The 318 Brotherhood: Rebuilding Men, Restoring Families, Advancing God’s Kingdom

Richard Kauffman
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🎙️ When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called forth 318 trained men—born in his own house—and led them into battle (Genesis 14:14). That moment wasn’t just about warfare. It was about leadership, legacy, and a man’s response to the call of God. The 318 Brotherhood Podcast is a call to modern-day warriors—men who are ready to rise from the pit, lead their families with purpose, and build lives aligned with the King’s design. Hosted by Richard Kauffman, author of Ascension of the Warrior: The Master Craftsman’s Design, this podcast blends Biblical truth, raw life experience, and real transformation through a proven 8-step framework. Each episode is built for men who are tired of living numb, playing small, or pretending they’re okay. Whether you’re grieving the loss of a child, rebuilding your marriage, reclaiming your faith, or starting over in business—this brotherhood is for you. Join us each week as we rebuild men, restore families, and advance God’s Kingdom—one warrior at a time. Join the Brotherhood https://www.318men.com/318-brotherhood

  1. 2d ago

    How to Start Addiction Recovery When You’re Ashamed to Ask for Help - Episode 146

    How do you start addiction recovery when shame, secrecy, and fear keep you from asking for help? And how do you begin rebuilding trust when the people closest to you have been hurt? In episode 146, recovery coach Bryan Smith of Momentum Recovery Support Services joins Rick Kauffman for an honest conversation about hidden addiction, pornography and sexual compulsivity, alcohol misuse, faith, and finding support. Bryan shares how he maintained the appearance of success in his career, family, and church while privately struggling with destructive behaviors. He opens up about the turning point that brought those struggles into the light and the ongoing work of recovery and restoration. We discuss: • When a coping behavior begins controlling your life. • Why pride, shame, and fear can keep men from seeking help. • Finding safe people and a supportive recovery community. • Addressing addiction in churches with compassion and accountability. • Rebuilding trust through honesty and consistent actions. • Supporting spouses affected by betrayal. • How faith, peer support, and professional care can work together. This conversation is for the man who is tired of hiding, the spouse trying to understand, and the church or ministry leader who wants to offer meaningful support. You don’t have to wait until everything falls apart to ask for help. 🎁 GRAB YOUR FREE 30-DAY DEVOTIONAL JOURNAL FROM BRYAN SMITH https://go.318men.com/lets-go-champ-page As shared in this episode, Let’s Go Champ is Bryan’s gift to you. This 30-day devotional journal brings together Scripture, biblical stories, reflection questions, and practical daily action to help you build momentum in body, mind, and spirit. Download your free copy and begin with Day 1. Then consider emailing Bryan personally to thank him, let him know you heard the podcast, and tell him you picked up his journal. CONNECT WITH BRYAN SMITH Momentum Recovery Support Services Phone: 945-217-8468 Email: momentum4men5@gmail.com Contact Bryan to ask about recovery support, available resources, and next steps. EXPLORE OUR WORK https://318men.com/ LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES https://318men.com/podcast If this conversation could help someone you know, share it privately with them. Subscribe for more honest conversations about faith, loss, leadership, and rebuilding your life. #AddictionRecovery #RecoverySupport #FaithAndRecovery

  2. Oct 26

    How to Stop Overthinking and Start Using Your God-Given Gifts - Episode 145

    How do you stop overthinking and start using your God-given gifts? If you have experience, knowledge, or a story that could help others, but feel overwhelmed by everything you need to build, this conversation is for you. BOOK A 30-MINUTE CONVERSATION: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/thirty-min-call Maybe you want to become a coach, consultant, speaker, or ministry leader. You can see the website, technology, money, and unanswered questions standing between you and your next step. But has the problem become so close that you can no longer see the possibilities around it? In this episode, we explore: • Recognizing the experience and skills you already carry • Looking beyond the problem to identify your options • Examining Health, Relationships, and Wealth through the Kingdom Balance Sheet • Beginning a conversation before building an entire business • Asking for help, making an invitation, and respecting the answer • Taking practical action while putting God first You’ll leave with four questions: What am I trying to accomplish? What is getting in the way? What options do I have? What action will I take? If you’re ready to explore your next step, book a 30-minute conversation. We can discuss what you’re building, what is getting in the way, and whether working together would fit your needs. CONNECT: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/thirty-min-call EXPLORE OUR WORK: https://www.318men.com LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES: https://www.318men.com/podcast THANK YOU TO LAST WEEK’S GUEST: Drew Reitzel joined us in episode 144 to discuss You Can’t Serve Two Masters: Undivided Allegiance to Christ in an Age of Cultural Compromise. Explore Drew’s book: https://www.undividedallegiance.com/book/ COMING NEXT: Subscribe for our upcoming conversation with Bryan Smith about addiction recovery and the story behind his work. What is one ask you’re willing to make this week? Share it in the comments. #ChristianEntrepreneur #GodGivenGifts #TakeAction

  3. Oct 19

    How Do I Put God First When Life Keeps Pulling Me Away? Episode 144

    How do you put God first when work, money, distractions, and the desire for approval keep competing for your attention? Author Drew Reitzel joins me for an honest conversation about spiritual drift, divided priorities, and his book, You Can’t Serve Two Masters: Undivided Allegiance to Christ in an Age of Cultural Compromise. Drew shares a powerful story about getting out of the ocean and discovering he had drifted a mile from where he started. His question, “How did I get here?” becomes a picture of how small choices can gradually pull us away from God. But those choices can also lead us back. In this conversation, we explore: • Recognizing what is competing with God for first place • How good things can become misplaced priorities • Following Christ when obedience feels uncomfortable • Speaking truth with love and kindness • Repentance without living in shame • Taking your next faithful step, one day at a time Whether you’ve walked with God for years, feel distant from your faith, or have questions about returning, this episode invites you to examine your priorities and begin where you are today. CONNECT WITH DREW REITZEL: https://www.undividedallegiance.com/ EXPLORE HIS BOOK: https://www.undividedallegiance.com/book/ PAPERBACK ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYLHSBR3 Drew’s book page also includes the Kindle option and an email signup for a free preview. SPEAKING INQUIRIES: https://www.undividedallegiance.com/speaking/ EXPLORE OUR WORK: https://www.318men.com LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES: https://www.318men.com/podcast What is one thing competing for your attention that you need to bring before God today? #PuttingGodFirst #ChristianFaith #SpiritualGrowth

  4. Oct 12

    How Can I Hear God’s Voice? | An 8-Week Bible Study Episode 143

    How can you hear God’s voice through Scripture, prayer, and reflection when you’re unsure what comes next? Episode 143 introduces an eight-week Bible study for personal use, small groups, churches, and ministries. If you’re facing a life transition, rebuilding after loss, or looking for a meaningful Bible study for your group, this conversation offers a place to begin. Drawing from my book, Ascension of the Warrior, we explore eight steps: What’s God saying? Divine Appointment Healing through hindsight Trust the process Divine provision Deny yourself Master’s Blueprint Embrace your call We discuss listening to God through His Word, testing what we’re considering against Scripture, seeking wise counsel, and choosing practical steps of faith. You’ll also hear how the study can support personal reflection or conversations in men’s groups, women’s groups, churches, and ministries. LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK: https://www.318men.com REQUEST INFORMATION ABOUT THE EIGHT-WEEK BIBLE STUDY: EXPLORE THE PODCAST: https://www.318men.com/podcast Are you a pastor, minister, small-group leader, or someone interested in starting a Bible study? Request information so we can discuss your group, your goals, and available study and support options. Which of the eight steps needs your attention right now? Share your thoughts in the comments. Subscribe for more conversations about faith, leadership, purpose, and navigating your next season. #BibleStudy #SpiritualGrowth #HearingGod

  5. Oct 5

    How Do I Find Purpose in My Next Season? Episode 142

    How do you find purpose in your next season when you’re unsure what comes next? Maybe you’re over 50 and facing a transition. Maybe you want to become a better father, husband, or leader. Or maybe you’re grieving and your next intentional step is simply letting someone walk beside you. In this episode, we explore John Maxwell’s Law of Intentionality and what choosing to grow can look like in your home, relationships, work, and faith. I share three questions to help you identify what needs your attention and choose one practical step forward. Explore our work: https://www.318men.com Join our FREE 15-week mastermind based on John Maxwell’s The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: https://www.318men.com/15-laws-growth-mastermind-page We begin Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 7 p.m. Eastern on Zoom. We’ll explore one law each week and discuss how to apply it in everyday life. Open to men and women, inside and outside the Brotherhood. No participation fee or paid membership required. Bring your questions, your experience, and a willingness to give your time and attention to your growth. Know someone who could benefit? Share this invitation with them.

  6. Sep 28

    How Do I Deal With Grief After Losing Someone I Love? | A Father’s Story

    How do you deal with grief after losing someone you love, especially when there is no answer to “why”? After learning that Bobby, a young member of our Brotherhood, passed away unexpectedly, I set aside the episode I had planned. His death brought me back to the loss of my daughter, Kelsey, and to the days when I was numb, the funeral ended, and everyone else’s life seemed to return to normal. In this episode, I share what grief felt like as a father: the loneliness, the anger at well-meant words that brought no comfort, and the need to hear from someone who understood. I also speak to men who have been taught to keep their pain to themselves, and to anyone wondering how to show up for a grieving friend. I don’t know the circumstances of Bobby’s death, and I won’t speculate. I simply want to honor him, hold his family in prayer, and make room for an honest conversation about loss. If someone you know is grieving, reach out. Use their loved one’s name. Listen to their story, and remember to check in after the first few weeks have passed. I’m Rick Kauffman, host of the 318 Brotherhood Podcast. Learn more about our work at https://318men.com. If grief has brought you to a point where you may hurt yourself, please tell someone now. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 for support at any time: https://988lifeline.org/ #GriefAndLoss #MensGrief #318Brotherhood

  7. Sep 21

    How to Lead Yourself and Others: Understand People Before You Lead Them Episode 140

    You can have the right message, the right mission, and the right heart... and still lose people because you don't understand how they're wired. In Episode 140 of the 318 Brotherhood Podcast, Coach Rick Kauffman introduces the power of DISC and why understanding yourself may be one of the first steps toward becoming a better leader of others. Whether you're a pastor, business owner, entrepreneur, coach, speaker, podcaster, ministry leader, or simply a man responsible for leading others, this conversation is for you. One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is assuming everyone communicates, processes information, makes decisions, and responds the same way they do. They don't. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why self-awareness matters in leadership • The basics of D, I, S, and C behavioral styles • How different personalities receive the same message differently • Why your natural strengths can also create leadership blind spots • How to adjust your communication without changing who you are • Why the way YOU want to be led may not work for someone else • How DISC connects to your Kingdom Balance Sheet • How understanding people can make you a better coach, pastor, business owner, speaker, husband, and leader I've recently completed certification as a Maxwell Leadership Certified DISC Trainer and DISC Consultant, and I'm excited to begin incorporating these tools into the leadership and personal-development work we're doing. But DISC isn't about putting people into boxes. It's about developing greater awareness of yourself and the person standing in front of you. Here's the question I want you to consider: Are you communicating with people the way THEY need to hear you, or the way YOU prefer to communicate? Don't lead everyone the way you want to be led. Learn to lead the person in front of you. 318, Brother.

  8. Sep 14

    9/11: 25 Years Later — Where Were You When the Towers Fell? Episode 139

    Two Men Who Were There Share What They Saw, What They Survived, and Why We Must Remember A few alternate titles that could also work: 25 Years Later: The 9/11 Stories We Cannot Let Die They Were There: Remembering September 11, 25 Years Later Where Were You on 9/11? Stories From Ground Zero and Lower Manhattan Never Forget: Two Survivors Remember 9/11, 25 Years Later The Day America Changed: 25 Years Later, Their Stories Still Matter Podcast Description Twenty-five years later, the question still stops many of us in our tracks: Where were you on September 11, 2001? In this special episode of the 318 Brotherhood Podcast, Coach Rick Kauffman shares powerful conversations from our Patriot Day gathering with men whose lives were directly shaped by that day. You’ll hear from Joseph Grimaldi, a former law-enforcement officer and K9 handler who deployed to Ground Zero beginning September 12 and spent months working in the aftermath. Decades later, he continues to live with serious health consequences connected to that service, but his message remains focused on the men and women who never came home. You’ll also hear from John, who was working with New York City Parks Enforcement near Battery Park when the towers were struck. He witnessed the second plane hit and was close enough to the destruction that decisions made in those moments helped save his life. Other veterans and brothers also share where they were, how September 11 changed the course of their lives, and why remembering these stories matters. This conversation is not about politics. It is about memory, sacrifice, service, loss, courage, faith, and responsibility. An entire generation has now grown up without personally remembering that morning. That means those of us who were there, who served, who witnessed it, or who lived through it carry a responsibility: Tell the story. Because when stories disappear, history becomes easier to forget. And these stories matter. To every first responder, service member, survivor, family member, and every person still carrying the physical and emotional consequences of September 11: We remember you. We honor you. And we will not forget. Join the 318 Brotherhood If you’re a man looking for faith, brotherhood, accountability, and meaningful conversations with men walking through life together: Join the Brotherhood No Man Left Behind. 318, Brother.

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🎙️ When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called forth 318 trained men—born in his own house—and led them into battle (Genesis 14:14). That moment wasn’t just about warfare. It was about leadership, legacy, and a man’s response to the call of God. The 318 Brotherhood Podcast is a call to modern-day warriors—men who are ready to rise from the pit, lead their families with purpose, and build lives aligned with the King’s design. Hosted by Richard Kauffman, author of Ascension of the Warrior: The Master Craftsman’s Design, this podcast blends Biblical truth, raw life experience, and real transformation through a proven 8-step framework. Each episode is built for men who are tired of living numb, playing small, or pretending they’re okay. Whether you’re grieving the loss of a child, rebuilding your marriage, reclaiming your faith, or starting over in business—this brotherhood is for you. Join us each week as we rebuild men, restore families, and advance God’s Kingdom—one warrior at a time. Join the Brotherhood https://www.318men.com/318-brotherhood

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