The Rise Up Kings Podcast with Skylar Lewis

Send us Fan Mail  After going $8.4 million into debt with only $4 million in assets, real estate investor Jeff Rutkowski stopped praying for God to send him millions, and started praying to become the man God could trust with a million. That single shift launched a career training over 30,000 people, building $250 million in assets under management, and founding Kingdom 320, a movement to create 1...

Send us Fan Mail Men commit nearly 80% of all suicides in the United States while being only 50% of the population. One in four men between 15 and 34 say they feel lonely — and this is the most connected generation in human history. The Rise Up Kings coaches break down why men are lonelier than ever, why the facade you've built is the thing keeping you unknown, and why it is your responsibili...

Send us Fan Mail After growing up as a seventh-generation Mormon whose ancestor was a bodyguard of Joseph Smith, philosopher Dr. Corey Miller converted to Christianity, spent 12 years teaching at Indiana University, and discovered that the greatest threat to the Christian faith is not atheism — it is the university system that Christians themselves built and then abandoned to Marxist ideology!  Dr...

Send us Fan Mail  After writing 25 books translated into over 150 languages and distributing 70 million resources across 240 nations, bestselling author John Bevere explains why millions of Christians have built their faith on only half of the gospel — and why the missing half is the reason so many leaders fall, marriages collapse, and believers live in comfortable disobedience! John Bevere is a N...

Send us Fan Mail After spending 6 years sick with a mystery illness and 15 years in full-time ministry, World Cup Dad Zach Duke reveals how a single prayer in a Virginia coffee shop led him from a rec league where 40-year-old women stole the ball from him to Brazil's 2026 World Cup roster — and why he almost didn't obey the one word God gave him!  Zach Duke is a full-time missionary who...

Send us Fan Mail AI is coming for your job… but it might also make you rich. In this conversation, we break down the truth about artificial intelligence, what it’s really doing to the world, and why it’s about to widen the gap between winners and losers. We talk about whether AI is killing creativity, if people are becoming dependent on machines, and the deeper question most aren’t asking… are we...

Send us Fan Mail Christians keep dividing over secondary issues, and it’s hurting the Church. In this powerful conversation, we tackle why believers argue over theology, hell, deliverance, and denominational differences while people are walking away from the faith feeling unheard and hopeless. We discuss majors vs minors in Christianity, eternal conscious torment vs annihilationism, deconstruction...

Send us Fan Mail In this Rise Up Kings conversation, we debate national sovereignty (Venezuela/Greenland), then zoom into fatherhood: protecting your kids from outside influence, how to navigate fear, the 3 phases of parenting (train → teach → trust), homeschool/co-op strategies, boundaries like no sleepovers, and raising spiritually grounded, capable young men. Watch if you’re a dad trying to lea...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know visible 6-pack abs are rarer than being a millionaire? Only 2–3% of Americans have visible abs, while 7–10% are millionaires. In this episode, we break down discipline, health, nutrition, fitness, and what it means to steward your body as a Kingdom man. Most men think getting in shape is about vanity… But what if it’s actually about legacy, leadership, protection, con...

Send us Fan Mail In this Rise Up Kings Podcast episode, Coach Mondo sits down with Coach Jon Wood (“Switch”) and Pastor David for a deep, unfiltered conversation about Jesus, politics, masculinity, sexual ethics, prophetic words, and hearing God’s voice in a divided culture. This isn’t a surface-level debate. The discussion breaks down how Jesus’ announcement of the Kingdom of God was a direct cha...

Send us Fan Mail If you are trapped in fear and anxiety, you are not alone. In this Rise Up Kings conversation, Green Beret Master Sergeant Jeremy McWilliams and former Marine bomb disposal Staff Sergeant John Wood break down why fear is universal, why most fear is tied to control and the unknown, and how to build real courage through stress inoculation, exposure, and disciplined action. You will...

Send us Fan Mail If you’re a high achiever who loves Jesus, but still feels restless, anxious, and never at peace, this conversation will hit hard. Scott Donnell breaks down what’s actually driving anxiety, performance, control, and burnout in entrepreneurs and Christian men — and why the pursuit of success can become a spiritual stronghold. We unpack the 3 core wounds (abandonment, betrayal, cont...

Send us Fan Mail Christian men, masculinity, leadership, humility, ego, insecurity, confidence, identity in Christ. This episode exposes the “hidden problem” behind burnout, conflict, and self-sabotage (masked as success). Most guys don’t realize the real issue isn’t anger, ambition, or even performance; it’s what’s operating beneath the surface. We unpack how ego shows up in leadership, marriage,...

Send us Fan Mail Why do men chase success yet still feel empty? A Microsoft Exec shares why achievement, money, and status never feel like enough — and how surrendering ambition to God transforms fulfillment, identity, and purpose. Microsoft Executive Chad Kammarad went from a trailer park to one of the highest levels inside Microsoft. He reached the top — the cars, the house, the title, the statu...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the thing you’ve built your whole identity on gets taken away? In this episode, we sit down with Mondoe Davis to unpack one of the deepest traps men fall into: tying identity to performance. From the NFL to entrepreneurship, Mondoe shares how success can become a prison when it’s fueled by a need to feel worthy, and what happens internally when the platform disap...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful, real-talk conversation, the guys unpack what actually makes a marriage thrive — especially when communication breaks down and intimacy feels hard. You’ll hear how different communication styles can create a downward spiral, and why the most emotionally mature person has to go first in forgiveness. They share honestly about pride, ego, and the temptation to love t...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, THINK Media Founder and CEO, Sean Cannell shares how being fired by all of his freelance clients became the catalyst for building a million-dollar YouTube empire. But this episode goes far beyond YouTube strategy — it dives into faith, fatherhood, character, spiritual warfare, discipline, addiction, and purpose. Sean reveals: - Ho...

Send us Fan Mail Ryan Michler, founder of Order of Man, joins Skylar Lewis to talk about the war on masculinity, fatherhood, and responsibility. Ryan shares how his own struggles with passivity, addiction, and divorce forged his mission to help men reclaim sovereignty, learning to lead, protect, and serve with purpose.  Together they confront the crisis of fatherless sons, the deception of “toxic...

Send us Fan Mail From crack houses and an orphanage in Philly to Hollywood producer, Joe Knopp shares how God fathered him, why media moves culture, the Dennis Quaid “Who’s God?” moment from I Can Only Imagine, and why Andrew Tate isn’t the model for men. A raw conversation on sonship, strength, and Trojan-horsing truth into film. Connect with Joe Knopp: Website: https://www.joeknopp.com IMDb: htt...

Send us Fan Mail A rocket-propelled grenade exploded just 10 feet away from me in Afghanistan. My heart stopped — doctors shocked me back to life. That moment changed everything. This near death experience became the turning point that revealed my purpose and deepened my faith. In this powerful episode of the Rise Up Kings Coach’s Corner, we talk about how God can turn pain into purpose, tragedy i...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode, Skylar Lewis sits down with Ruslan KD to tackle one of the toughest questions Christians are facing today: Do we have to pick a side on Israel? Within the first 90 seconds, they dive deep into the “I’m done choosing sides” moment — unpacking why Israel isn’t a monolith, what it really means to support a nation’s right to exist, and how believers can honor...

Send us Fan Mail In this Rise Up Kings episode, Skylar Lewis sits down with Don Manning, a seasoned fatherhood mentor and founder behind Crazy Cool Family. Don shares how chasing success nearly cost him what mattered most, why God’s design for family looks “crazy,” and the one shift that turned his marriage and kids’ hearts around. If you want to be a man who leads with strength, humility, and lov...

Send us Fan Mail Discover the hidden truths about America’s founding fathers, the Bible in schools, and the real story behind separation of church and state. David Barton reveals shocking documents and forgotten history… From America’s 250-year legacy as the longest-running constitutional republic to the untold role of faith in shaping laws, education, and freedom, this conversation uncovers what...

Send us Fan Mail The Rise Up Kings Coaches gathered and sat down to discuss Charlie Kirk’s assassination, sparking a powerful conversation on faith, courage, and the cost of standing for truth. Learn what it means to live fully, risk boldly, and make your life count and the powerful lesson Charlie left us with.  Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:15 – Faith over safety 00:33 – Never fully showed up 01:07...

Send us Fan Mail Christian Hip-Hop pioneer Tedashii goes from Christian rap stages to the edge of ending his life, then finds a raw, painful path back through faith, therapy, and purpose. In this Rise Up Kings episode, he tells the story of losing his son Chase, 12 suicide attempts, the intervention that saved him, and why emotional movement matters for men. Watch, share, and subscribe — full inte...