If porn has become a habit you keep promising to quit, The Freedom Fight is a Christ-centered recovery and discipleship program for men and women that works at the roots of addiction, not only at behavior.^1 Its growth model is drawn from Paul's counsel to the Ephesians who were stuck in sexual sin (Ephesians 4:17-27), and pairs six roots with six areas of growth: a sexualized society with holiness, an addicted brain with renewing the mind, isolation with authentic accountability, negative emotions with processing emotions with God and others, shame with living out of your identity in Christ, and trauma with replacing lies with truth.^1
You start with a free, private account and the free 30-Day Challenge, then continue into the 29-week flagship course.^1 Lessons come as short videos, a few each week, with a journaling study guide, daily check-ins to accountability partners, and a built-in community and small groups.^2 The ministry reports that 86% of those who complete the program and are committed to its three core habits find freedom from a porn addiction.^1 It is free to get started, and the flagship course continues on a low-cost monthly subscription, with pricing explained on the ministry's approach page.^2 The same path is available on iPhone, Android, and the web.^2^4
Ted Shimer founded The Freedom Fight in 2017 as a ministry of Student Mobilization, after thirty years with the collegiate discipleship ministry and a decade evaluating twenty-plus recovery programs.^5 Trained as a Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional-Supervisor, he has spoken before a U.S. Congressional committee on pornography's harm.^5 On the Men in the Arena podcast, he explained why the program pairs brain science with Scripture: "transformation happens by renewing our minds."^6
The whole series was great! Very helpful! I love the holistic approach they have with everything. I've tried overcoming this stuff for years, even paying a lot of money to see a therapist. Nothing has been quite as successful as my recent efforts with the Freedom Fight videos. - Grayson^1
Notable:
- Endorsed on the ministry site by author and speaker Josh McDowell and by certified sex addiction therapists Alex Lerza and Alex Avila.^1
- Shimer is the author of the book The Freedom Fight: The New Drug and the Truths That Set Us Free.^6
- Church leaders, coaches, and therapists can train to become certified to lead others through it.^1
