Top evangelical leaders and Israeli analysts to gather at NRB for examination of how Jewish state is reshaping Middle East order
Israel is no longer just defending itself. It’s setting the rules.
That’s the premise of a major conference Israel365 News will host February 20 at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention in Nashville—and the speaker lineup reflects how seriously Christian leaders are taking this shift.
Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, NRB President Troy Miller, former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and a roster of prominent bishops, pastors, and Israel advocates will gather at 10:30 AM in Delta Mezzanine 6 on Friday, February 20 for “Israel Rising: How the Jewish State Is Reshaping the Middle East.”
The free conference addresses a development most analysts haven’t fully grasped: Israel’s transition from embattled regional actor to emerging powerbroker. While Western media focuses on conflict, Israel has been quietly redrawing the Middle East map through strategic alliances, defense partnerships, and enforcement of regional red lines that other powers no longer dare to challenge.
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Why This Matters Now
Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, Executive Director of Israel365 Action and a frequent presence on Capitol Hill, has documented the transformation in a video series that catalogs concrete developments: Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, the trilateral alliance with Greece and Cyprus, billion-dollar defense deals with Germany, and Israel’s demonstrated willingness to enforce boundaries across the region that no one else can.
The timing is deliberate. Iran’s regime is weakening—its brutal suppression of domestic protesters revealing a despotic government clinging to power through violence against its own citizens. As the mullahs’ grip slips, Israel’s regional position strengthens. The contrast couldn’t be sharper: one regime killing its own people to maintain control, another building alliances and anchoring regional security.
Christian leaders are taking notice because the implications extend beyond military balance. If Israel is becoming the region’s dominant player, it changes the calculus for American foreign policy, reshapes Christian engagement with the Middle East, and fulfills biblical prophecies.
The Speakers
The conference brings together Christian leaders who shape policy, media, and grassroots opinion with Israeli voices who understand the transformation firsthand.
Tony Perkins, longtime president of the Family Research Council, has emerged as one of the most influential pro-Israel voices in American evangelicalism, regularly mobilizing churches and policymakers. Troy Miller leads the world’s largest association of evangelical communicators and has championed strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship through faith-based media. Michele Bachmann brings national security and foreign policy experience from Congress to her current role at Regent University, speaking frequently about Israel’s strategic importance for American interests.
Dr. Susan Michael of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem has spent four decades building networks of evangelical leaders supporting Israel. Bishop Robert Stearns of Eagles’ Wings has mobilized churches worldwide to stand with Israel and helped shape a new generation of Christian Zionists. Luke Moon of Generation Zion is energizing younger Christians to engage with Israel and the Jewish people, while Lucas Miles of TPUSA Faith advocates for Christian solidarity with Israel in an era of shifting Middle East alliances.
The Israel365 team—Rabbi Tuly Weisz (founder), Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (Executive Director of Israel365 Action), and Rabbi Elie Mischel (Director of Education)—will provide on-the-ground analysis from those who live in Israel and track these developments daily.
What’s at Stake
The conference will examine concrete evidence of Israel’s rising regional power, what it means for American interests, and how Christians should understand and engage with this transformation.
The questions matter: How sustainable are Israel’s new alliances? What does Israel’s willingness to act unilaterally signal about American influence in the region? How should Christians think about a Middle East order increasingly shaped by Israeli power rather than Arab or Persian dominance? What are the biblical and prophetic implications of Israel’s emergence as a regional anchor?
The answers shape foreign policy, Christian engagement with Israel, and how believers understand the role of the Jewish state in a reordered Middle East.
Israel365 at NRB
The conference is part of Israel365’s broader presence at the NRB Convention, which also includes The Israel365 Shabbat Experience running Tuesday through Thursday, February 17-19. These 35-40 minute immersive sessions guide participants through the core practices that welcome Shabbat in a Jewish home, revealing the beauty, rhythm, and spiritual depth of the weekly practice that has sustained Jewish life for thousands of years and is now inspiring Christians across America. Click here for details and registration.
The Israel Rising conference is taking place on Friday, February 20, 2026, at 10:30 AM in Delta Mezzanine 6 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville. Registration is free.
For Christian leaders trying to understand how Israel’s rise is reshaping the region—and what it means for the church—this may be the most important gathering of 2026.
