WHAT WE DO - Right Stuff Ministries

History

The Right Stuff Basketball Camp was started back in 1993 with the vision that the sport of basketball was a great way to get the attention of urban youth, especially boys.  Bobby Nix, with the help of Mike Barnett and Ed Schilling approached Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, AL about sponsorship and the camp “took off”.

That first year saw more than 160 kids attend the camp and we were thrilled to see 106 young men respond to the Gospel.  Since that time, we have seen more than 1,000 young men come to Christ. Many of our campers and coaches have gone on to colleges, professional leagues and even the NBA.  Most, importantly however, are the number of young men who have gone on to become great husbands, dads, and faithful followers of Christ.   A key strategy of the Right Stuff Basketball Camp is to recruit the campers through local churches and ministries.  In other words, a camper must be sponsored in order to attend the camp.  Our aim is to serve the local church and provide a great opportunity for them that they could not do on their own.  With this approach, a follow-up mechanism is already in place when a young man responds to the Gospel.