youth movement
By ZEKE McPherson
operation was very much the
same. I had seen these special
folks year in and year out at secu-
lar events where my parents were
serving, or even at state rallies or
Changing of the Colors. They
were consistent in their presence
near me as I came of age to
engage with the ministry in my
own right. There were many
events and years where I didn’t
even really acknowledge these
people who were there. They
were friendly and loving to me,
but I didn’t necessarily always run
to them and tell them all that was
going on and ask for help. But,
they were there. They lived out a
ministry method of “Here” even if
you don’t need us.
Some of us may feel like that in
our area of CMA. We’re going to
bike shops, events, and rallies,
but we are not seeing any
change. We have a hard time
even engaging in meaningful con-
versation with lost bikers or peo-
ple who we would love to see join
CMA. And when we try to force
the conversation, it comes out
awkward and harsh. We can easi-
ly feel like we’re simply “Here”
and they don’t need us.
After years of that in my life, I
remember two rallies in particular
where I was having a crisis of
identity and a crisis in my mental
health. All of the sudden, my eyes
opened to these lovely people
who I knew I could call on for
prayer to walk with me through
my hardest moments. By simply
being there, they were here when
I needed them.
Don’t give up. You may feel like
you’re grinding away at an
impossible task, reaching the lost
bikers in your area. But keep put-
ting yourself in the position to be
in the right place at the right
time, because when the time is
right and the Lord calls their
name, you will be there in their
hour of need. It’s more than a
catchphrase to say when we go
to events. It’s a lifestyle, year
after year consistency that is con-
stantly making the difference in
individual’s lives. When they need
Jesus, when they need a friend,
CMA is here. “Here if you need
us.” CMA
Zeke and Samantha McPherson
serve CMA as Youth Movement
National Evangelist.
has been minister-
ing to the lost
motorcycling world for almost
forty-five years now, and it was
very early on in our history that
we began to use the phrase “Here
if you need us” to express how we
do ministry. Servanthood evan-
gelism was the foundation that
we stood on to reach lost motor-
cyclists with the Gospel. Recently,
I have been dissecting this small
phrase in my mind, and I have
experienced inspiration as I
remembered many CMA mem-
bers who helped me to become
active and engaged in this min-
istry. They did so with this posture
of ministry.
We can trace this specific gene
of our ministry’s DNA all the way
back to Herb, our founder. He
began going to motorcycling
events because he wanted to
reach his son. His hope was to put
himself in his son’s path, doing
things that were also interesting
to his son, until he could help his
son find the Lord. Here is the
amazing part, this model of min-
istry still works to this day.
When I think about the people
who led me to confess my sins
and call on Jesus in my early
years of engagement with the
ministry of CMA and then helped
me to engage with ministry to
motorcyclists, their mode of
CMA