Skillet article taken from Daily Declaration by Cody Mitchell 15th July 2026

The Bible says, people are without excuse to reject their Creator God from the evidence of intelligent design and the beauty of the Cosmos. Also, just from the incredible number of Gospel witnesses I have seen recently from people like Lionel Messi and other World Cup stars, great Christian movies, movie stars, and now the Rock Band Skillet, God is making sure that people hear the Good News of Christ.

Multi-platinum rock band Skillet has achieved major mainstream success while openly maintaining a committed Christian faith, resisting industry pressure to downplay their evangelical beliefs. Lead singer John Cooper, known for his vocal faith, has testified to the power of the gospel, which the band brings to a global audience through their music.

The multi-platinum, GRAMMY-nominated American band Skillet is among the most successful and bestselling rock bands of the 21st century.

As of 2024, the group had received two GRAMMY nominations, a Billboard Music Award, and achieved three Top 5 Billboard 200 album results. Securing multiplatinum, platinum, or gold RIAA certifications for twelve singles and four albums, they have sold over twenty-two million units worldwide.

Skillet’s 6x platinum hit single Monster is one of the most-streamed rock songs of all time, surpassing four billion streams and entering Spotify’s exclusive Billions Club last month. Their tracks have crossed into pop culture through syncs by WWE, Marvel, ESPN, and the NFL.

According to John Cooper (the band’s lead singer and bassist), in the early years of the band’s success, he was approached by an influential music industry businessman, who suggested that he stop talking about Jesus.

“And he kind of went through his spiel of why, and then he said, ‘Look, I’m not telling you to not be a Christian, I’m not saying to not believe in Jesus.” But then he advised him to “Stop talking about it, don’t do Christian interviews, don’t say you’re a Christian band. You need to disassociate from that because people don’t take it seriously.”

John’s response sums up the approach of the band: “I knew I could not be silent about Christ, in fact, I needed to be more vocal about Christ.”

“…if this is gonna be the new — the new world, the new culture, the new way that people are trying to kind of steer Christians into a new kind of activism into Christianity that is void of the actual gospel of Christ, I know that I need to be vocal against that move.”

John committed his life to Christ at just five years old. Reflecting on his testimony later, he spoke about how thankful he is that he never backslid or walked away from his faith.