Ryan experienced conversion at the age of 11. Immediately, there was an awareness of the Lord’s presence, hunger for Scripture, and desire to communicate with God. That summer, Ryan read nearly all of the New Testament, except the Book of Revelation because it was too weird and scary. At 16 years old, Ryan became the youth leader in his dad’s congregation, Church of Acts in San Antonio, TX. This was also when prophetic revelation dramatically increased in his life. After graduating high school, Ryan went to Bible college in San Antonio, TX, from 1993-1997. In 1996, Ryan was part of an incredible refreshing of the Holy Spirit at Church of Acts that was filled with manifest presence, signs, miracles and prophetic increase.

With only one worship team and a few leaders ministering every night for nearly three months, it was clear they weren’t ready for an outpouring. This was also when Ryan was introduced to major prophetic voices such as Bobby Conner, Bob Jones, and MorningStar Ministries.