32 - How Churches Can Help Those with Porn Addiction (w/ Sam Black)

In this episode (after a brief introduction with Katie), David speaks to author Sam Black about his new book, “The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong about Pornography and How to Fix It.” 

Sam shares about his work as the Director of Recovery Education at CovenantEyes and his years of experience helping those who struggle with addiction to pornography within the church, and his observations from seeing other ministries that do this work well.

This book is a helpful resource for our churches, and we hope today’s podcast episode encourages you to pick up a copy, or at least to check out some of the other resources mentioned in our talk.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Katie and David talk about the Texas Baptists new Resolution On the Pervasive Harm of Pornography in the Digital Age.

10:12 - Sam Black shares about his work and ministry with CovenantEyes.

16:11 - Sam and David discuss the unique needs that Sam’s book meets, to equip pastors to address this topic well in their churches.

21:46 - Why are pastors reluctant to discuss this topic in a church setting?

28:10 - Why is accountability essential to recovering from addiction to pornography?.

30:50 - What are the characteristics of a healthy accountability group?

40:20 - What other resources does CovenantEyes provide beyond their accountability software?

49:28 - What online accountability groups are available for those seeking help but do not feel they can find it, primarily, within their home church just yet?

55:35 - What is Good?

59:03 - Outtakes

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