launched our Youth Summer Basketball Program. This was one of the first programs I launched at Shepherd Sports in the summer of 2006 and was our first youth sports program ever at Shepherd of the Hills. Wow, have we come along ways. In our inaugural season we had 60 plus kids. As you will notice in the video above we are at over 200 kids for this summer...separated into three different leagues.
God is good, not only with the blessing of these leagues and the facility to host them but by providing the men and women to support them. Our Youth Sports Director deserves much of the credit for the growth of this program...his insight, vision and dedication is inspiring and I believe our youth basketball program is the best in the city: HANDS DOWN! One of Charles biggest win's has been the people he has been able to surround himself with. From the ladies that help do the check in, to the coach's he trains that have the same passion for the kids as Shepherd Sports does. The whole youth program is a win win for all involved and I cant wait to here the stories of lives being changed through basketball this summer.
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