I Went From Gang Member To Pastor in Chicago

Pastor Donell Colbert of The Chapel at Antioch (Instagram: @Chapelantioch) stopped by this week for Episode 50 of the ChoppedByT Podcast. Pastor D told T and Scoe about the experience of growing up in Chicago in the 1980s when crack hit the black community. He also opened up about becoming a gang member as a teenager, becoming a pastor at 21, and how to frame your expectations of church people and your environment.  Timestamps:  2:19 – A feeling a youth seeing young people with vision 3:09 – “Sheltering” your friends' feelings 5:24 – I saw my first murder at 10 years old 10:54 – Gangs were created to protect neighborhoods in Chicago 16:45 – How to fix violence in Chicago is simple 19:50 – Gang Law and Literature in today’s society 21:24 – I became a pastor at 21 years old 27:14 – How to identify the voice of God 32:17 – Church people can be the worst people in the world  41:14 – Religion versus spirituality 42:04 – Gangbanging your religion to other people 44:05 – Religious people can’t have open conversations out of fear of exposure 50:54 – The environment doesn’t highlight religious people willing to speak up 53:24 – Advice for the older generation not willing to have an open conversation 56:44 – People fall in love with your testimony over your background 1:01:54 – Unhealthy expectations from the culture and people around you 1:07:54 – You look stupid when you speak on things you haven’t read or lived Follow The Chapel at Antioch on Instagram @Chapelantioch Become a ChoppedByT Podcast Subscriber on YouTube @ChoppedByTPodcast Listen to the ChoppedByT Podcast on Spotify Follow The ChoppedByT Podcast on Social Media! Watch ChoppedByT Podcast Extras on TikTok Follow The Hosts on Social Media Co-Host Onterio Cross @_high_powered_ Co-Host Roscoe Gudger @roscoeg_731 Producer Demarco Moore @iam_demo