Churches Urged To Take Action Over High Porn Use In Summer
Why does porn use spike in the summer?
Porn searches peak in early summer, and while the reason is not settled, likely factors include warmer weather and summer clothing acting as subconscious triggers, more free time, and being around family in ways that stir childhood wounds. Churches usually wind down programs right then. Jeremy Wiles urges the opposite, since men find this battle hard to fight alone and nearly impossible without support.
With porn use reaching its height during Summer months, churches are being called to provide a program to disciple their men on sexual integrity.
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Research has shown that early Summer brings a peak in porn searches on the internet. While the reason for this is unclear, with 68% of men in the church viewing pornography on a regular basis, it is likely that these men are being exposed to more triggers in the Summer months. As the weather warms up, people dress in Summer clothing.
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Temptations
For someone who struggles with porn, this can act as a subconscious trigger that leads them into a downward spiral to going online and acting out. Some other possible explanations are that people have more time on their hands or are around family which could bring up childhood triggers.
We live in a free society where we don’t dictate what people wear, but there are thousands of men in desperate need of accountability and discipleship so that they can respond to these triggers in a healthy way.
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In 1 Corinthians 10:13, Paul says:
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
If you’ve ever struggled in this area, you’ve probably been looking for that way out, and wondering, “Why haven’t I found it yet?”
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The Summer months are typically a time when churches wind down the classes that they offer due to lower attendance, but the director of the Conquer Series, Jeremy Wiles, is urging churches to run the Conquer Series as a way for men to find support.
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“Men find it hard at the best of times to fight this battle alone. In the Summer months, it is impossible, yet that is when most churches have no programs to help men in this area,” says Wiles.
Larry Tormey leads the Conquer Series at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Placid in Florida and he has this to say:
“We have been using the Conquer Series for over a year, showing this to hundreds of men. It has been not only a God send for these men, but for me personally,” says Tormey.
Will you help the men at your church this Summer and run the Conquer Series?
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What triggers a porn relapse in the summer?
For a man who struggles, warmer weather and summer clothing can act as a subconscious trigger that starts a downward spiral toward acting out. Other likely factors are simply having more time on your hands, and being around extended family in ways that surface childhood triggers. None of this is about policing what other people wear. It is about having a healthy way to respond.
Should churches run men's groups over the summer?
Yes, and that is exactly when most churches stop. Attendance dips, so classes wind down right as the need peaks. Jeremy Wiles, director of the Conquer Series, urges churches to run it through the summer instead: "Men find it hard at the best of times to fight this battle alone. In the Summer months, it is impossible, yet that is when most churches have no programs to help men in this area."
What does the Bible say about temptation?
Paul answers it directly in 1 Corinthians 10:13: "No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." If you have struggled here, you have probably been hunting for that way out for years.
How many Christian men struggle with pornography?
Research puts it at 68% of men in the church viewing pornography on a regular basis. That is roughly two out of every three men sitting in the pews on a Sunday morning. It means the man beside you is far more likely to be fighting this than not, and it is why thousands of men are in desperate need of accountability and discipleship.
How long does the Conquer Series take?
The Conquer Series is a 10-week cinematic study. Millions of men in over 100 countries have started their journey to freedom through it, working through the episodes together in a small group. Digital streaming access is available at SoulRefiner.com, so a church can start a group without waiting on shipping or building a curriculum from scratch.
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