Voices 4 Peace

Israel goes to the polls on October 27, and most Americans will get the headlines without the context. Pastor Todd Stavrakos sits down with Lazar Berman of The Times of Israel for a plain-language guide to an election that, in Lazar’s words, comes down to “yes Bibi” or “no Bibi.” Lazar explains who is on the ballot, from Netanyahu’s coalition with the ultra-Orthodox and the far right to the opposi...

In this episode of Voices 4 Peace , Pastor Todd Stavrakos speaks with Rev. Kimberly van Driel, pastor of First English Lutheran Church in Butler, Pennsylvania, about building meaningful interfaith relationships in the wake of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting. They discuss the importance of standing with Jewish neighbors, confronting antisemitism within Christian teaching, and building the trust...

In this episode of Voices 4 Peace , Pastor Todd Stavrakos sits down with Dr. Lavender Kelly —writer, educator, therapist, and board member of Pathways for Peace to explore how trauma shapes individuals, communities, and even generations.  Together they discuss generational trauma, the importance of reclaiming agency, why listening is one of the most powerful forms of healing, and how understanding...

In this episode of Voices 4 Peace , Pastor Todd Stavrakos, Executive Director of Pathways for Peace, and Rev. Dr. Peter Pettit, Board Member of Pathways for Peace, tackle a difficult question: are today's churches truly engaged in peacemaking, or are they simply signaling virtue?  Drawing on their experience in Israel and Palestine, they explore trauma, solidarity, accountability, and the cha...

In this episode of Voices 4 Peace , Todd Stavrakos sits down with Rev. Marshall Mitchell to explore what it means to be a peacemaker in an increasingly polarized world. Drawing from his experience engaging the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the Oslo years, Marshall reflects on the importance of hope, courageous leadership, and the difficult work of building trust across deep divides.  Togethe...

In this episode of Voices 4 Peace, Pastor Peter Pettit speaks with Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh of American Jewish University about her experience as the daughter of Iranian Jewish immigrants, her Persian Jewish heritage, and the growing hope for a free Iran. Together they explore the realities of the Iranian regime, the relationship between Iran and Israel, and why many Iranians, both inside and outsid...

In this episode of Voices 4 Peace , Pastor Todd Stavrakos sits down with Jason Holtzman to reflect on how the realities on the ground in Israel and the Palestinian territories are experienced by those living them and why those perspectives often look very different from how the conflict is discussed in the West. Drawing from their recent delegation, they unpack the complexity of the war in the aft...

In this episode of Voices 4 Peace, Pastor Peter Pettit sits down with Israeli author and public intellectual Yossi Klein Halevi to discuss how Israelis understand the wars they are fighting from October 7 to Gaza to the threat of Iran and why that perspective often looks very different from how the conflict is discussed in the West. Listen in for a conversation about war, morality, trauma, democra...

In the second episode of the Voices4Peace podcast, Pastor Todd Stavrakos speaks with Dr. Marcie Lenk, scholar of Jewish–Christian relations and board member of Pathways for Middle East Peace. This conversation explores Israel’s Christian minority through the lens of history, identity, and lived experience. Dr. Lenk offers insight into the diversity within Israel’s Christian communities and reflect...

In the inaugural episode of the Voices4Peace podcast, Pastor Todd Stavrakos speaks with John Munayer, a Jerusalem-born Palestinian Christian and Director of International Engagement at the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue. This conversation explores the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through the lens of lived experience, faith, and identity. This podcast exists for those willing to wrestle...