An Innovative Approach to Missions Using Bitcoin with Dr. Patrick Melder

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Patrick is a trained Ear, Nose & Throat surgeon and sleep specialist. He trained at Walter Reed Army Medical center and was on active duty with the US Army for 13 years. He left the Army in 2006 as a Lieutenant Colonel and started his private practice career.

Patrick did his undergraduate studies at Houston Baptist University and attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He was an Alpha Omega Alpha graduate. Patrick holds nearly thirty US and international patents.

Patrick has been involved in church ministry from positions as an elder and lay missions pastor. He is passionate about God’s mission to the ends of the earth. He’s been on numerous mission trips to: Guatemala, Indonesia, India, and Ukraine. Patrick is also a serial entrepreneur.

He first learned about Bitcoin in 2013 but made his first purchase in 2018 and has HODLd ever since. He’s written extensively about Bitcoin’s truths and the impact it has on believers and non-believers. His essays can be found on Medium ti67corvette. Patrick also hosts a weekly podcast: Mission Bitcoin wherein he interviews guests and discusses the intersection between Bitcoin and Christian faith.

SHOW NOTES:

• Book: The Christian Case for Bitcoin (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09NCH6BZQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0)
• Book: The Philosophy of Bitcoin and Religion (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09RW6737V/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1)
• Mission Bitcoin Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mission-bitcoin/id1579377817)
• Patrick Melder on Medium: ti67corvetter
• Chris Bolinger's NEW BOOK: 52 Weeks of Strength for Men (https://www.amazon.com/Weeks-Strength-Men-Chris-Bolinger/dp/1633573982/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=WA7tY&pf_rd_p=91202c6f-1c11-4e3d-b51a-3af958cedd30&pf_rd_r=7QBR9WXFYRG0GNHVFM8G&pd_rd_r=16d15386-4a7f-4121-be45-ceae4ebda3e2&pd_rd_wg=N6raa&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk)
• Contact Chris Bolinger: https://chrisbolinger.com/author/
• CLC Website: https://www.clchq.org/
• Contact Mike Hatch: [email protected]
• Men's Devotional: "Daily Strength for Men" (https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Strength-Men-365-Day-Devotional-ebook/dp/B07N9P7DRD)