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#54 Hope in the Holy Land — Interview with Todd Morehead
| Episode Guest: Todd Morehead
Todd Morehead is our podcast guest for this episode. Todd is the founder of Grafted Ministries and the creator of two films: _Promised Land: Israel Through the Eyes of Surfers (2012) _and his recent release, Hope in the Holy Land: Delving Beneath the Surface of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Today, Todd and Rich tackle the complicated topic of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Todd shares about the years he spent with a variety of people and cultures in the land in order to gain more perspective personally and for the film. We encourage you to watch the film and to learn from it!
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Todd's bio: Todd Morehead is the Founder and Director of Grafted Ministries and is from Southern California, where he lives with his wife and four children. He is a graduate of Talbot Seminary with a M.A. in Biblical & Theological Studies and has over twenty years of experience in ministry.
Ever since Todd can remember, he’s had a love for the Jewish people and the land of Israel. He became a believer at a very young age and with that decision, the love of Israel followed suit.
In his earlier years, Todd worked for a couple different Christian organizations, but regardless of the task at hand, the Jewish people were always on his heart and mind. Wherever he went, it was as if he had a magnetic pull towards the Jewish people, which always led to new friendships.
In his early twenties, Todd realized there was a problem; not all Christians share God’s love for Israel and the Jewish people. Being convinced by the Scriptures that the Jews are not just another people group Christians can choose to cultivate a heart for, his vision sharpened and he began to laser in on helping Christians understand their role with God’s chosen people. Grafted Ministries was birthed out of this focus.
Whether it’s the films or study guides he creates, or the Israel trips he leads—where he has been about thirty times, Todd’s aim is to awaken Christians to God’s purpose for them with the Jewish people. Photos by Justin Kron
The existence of Israel as a sovereign Jewish state has become a polarizing issue in both the mainstream and Christian communities, and there are many questions to be answered. Our goal is to provide answers to some of these questions through the real life journey of Todd Morehead as he travels through the Holy Land, hearing the stories of both Israelis and Palestinians who have been directly impacted by the conflict. We believe in the inherent dignity of all people living in the Holy Land. This includes Arabs and other minorities who live in Israel and the Palestinian Territories (West Bank and Gaza). These people matter to God, and therefore they matter to us. In getting to know them we have come to discover that many—despite the challenges they sometimes face as minorities—courageously support Israel’s existence—even with its flaws and growing pains—and they want their voice to be heard. This film is our attempt to help them.