The Red Letter Disciple 017: Myron Pierce on What Disciples can Learn from Gang Culture, How God Rescued Him from a 200-Year Prison Sentence, and How He is Teaching Entrepreneurs to Own the Pond
Myron Pierce opens up his story and how he went from a troubled teenager with a 200-year prison sentence to becoming a leader or leaders, an entrepreneur, a pastor, a father, a husband, an author, and so much more! To learn more about the podcast or access the show notes, visit www.redletterpodcast.com.
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Resources mentioned in the episode:
Digital Ministry: Pastoring In a Pandemic by Myron Pierce
The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative
Key insights from the episode:
Myron, a man who once had a 200 year sentence, is now speaking to 200 prisons.
In order for Paul to write “I can do all things through him who strengthens me”, he had to experience something to validate that conclusion. - Myron Pierce
I’ve survived prison, I’ve seen peopel stabbed, iv’e seen people die, i’ve seen gange riots break out, ive seen gang fights in prison….but God told me, “Your purpose is bigger than your prison.” - Myron Pierce
Gangs taught me how to disciple people. - Myron Pierce
Sometimes I don’t need to open my mouth for evangelism. I just need to actually do the work so that people can open their mouth for me. - Myron Pierce
The largest missional and entrepreneurial incubator on the planet is the local church. - Myron Pierce
“It used to be ‘Give a man to fish, feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, feed him for life.’ We say, “Own the pond!” - Myron Pierce
“What if we made 10% of North Omaha’s inner city population, 7,000 people, into entrepreneurs?”- Myron Pierce
Myron Pierce’s Challenge: Evaluate yourself: how much time are you spending making disciples? Use Myron’s HOPE method.
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Some not-so-key insights:
Prison is like a WalMart that you can’t get out of. - Chris Johnson
We are going to blow the hinges off of hell! - Myron Pierce
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