Miles McPherson |

Breakout Session: Being Leaders Who DO Something

Speaker Bio:

Miles McPherson is the President of Miles Ahead and Senior Pastor of the Rock Church in San Diego, California. As a nationally known speaker, Miles is viewed as an expert on relevant issues such as teen pregnancy, drug use, suicide and gangs, as well as dynamic church leadership and outreach strategies. Soon after his conversion, Miles began attending Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego and reaching out to teenagers. He also began doing motivational speaking with the Chargers’ organization. In September 1986, within a week after retiring from football, Miles went to work as a Youth Pastor for Horizon and enrolled in Azusa Pacific University’s School of Theology. He received his Master’s of Divinity degree in 1991, and in 1992, founded Miles Ahead, a non-profit organization that reaches out to the world’s youth with the Gospel. Through Miles Ahead Ministries, Miles’ bold and humorous message has reached over one million young people. Also an Emmy award-winning producer, McPherson’s knack to tell stories translated to television in “Master Meth”. The Rock Church held its first services on February 27, 2000 with 3,364 people in attendance. It has been called one of the largest church plants in history. As one of the fastest growing churches in the nation, the Rock Church recently moved into their new home with over 12,000 people attending one of five weekend services. Miles and his wife Debbie have three children and reside in San Diego, California.