Breaking the Chains: A Journey with Pastor Boyd Harrell

Season 3 of The Edge opens with a conversation that is deeply personal and years in the making.We sit down with Pastor Boyd Harrell, founder of C.O.O.L. Ministries, a pastor, mentor, and spiritual father whose influence has shaped much of our journey.Bill first met Pastor Boyd when Boyd came to minister at the Ramsey Unit while Bill was incarcerated. After his release, COOL Church became Bill’s first free-world church. It is where Bill was ordained, where he became a worship leader, where he proposed to Stephanie, where they were married, and where they later led worship together.It is also where Stephanie first stepped out in faith with her voice, beginning a journey that would shape her into the vocalist, worship leader, and speaker she is today. What started in obedience and vulnerability grew into a calling that now reaches audiences far beyond the walls of the church.During the COVID lockdowns, when doors were closing everywhere, COOL Church opened theirs, allowing Less Than The Least Ministries to livestream a critical fundraiser from their sanctuary. That partnership and shared mission continues to this day.This episode also includes a live praise and worship service from May of 2021, featuring COOL Witness, the worship team of COOL Church. The service captures the heart of COOL’s worship culture and the spirit of praise that has been central to this ministry for decades.In addition, we dive into Pastor Boyd’s Breaking the Chains curriculum, an approach to discipleship and spiritual freedom that has impacted lives both inside and outside prison walls.This is more than an interview.It is a testimony of faithfulness, obedience, and what God can build when people say yes.