The Uprising (2008)
The Uprising
2008The Uprising is a reality television show centering around the lives and ministry of Jay Haizlip, Brian Sumner, and Christian Hosoi. Together and with the help of many others, they use their collective backgrounds as professional skateboarders as they comb skate parks, backyard pools, and other hangouts in an effort to spread the Gospel of Christ. Committed to affecting the world around them, the trio shares their faith and hope with friends, drug addicts, and even police. Through their ministry and the show as well, cultural and religious boundaries are breached with an unconventional but truly biblical approach to ministry on a person to person level.
Seasons & Episode
Always looking for ministry opportunities, modern day evangelists Christian Hosoi, Jay Haizlip, and Brian Sumner get a personal invite to skate a backyard pool. Along the way they encounter a hitch hiker, some cameo appearances by friends.
Brian Sumner invites all the bros to a park session at West Minster. After some amazing skating and connecting with fellow pro Josh Harmony, the pack heads to LA. to meet up with Paul Rodriguez and Jereme Rogers to skate Pauls private facility.
"Lords of Dogtown" icon Jay Adams experiences Gods handy work, and is released early from a 20 year prison sentence for good behavior. Christian Hosoi assembles the troops to welcome Adams home with a friendly reception.
With hopes of ministering across the Atlantic, Jay Haizlip, Christian Hosoi, Brian Sumner, and Chris Jones head to England in search of uncharted territory.
The Uprising is a reality television show centering around the lives and ministry of Jay Haizlip, Brian Sumner, and Christian Hosoi. Together and with the help of many others, they use their collective backgrounds as professional skateboarders as they comb skate parks, backyard pools, and other hangouts in an effort to spread the Gospel of Christ. Committed to affecting the world around them, the trio shares their faith and hope with friends, drug addicts, and even police. Through their ministry and the show as well, cultural and religious boundaries are breached with an unconventional but truly biblical approach to ministry on a person to person level.