Ryan met his future bride, Meagan, when they were both still in the children’s ministry of the healthy church in Winston-Salem where they grew up. After graduating with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from NC and waiting on his childhood sweetheart to graduate from that light blue school down the road, Ryan and Meagan were married in 2007. The Lord has also blessed them with four children: Riley, Abby Ruth, Charlotte, and Cole. After obtaining an M.Div. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ryan continued serving in his local church until he and his family were sent out to Covenant Hope in 2018.