The way God weaves impactful events into our lives is not always apparent and often beyond our understanding. Today’s guest, Tavares Coleman, is a tribute to that and in this episode, we hear about his incredible story that will leave you inspired. Tavares is a video producer, DJ, and owner of DJ Mr Famous LLC, an event production firm specializing in customized entertainment events worldwide. Tavares shares how he entered a life of crime, and how this ultimately led him to reconnect with God and began a new life serving the Lord. We learn about his life growing up, his relationship with God as a child, how he became a gang leader, and how he ended up in prison. Tavares opens up about his experience leading people into a life of crime, the hard lessons learned along the way, the shift in perspective while serving his sentence, and his spiritual conversion. We discuss various stories from the Bible that helped him wake up, the miracle God performed that saved him, how he found his purpose in life, and the importance of community. He also explains how business can bring the Word of God to more people, his plans for the future, and how he leverages his influence as a performer to spread the faith.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Tavares’s background and what his childhood was like.
• The impact his uncle had on his relationship with God.
• How he become involved in criminal activity and the consequences of it.
• Find out about the skills he developed while being in a gang.
• Hear about the moment he reconnected with God.
• Why he decided to surrender his life to the Lord.
• What he was able to learn about himself from reading scripture.
• Learn how being baptized changed his perspective.
• How he let go of the guilt and shame from his previous life.
• Why reading the scriptures is so important to learn about God. 
• Dangerous moments in prison and how he overcame them.
• Discover how he dealt with temptation after prison.
• Why he decided to attend university after serving his sentence.
• The community he formed outside of prison and why it was vital.
• Surprising business lessons that can be taken from scripture. 
• His plans to take the Word of God online to reach more people.
• His approach for deciding what music to play at events.
• The role of music in his life and his relationship with God.
• His daily routine and how he nurtures his relationship with God.

Tweetables:

“I did not realize how lost I was. I did not know how far away I was from God until I started reading the scriptures and seeing the life I was living. I was in total darkness.” — @djmrfamouz [0:09:07]

“I needed to change because I knew I couldn’t keep doing what I was doing.” — @djmrfamouz [0:13:53]

“I lived a dangerous life and I am grateful that I have been able to live through it because a lot of friends have not.” — @djmrfamouz [0:14:30]

“I think when you start tapping into the business realm your voice gets louder, and the reach is more impactful if you know how to do it right.” — @djmrfamouz [0:33:13]

“Music is healing for a lot of people.” — @djmrfamouz [0:43:03]

“[Media] is a great way to influence people. Use it to your best ability because you have a voice and you will be amazed at how far that voice travels.” — @djmrfamouz [0:46:00]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

@djmrfamouz on Instagram

June 2014 CBL Meeting

Living Waters Church 

Anointed for Business

Amy Cassels

Amy Cassels on Twitter

Amy Cassels on Instagram

Amy Cassels on YouTube

ONE Way Life

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