Hip Hop Dancer to Pastor to Israel Advocate, with Ryan Warren

Hip Hop Dancer to Pastor to Israel Advocate, with Ryan Warren

Author: Gateway Center for Israel February 19, 2025 Duration: 35:46

In today’s episode, David Blease talks with Ryan Warren, who recounts his journey from hip-hop dancing to becoming a pastor and advocate for the Jewish community in Dallas, Texas. He shares how he developed deep friendships with Orthodox Jewish leaders and rabbis in the Dallas community, focusing on genuinely understanding their faith and identity.


Ryan emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the history of Christian persecution of Jewish people and the need for Christians to approach the Jewish community with humility, respect, and a desire to learn rather than emphasizing conversion (a term deeply offensive to many members of the Jewish community and misunderstood by many Christians.)


David and Ryan discuss how recent attacks on the Jewish community have impacted them and the Jewish people, and how Christians can respond by standing in solidarity with the Jewish community.


Ryan encourages Christians to listen, understand, and build unbreakable friendships with the Jewish community, rather than just proclaiming support for Israel or the Jewish people in abstract terms.


Hosted by Nic Lesmeister and David Blease, Covenant & Conflict is a production of the Gateway Center for Israel. This podcast engages directly with the tensions between timeless scriptural foundations and the pressing questions of our time. Conversations with various experts navigate complex terrain-from social ethics to geopolitical currents-always anchored in a covenantal framework. The aim isn't to sidestep difficulty but to enter into it thoughtfully, demonstrating how a rooted perspective can inform rather than inflame our dialogues. You'll hear nuanced explorations that resist easy answers, prioritizing depth and understanding over rhetorical point-scoring. It’s for those who suspect that ancient wisdom has urgent, practical things to say about modern conflicts and who appreciate dialogue that seeks clarity amidst complexity. Tune in for episodes that challenge assumptions and encourage a more considered engagement with the world, all through a lens that takes both text and context seriously. The result is a consistently thoughtful audio experience that stands apart in the realms of faith and culture.
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