Urgent care situations often require an immediate response from church leaders. This overview outlines major steps you should take in addressing pornography and sexual addiction. These action steps are explored in greater depth and detail in the remainder of this packet.
Immediate Concerns
1. The emotional stability of the addict and his family demand first attention. Deep pain, anger, and/or hurt will ...
In the early 1990s, a friend of mine took a pastoral training course at the Master's College in Santa Clarita, California. The class met once a week, surveying many of the topics one would expect in such a setting. But the professor also spotlighted a less popular subject: sexual sin. Every week, without exception, he recounted the story of a friend who had been disqualified for ministry ...
Dr. Mark Laaser knows both sides of sexual addiction. For 25 years, beginning as a college student and continuing through his career as a pastor and counselor, he lived a secret life that included pornography, affairs, and encounters with prostitutes. Today, nearly two decades into recovery and a healed marriage, Laaser is the executive director of Faithful ...
People caught in the crisis of sick sex need intensive care. Their hurt and wounds have produced a perversion of one of their most basic drives. Condemnation hardly helps; they probably already hate themselves. They need comprehensive care, probably from specialists. And they need the spiritual wisdom and support of their pastor.
This anonymous author, a Christian leader who fought a battle with lust, shares the strategies he uses in the combat.
1. Recognize and name the problem. If it's lust, call it lust. You must admit your condition before it can be treated.
2. Stop feeding lust. Cutting off desires through diversion, not dwelling on them when they begin, and trying to eliminate some of the mystery can help in ...
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