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IN THE ARENA, A NEW BOOK BY RNH MEDIA FOUNDER RYAN NELSON HOLT, LAUNCHES FRIDAY, MAY 22

Field guide for the Thinking Christian Operator challenges Christian men in leadership to close the gap between belief and execution. Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and Digital Direct editions available.

OMAHA, NE — May 20, 2026 — RNH Media today announced the launch of In The Arena: Leading, Building, and Fighting the Good Fight, a new book by founder Ryan Nelson Holt aimed at Christian men in leadership who are ready to close the gap between their faith and their daily operation. Official launch day is Friday, May 22. Hardcover and Kindle editions are available now on Amazon. The paperback edition becomes available on Friday. A Digital Direct package, which includes PDF, EPUB, and an exclusive audio companion, launches the same day at rnh.media/in-the-arena-book.

The 294-page book speaks to what Holt calls the Thinking Christian Operator, the man between thirty and fifty-five who is building or leading something real, takes his faith seriously, and has begun to notice the slow erosion of discipline, integration, and conviction that success often conceals.

"Most Christian men in leadership are not in crisis," Holt said. "They are in the dangerous quiet middle of success, where everything looks fine from the outside and a great deal of ground is being lost underneath. In The Arena names that gap and gives men an architecture for closing it."

Over nineteen chapters, the book guides readers through identity, internal warfare, confession, intentional living, daily habits, accountability, focus, emotional control, and the discipline of standing firm under pressure. It concludes with The Arena Manifesto, a fifteen-declaration code Holt designed for repeated daily use.

The book has been positioned not as a self-help title and not as prosperity-oriented Christian content, but as a field guide for men who are tired of watching their own lives from the stands. It draws on Holt's twenty-one years of sobriety, his ongoing experience as a three-day-a-week dialysis patient, and what he describes as a career built under constraint rather than under ideal conditions.

Theological influences cited in the acknowledgments include Chuck Missler, David Pawson, and Michael Heiser.

In The Arena is the flagship publication of RNH Media, a faith-driven leadership platform whose product line will expand later in 2026 to include The Arena Ledger, a thirteen-week daily reckoning workbook; The Foundry, a membership community for serious operators; and the application-only Redemption Mastermind, a twelve-week cohort program for Christian men in leadership.

Availability:

  • Hardcover: ($29.97)Amazon, available Friday, May 22
  • Paperback ($19.97): Amazon, available Friday, May 22
  • Kindle ($9.97): Amazon, available Friday, May 22
  • Digital Direct ($0.00): rnh.media/in-the-arena-book, available Friday, May 22

In The Arena is available in four editions. Hardcover and Kindle are available now on Amazon. Paperback and Digital Direct launch Friday, May 22.

ABOUT RYAN NELSON HOLT

Ryan Nelson Holt is the founder of RNH Media and the author of In The Arena: Leading, Building, and Fighting the Good Fight. He writes for Christian men in leadership who refuse to compartmentalize faith from how they actually lead, build, and live. He is twenty-one years sober and on dialysis three days a week. RNH Media's brand essence is one line: Faith proven through disciplined execution.

Ryan Nelson Holt, Founder of RNH Media and author of In The Arena. Twenty-one years sober. On dialysis three days a week. Still in the arena.

ABOUT RNH MEDIA

RNH Media is a faith-driven leadership platform founded in 2024 by Ryan Nelson Holt. The brand serves the Thinking Christian Operator through long-form content, the upcoming Foundry membership community, and the Redemption Mastermind. RNH Media operates as a leadership and coaching platform; for any financial services inquiries, please contact Mr. Holt through Mutual of Omaha. More at rnh. media.

MEDIA ASSETS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

  • Hi-res cover image (front and full leather wrap)
  • Author headshots (color and black-and-white)
  • Author bio (short, medium, long)
  • Excerpt: Chapter One, In The Arena
  • Excerpt: Chapter Nineteen, The Arena Manifesto
  • Interview availability: in-studio (Omaha) or via Zoom

Press Contact:

press@rnh.media