S2 E21. The New Evangelists: Jon McCray, Ruslan KD & Street Hymns

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Gen Z are increasingly open to faith, and a new breed of evangelist is reaching them. Justin speaks to 3 content creators reaching young people through social media, YouTube and hip-hop music. Jon McCray (aka 'WhaddoYouMeme') and Ruslan KD share why so many online influencers are talking about Christianity, while hip-hop artist Street Hymns shares how 'battle rapping' allows him to share the gospel in urban spaces. 'Responding To The Rebirth' Conference: http://rebirthconference.net/ More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via Tax-deductible (USA) and get the same perks: https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Give a one-off gift via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Got feedback? Share it with us by emailing: feedback@think.faith Ep 21 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/season-2-episode-21-the-new-evangelists-jon-mccray-ruslan-kd-amp-street-hymns Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Well, we were not prepared for this. The venue is full. However, the mission is bigger than the room. You can still join us. Due to the incredible uptake, our responding to the Rebirth Conference will now be live streamed. Book your online pass now at rebirthconference.net. You may not be in the room, but you can still be part of the
0:22.5	response from anywhere in the world on Saturday the 22nd of November. On the live stream,
0:28.5	you'll get full access to all keynote sessions, panels and interviews with guests, including
0:33.6	John Lennox, Paul Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Oldfield and Al Gordon.
0:39.3	You can take part in the Q&A.
0:42.1	You'll get to take home recordings of all of the sessions and get a front row seat to what God is doing.
0:45.7	A rebirth is happening.
0:47.6	Let's respond together wherever we are.
0:49.8	Book your live stream pass at rebirthconference.net.
0:58.4	Are you seeing that kind of hunger and openness to Christianity because of the value it potentially offers?
1:06.0	A heliocentric shout out to him.
1:07.4	Asked him point blank, would you rather be an atheist, an atheistic nihilist
1:11.4	or a Christian? And he thought about it for a minute, he said, I'll throw you a bone,
1:19.7	maybe Christian. And so when Wes Huff went on Joe Rogan, you know, the biggest of them all,
1:25.5	suddenly it was like, whoa. Wow, that is fascinating.
1:30.1	It's the same evidence you for sure have heard for 20 years.
1:32.8	Yeah, it's like all the apologetics now to like, at last, we're getting out there.
1:37.6	A cheeky question, but I mean, who do you think is next?
1:40.2	Bold prediction.
1:42.1	Just said he's been going to church.
1:44.5	Oh.
1:45.2	Christian hip hop is at a very good stage right now, too.
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