Past Guests of the Men in the Arena Podcast

BIO: Shawn Johnson serves as lead pastor of Red Rocks Church, a community he and a small group started in 2005 in Denver, Colorado. Red Rocks Church is a single church with multiple locations. He is the author of Kiss the Fire and Attacking Anxiety. Shawn is passionate about seeing people transformed by the Word of God and making heaven more crowded! He and his wife, Jill, have three active sons, Ethan, Austin, and Ashton, so when they’re not at church, they’re usually watching or playing sports.

After serving in church ministry for 20 years, Stephen Kendrick now writes, speaks, and produces Christian films with his brothers Alex and Shannon. Stephen produced and co-wrote the movies THE FORGE, WAR ROOM, OVERCOMER, COURAGEOUS, FIREPROOF, and FACING THE GIANTS. In 2021, SHOW ME THE FATHER released; it was their first feature-length documentary, for which he served as an executive producer and writer. Their newest film, THE FORGE, was released internationally by Sony Pictures on August 23, 2024. Along with his brother Alex, Stephen co-wrote the New York Times bestselling books The Love Dare, The Resolution for Men, and The Battle Plan for Prayer and the new discipleship tool DEVOTED TO JESUS. He has been interviewed on “Fox & Friends,” CNN, and ABC World News Tonight. He serves on the boards of the Fatherhood CoMission and the Christian Worldview Film Festival. Stephen and his wife, Jill, live in Albany, Ga. with their six children and are active members at Sherwood Church.