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 Informational resources...Partners for Purity is a community of love and fellowship in Christ that has joined together to encourage women hurt by the sexual sin of another and to offer hope by pointing to the One who can deliver them in the midst of the storm. http://www.partnersforpurity.com Love In Action offers a variety of resources for people who are struggling with destructive and sinful patterns of behavior. They offer counseling and other resources to people who are experiencing sexual brokenness such as sexual addiction and sexual abuse; as well as emotional or relational issues like emotional dependency, co-dependency, control, etc. Love In Action also offers a live-in program of varying lengths for those who want and need more intensive help. Shoulder To Shoulder Ministries is a group of Christian men that understand the impact that sexual addiction and pornography can have in today's American family. Through supportive prayer and wise counsel, men coming to Shoulder To Shoulder Ministries find it a safe place because they are talking to other men who have had similar experiences. Counseling is available. http://www.safeplaceformen.org Healing for the Soul is the private practice of Jayson Graves, M.MFT. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, Jayson serves a local, national, and international clientele. He uses an innovative, faith-based approach that can involve individual, couples, and/or group therapy over the telephone or in person. Services focus on the following issues: Men: Recovery from Sexual Addictions and Managing Unwanted Same-Gender Attractions Couples: Improving Marital Intimacy and Increasing Trust & Communication Teens: Guiding Adolescents/Helping Families Adapt and Shepherding healthy & appropriate sexual understanding http://www.healingforthesoul.org/ L.I.F.E. Ministries is a Christ-centered support group program dedicated to encouraging, empowering, and equipping God’s people to live everyday in sexual integrity. They have support group listings all over the world. Check out their group listings at: www.freedomeveryday.org/men/supportgroups/index.php The National Coalition For The Protection of Children and Families is very heavily involved in the battle against pornography. You will find their web site to be an excellent source of additional information. The National Coalition For The Protection of Children and Families also maintains a toll-free telephone number (1-800-583-2964) where you can speak to a "live person" about your struggles, support for change, resources, etc. http://www.nationalcoalition.org PureOnline is a 30-day online program offering confidential help for porn or sex addictions. Based on the work of Joe Dallas. Can be paid for anonymously. Uses video content that requires a high-speed connection such as dsl or cable. Are you a person whose life has been impacted by an abortion, possibly because of an rape that was carried out at the hands of a pornography addict? If so, perhaps you will find information that will be of comfort or assistance to you on the SaveOne web site. Way of Purity is a 60-day online course that is designed to help people overcome their addictions to pornography. The course demands diligence and accountability. It is available free of charge from Setting Captives Free. http://www.settingcaptivesfree.com Pure Restoration workshop helps men of all ages better understand and recover from pornography addiction (including Internet pornography) and other forms of infidelity. Thousands of men have been helped by Pure Restoration's co-creator Joe Dallas and his inspiring, results-oriented, 4-day recovery workshop. http://www.purerestoration.com The Enough Is Enough web site is an excellent resource for people who would like more information about pornography and its effects on families, particularly how it is used on the Internet to harm children. Christians in Recovery has a comprehensive online (Please note that this listing should not be taken as an endorsement of the particular viewpoints of Christians in Recovery. We may or may not agree with their viewpoints. Christians in Recovery is listed here to give you another source for information.) http://christians-in-recovery.org XXXChurch.com - Not every addict can be reached using the more traditional methods. For a different look at the porn problem, especially for younger people, take a look at
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 Other helpful links...Shelley Lubben is a former porn actress who has dedicated her life to telling the true story behind porn - the lies, the destructiveness, etc. You will find great resources and articles on her site. Susan Stafford is a former prostitute whose life was miraculously touched by God. Read her testimony of hope. You will agree with us that God is still in the business of healing hearts and minds. Tess Marshall is a counselor who counsels with a Biblical understanding. She holds a Masters degree in psychology. She does believe that addictions can be overcome and that a relationship with God is crucial in the battle over porn addiction. The vision of Higher-Calling.com is to create a vibrant online community where those who struggle with sexual integrity, pornography and sexual addiction can receive Christ-centered support, encouragement and fellowship. Safe Families is an outreach of TechMission, a non-profit social service organization that supports Christian organizations in using technology to transform vulnerable communities. The goal of the TechMission Safe Families program is to assist parents, churches and computer centers in protecting children in at-risk communities from pornography and other dangers on the Internet. They seek to meet this objective by distributing free Internet filtering software to families in at-risk communities and by providing training and educational materials to parents, churches and community organizations on how to protect children online. They also provide resource information for adults on issues of pornography addiction, accountability and recovery. The Family Dynamics Institute helps churches take proactive steps to prevent marriages from reaching a state of distress and to revive those that are already in distress. By being trained to lead their Dynamic Marriage course, you can transform bad marriages, increase intimacy in good ones, save the future of children involved in hurting homes, and bring new families into your church. You may also contact them to locate a New Beginning weekend in your area. A New Beginning is a turn-around weekend for troubled marriages, bad marriages and those having relationship problems. It dramatically changes your relationship with your spouse, regardless of what you feel for each other now. It can save your marriage! http://www.familydynamics.net/ AVENUE Resource, the Christ-centered nonprofit organization, provides men, their wives, and teens with easy-to-use curriculum and leadership training tools to experience healing and restoration from the impact of sexual compromise. http://www.avenueresource.com/index.htm A Program For Restoring Fallen Ministers and Religious Leaders - Restoration Manual: A Workbook for Restoring Fallen Ministers and Religious Leaders is a step by step process of organizing a Restoration Team for a repentant pastor with practical recovery steps. This unique workbook will help the broken minister pick up the pieces of his life as it gives hope and direction. http://win-edge.com/Restoration.shtml Battle Plan Ministry (BPM) at Central Church in Collierville, Tennessee was founded to provide a ministry of restoration and discipline for men who have become ensnared in habitual sexual sin as well as an atmosphere of growth where any man can learn to do battle with the enemy in today's sexually saturated culture. BPM now also provides an outreach for women who've become equally ensnared in this pattern of sin as well as ministry to women who have become the silent victims of the sexual sin of the men in their life. http://www.battleplanministries.org Free in Christ is an email discussion group for men who wish to become free from all sexual sin, pornography in particular. Members are in various stages of the healing process. It is a Christ-centered, interactive non-denominational group wherein the Bible is the absolute authority. Its mission is to give encouragement and support to men who are addicted to pornography and other sexual problems; to bring them to the awareness that they cannot be free in their own power, but only through faith in Jesus Christ; to provide a safe environment for recovery and spiritual growth. http://freeinchrist.truepath.com/index.htm
Mountain Family Ministries' main goal is family discipleship. One of the areas they intend to reach out is in the area of pornography addiction. The site includes the founder's story, which should be encouraging to many men and women whose lives have been negatively impacted by pornography. http://www.mountainfamilyministries.com
Addictions, including pornography addiction, place undue burdens upon the financial resources of a family. Financial security can be totally destroyed. If your financial situation is one from which you believe there is no relief, get in touch with Dave Ramsey. You can listen to him on radio stations in many cities across America. You can also find him on the web at: BeBroken.com is an online ministry which was started to help those who have felt the damaging effects of sexual addiction in their family. Their mission statement says, "The purpose of this ministry is to bring the healing power of the Lord Jesus Christ into the lives of men (and women) who struggle with sexual sin." BlazingGrace.org is an online ministry to people who are addicted to sex and pornography. Are you tired of the so-called romance novels that are nothing more than pornography in book form? If so,s perhaps you would be blessed by the writing of Staci Stallings. Visit her web site at: http://www.stacistallings.com/
Hollywood Jesus - Our culture is influenced tremendously by the entertainment industry. God is in the process of bringing changes to Hollywood - positive changes. For an interesting look at pop culture and the way Hollywood is changing, take a look at hollywoodjesus.com. It is not a movie rating site, but a site that takes a different look at what is happening in the entertainment industry.
Ex-Dancers.com is a website and ministry for women who have been caught up in the adult entertainment industry as dancers, prostitutes, etc.. Tracy Coggin, founder of Ex-Dancers.com and Woman at the Well Ministries, also ministers to women who are struggling with sex or porn addictions. If you are a woman and are dealing with issues of shame, etc., connected with your use of pornography or addiction to sex, you might find help at WomensSexualAddiction.com. The Maryland Coalition Against Pornography's mission is "to heighten awareness about the harms of pornography by providing information, speakers, and referrals for sexual addiction counseling in the Washington, D.C. area. To strengthen obscenity and child pornography laws and their enforcement." Bible.com is the online area of Christ Unlimited Ministries. You will find their site to be a good source of Bible study aids and other resources. Porn-free.org is another online ministry for people who struggle with pornography addiction and other forms of sexual impurity. Morality in Media is an organization that has been very active in the battle against pornography and indecency in the media. You will find a great deal of information, including links to current laws regarding pornography and obscenity on their website. Brent Morrison is an evangelical Christian who writes a weekly column on ethics, values, and faith. His goal is to reach the unsaved through secular newspapers. You can read some of his interesting work on his website. Set Free Ministries is a ministry for men who are struggling to overcome pornography addictions. They offer 2 to 3 day retreats with teaching, praying, counseling, group sessions, and accountability. Continue to check back for additional listings.
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