The Arena Is Built For The Arena is built for founders, communicators, leaders, coaches, pastors, and teachers.
The Arena is a live coaching community led by Erwin Raphael McManus and Aaron McManus. Erwin has spent more than 35 years forming leaders, leading communities, and coaching founders and creators at the highest levels. The Arena consists of live calls, a library of over 200 hours, and a room of leaders holding each other to a higher standard.
See if this room is yours on a quick call, or scroll to explore what's inside.
Led by Erwin Raphael McManus
Erwin Raphael McManus is a life architect, award-winning author, and artist who has captivated audiences in stadiums across seventy countries on five continents. He has advised CEOs, athletes, and billion-dollar companies, from the NFL to the Pentagon, helping them overcome their limitations and unlock their personal genius.
The Arena is where he does that work at its closest range, forming communicators and leaders live, call after call.
- A pastor for more than 35 years
- Founder and lead pastor of Mosaic in Los Angeles
- Has consulted for the NFL and the Pentagon
- Advises CEOs, athletes, and billion-dollar companies
"I built the Arena because pioneers, explorers, inventors, futurists, and creatives inherently feel alone in the world. I wanted to create communities where they could belong."
Erwin Raphael McManus
The Arena began as a learning community for people in the business space who needed accountability, sharper thinking, and honest conversation about the work.
The Seven Frequencies came out of the Arena. This is the room where it all keeps growing, dynamically, in real time, as more experts step in and give away what they know.
Three Pillars
This is the work, up close. Communication, leadership, and character, in Erwin's own words.
Communication
"Communication informs us and it forms us. You are the materialization of all the words ever spoken into your life, and all the words that you speak to yourself."
Erwin Raphael McManus
Learn to speak so people move, and to listen so people connect. From your first word to your final line, your message becomes clearer, sharper, and more fully your own.
Leadership
"You cannot just tell people what you value. You have to embody it. People do not follow your language, they follow your life."
Erwin Raphael McManus
You increase your capacity by standing next to people driven as hard as you are. So much of leadership is re-architecting your internal world to carry more pressure without collapsing.
Character Development
"Everyone wants a better team. The most important thing you bring to your team is who you are becoming."
Erwin Raphael McManus
Great character is built through great community and great consistency. A room that shows up keeps you honest, keeps you growing, and holds you to who you are becoming.
Inside the Arena
Here is what you actually get, and what each of these does to you over time.
Live Calls With Erwin and Aaron
Twice a month now, and weekly beginning this September. Communication, leadership, and self-mastery worked out in real time with real people and real stakes. You bring your questions. The room sharpens your answers.
A Library of Over 200 Hours
Every call recorded and waiting. Full courses including The Art of Communication and The Seven Frequencies of Communication. Depth you can return to for as long as you are a member.
A Community That Keeps You Accountable
Entrepreneurs, pastors, creatives, coaches, and leaders from around the world in one private space. You grow through the accountability and consistency of people who take their becoming seriously and take yours seriously too.
Feedback on Your Communication
Bring your talk, your pitch, your message. Honest feedback until your voice is sharper, clearer, and more fully your own. Growth accelerates when someone tells you the truth.
A glimpse of what is waiting in your 200+ hours.
The Art of Communication
Erwin's flagship course on the craft, from your first word to your final line.
The Arena Conference Collection
Full sessions featuring Jamie Kern Lima, Brendon Burchard, Jim Kwik, Todd Herman, and Lewis Howes.
One Day With Erwin + Brendon
The complete recordings of the one-day intensive with Erwin and Brendon Burchard.
Special Guest Sessions
Leaders like Neel Dhingra step into the room and bring their craft with them.
The Voices
Every review of the Arena is five stars. Here are a few of them, in members' own words.
"We've seen a transformation in our team, and our sales have only gone up."
"We are now able to afford to be more involved in our community. The Arena has been transformative in every way."
K. Serrano, Owner of Michi Tacos"The greatest enemy of my leadership was me."
"The Arena pulls you from the shadows and into the light of action."
S. Ambrose, Senior Pastor"Every conversation stretches you, every session grows you."
"I can draw a direct line between who I was before the Arena and who I'm becoming."
C. Brokaw, MosaicMore Voices From the Arena
Dozens of members, unedited.
You are who people look to when everything is on the line. Lately you can feel it: the version of you that got you here will not carry you where you are called. You want a standard higher than your comfort, and people who care enough to hold you to it.
If that stung a little, this room already has your seat in it.
Join the ArenaYou already know if this is you.
Book a call and the Arena team will walk you through how membership works, what a week inside looks like, and whether this is the right room for where you are going. Honest answers, no pressure.
Membership
The full Arena Community, everything included. Cancel anytime.
"You'll get way more out of it than you pay for it in dollars and cents."L. Sanders, Arena Member
- Live calls with Erwin and Aaron
- Full library of over 200 hours, including The Art of Communication
- A global community of entrepreneurs, pastors, and creatives
- Exclusive member discount on The Seven Frequencies Certification
- Cancel anytime
Around $349 per month, 21% off the monthly rate.
- Live calls with Erwin and Aaron
- Full library of over 200 hours, including The Art of Communication
- A global community of entrepreneurs, pastors, and creatives
- Exclusive member discount on The Seven Frequencies Certification
Pastors and Ministry Leaders
A focused way into the Arena for those leading churches and ministries: one two-hour live call with Erwin each month, centered on the weight and craft of ministry leadership. The calls happen live, so you show up in real time and are formed in the room as it happens.
Wondering if it is the right fit? Book a discovery call with the Arena team and get honest answers before you decide.
Questions, Answered Straight
How often are the live calls?
Two two-hour live calls each month with Erwin and Aaron, plus bonus sessions, moving to weekly calls beginning this September. Every call is recorded and added to the library.
What if I miss a call?
Every session is recorded and available on demand in the member library, alongside over 200 hours of courses, sessions, and past calls. You can watch anything, anytime, for as long as you are a member.
Can I bring my team?
Yes. Team and group memberships are available. Reach out at info@thearenasummit.com and the Arena team will build the right setup for your organization.
Can I share my login?
Each membership covers one person. Your login is yours alone, which keeps the community a room of known faces. For multiple people, team membership is the way in.
Are there free trials or refunds?
No free trials and no refunds. The Arena is built for people ready to commit to the work, and monthly membership can be canceled anytime. If you are unsure whether it is the right fit, book a discovery call first and get honest answers before you join.
The Person You Were Created to Be Is Waiting on a Decision
You have carried the weight of becoming alone long enough. Step into a room built to carry it with you.