{"id":25812,"date":"2016-04-07T15:37:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T20:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/?p=25812"},"modified":"2023-09-22T19:37:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T00:37:41","slug":"set-free-summit-day-1-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/set-free-summit-day-1-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Free Summit: Day 1 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h1>What a day! The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.setfreesummit.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Set Free Summit<\/a> kicked off with an audience representing\u00a019 countries and 350 different\u00a0organizations. The purpose: to bring awareness to the pervasive problem of pornography and encourage the Church to fight for freedom.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"borderless aligncenter wp-image-25820 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2016\/04\/Stage-with-people-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Stage-with-people-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>Three amazing speakers took the stage to share their stories and insights about\u00a0porn\u2019s destructive nature and the redemption that is possible.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Session 1: The Porn Phenomenon<\/h2>\n<p>Dave Kinneman, President of Barna Group, shared the results of the <em>2016 Porn Phenomenon<\/em> research study commissioned by Josh McDowell Ministry\u00a0and Covenant Eyes. The\u00a0research shows that the porn problem runs deep and significantly affects the Church and our youth. Here are a few of his main points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Porn use is fueled by a new moral code<\/strong> embraced by society that says (1) people should not criticize someone else\u2019s life choices, (2) people can believe whatever they want as long as their beliefs don\u2019t impact society, and (3) any kind of sexual expression between two consenting adults is acceptable.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A new type of pornography has emerged.<\/strong>\u00a0Porn 2.0, as Barna labeled it, is often self-created, shared with friends or significant others, includes sexting and is encouraged and rewarded by celebrities like Kim Kardashian. Porn 2.0 offers the same trauma and harms as traditional porn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0There are signs of hope in spite of the growing problem.\u00a0<\/strong>The Christian community is becoming aware of the problem and the need for holistic solutions. Porn is no longer socially taboo to discuss, and millions are expressing guilt about using it. Christians do not struggle with it to the same degree as other groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25819 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2016\/04\/David-Kinnaman_Porn-Phenomenon-1024x538.png\" alt=\"David-Kinnaman_Porn-Phenomenon\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Session 2: Pornography in the Church<\/h2>\n<p>Steve Arterburn, founder of New Life Ministries, believes porn is the greatest threat facing Christians today. Here are four\u00a0reasons why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Porn always gets worse. <\/strong>When a person gets involved in pornography, the more likely they are to move into a genre they used to think was detestable or perverse.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Porn\u00a0prevents sanctification.<\/strong> When a person is addicted to pornography, they have lost the desire to be sanctified.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Porn kills intimacy.<\/strong> Pornography destroys intimacy with God, a spouse and others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Porn causes impotency.<\/strong> ED drugs are flourishing because\u00a0of porn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Steve called the Church to action. Those in the Church must live with integrity &#8212; reaching out when we\u00a0struggle, understanding and addressing the complexities of a porn addiction, and sharing the message with others. We must challenge our leadership to act and offer compassion and groups to those looking to find freedom.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25818 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2016\/04\/Steve-Arterburn_2-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Steve-Arterburn_2\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Session 3: From Recovery to Redemption<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThere was something about porn\u00a0that grabbed hold of me,\u201d said Michael Leahy. \u00a0Although he felt loved as a child, Leahy found his way to pornography at age 11. It became part of his identity. Despite his picture-perfect life, he continued to return to porn, especially once the Internet made it more available.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat you feed grows, and what you starve dies,\u201d said Leahy. For 30 years he fed his relationship with pornography and sexual fantasy.\u00a0Eventually he got into what could be described as a death spiral with a fellow sex addict. His wife was blamed and became suicidal, and his kids got in trouble.\u00a0Leahy finally hit rock bottom about a year after his divorce, and even contemplated suicide.<br \/>\nHis true\u00a0recovery began at this record low, and it was the first time he truly wanted it.\u00a0Mark Laaser\u2019s book and counseling played an influencial role in his recovery. Eventually Leahy felt called to help others and founded a ministry called BraveHearts. He came to hold\u00a0the philosophy,\u00a0\u201cOne, not everyone,\u201d which encourages doing for one person what you wish you could do for everyone. As he mentored individual men, he realized he needed to develop a process, not just a series of one-offs. When he realized his own story matched up the\u00a0stories of many others, he found he could help many, not just a few, find true success and freedom.<br \/>\n\u201cI have the best job in the universe,\u201d said Leahy, \u201cbecause I have a front-row seat in life change.\u201d<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25817 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2016\/04\/Michael-Leahy_1-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Michael-Leahy_1\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covenanteyes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-23378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2015\/10\/COVENANT-EYES1.jpg\" alt=\"COVENANT-EYES\" width=\"150\" height=\"32\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOriginal\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/setfreesummit.org\/tuesday-recap-set-free-summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog post<\/a>\u00a0can be found at Covenant Eyes, a Josh McDowell Ministry partner. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.setfreesummit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SetFreeSummit.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a day! The Set Free Summit kicked off with an audience representing\u00a019 countries and 350 different\u00a0organizations. The purpose: to bring awareness to the pervasive problem of pornography and encourage the Church to fight for freedom. 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