Miles McPherson

Miles McPherson (1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is the pastor of The Rock Church in San Diego, a motivational speaker, and a former NFL football player.

History

McPherson grew up on Long Island. He attended the University of New Haven, where he majored in engineering. McPherson was the university's first player to achieve All-American honors in football and be drafted into the NFL. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Rams; he was cut and went on to play defensive back for the San Diego Chargers.

After battling a drug problem, McPherson became a born again Christian in 1984, and began participating in religious outreach programs.^[1] In September 1986, he retired from football; the next week, he enrolled in Azusa Pacific University's School of Theology.^[1] He received his Master of Divinity degree in 1991.^[1]

In 1992, McPherson founded "Miles Ahead", a non-profit international evangelical organization.^[1]

In 2000, McPherson founded The Rock Church. As of 2009, more than 12,000 attend one of the Rock’s five weekend services.^[2]

McPherson spoke at the 2008 Republican National Convention,^[3] and was an advocate of Prop 8, during the 2008 elections. During the Miss USA 2009 controversy involving Carrie Prejean, a member of his church, McPherson appeared on Larry King Live,^[4] The O'Reilly Factor,^[5] and other national news networks.

Bibliography

McPherson is the author of several books^[6] and articles and earned an Emmy Award in 2007 for a documentary on methamphetamine.

Family

McPherson and his wife Debbie have three children. His younger brother Don McPherson is also a NFL player.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Personal". www.MilesMcPherson.com. http://www.milesmcpherson.com/about/personal/. 
2. ^ "Press: Quick Facts". The Rock Church. http://www.therocksandiego.org/press/. 
3. ^ http://blip.tv/file/2615827
4. ^ http://blip.tv/file/2607351
5. ^ http://blip.tv/file/2615842
6. ^ http://www.milesahead.tv/pdfs/brag_sheet.pdf

External links

• Official site

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