I want to introduce you to my friend Crystal Renaud and her new ministry: Dirty Girls Ministries.
Dirty Girls is a Christian anti-pornography ministry created to help women who struggle with pornography addiction. Dirty Girls was founded by author and speaker Crystal Renaud in February of 2009, following a data-collecting web campaign for her book concept*. Within just a matter of weeks, Crystal received over 300 surveys from women across the nation–proving not only can women be porn addicts, but that the number of women who are so, is staggering…
And they are desperately in need of help.
Crystal quickly realized this was bigger than a book. This was the beginning of a ministry to women across the nation and around the world. The church has been slow to minister to men; women have been completely ignored.
The mission of Dirty Girls is to:
Bring awareness to the porn problem among women today
Show struggling women they are not alone
Demonstrate hope for recovery from this addiction
Explain that the Bible and Jesus have the answer
* Crystal Renaud’s forthcoming book Dirty Girls: The New Porn Addicts discusses the widespread yet silent battle for women addicted to pornography. Crystal uses surveys, interviews with people affected by pornography, her personal story of redemption along with Biblical and practical tools for recovery, to show women they are not alone. Freedom from a pornography addiction is possible.
What Does DIRTY GIRLS MINISTRIES Offer?
Recovery Groups … If you are a woman struggling with a pornography addiction, there’s hope! Register now for one of Dirty Girls Ministries’ upcoming Online Recovery Groups. These groups are designed to help women just like you, overcome pornography addition through accountability, biblical tools and loving support. (http://www.dirtygirlsministries.com/groups.html)
Coaching Networks … A monthly to bi-monthly, interactive roundtable discussion for church and ministry leaders. Discuss women’s pornography addiction as it relates to your own congregations and communities — with others who desire to tackle this issue head-on. Learn from Crystal Renaud’s experiences and gain fresh insight from others on how to help women overcome addiction (including faciliating recovery groups and training leaders in your area). (http://dirtygirlsministries.com/coaching.html)
Resources … A one-stop-shop for accountability tools and links to resources with articles related to pornography addiction can be found here.
Additional Resources:
Dirty Girls Newsletter Registration
Dirty Girls Ministries on Facebook
Dirty Girls Ministries on Twitter
Dirty Girls Ministries Confessional
Prayer Support … Are you in need of prayer? Dirty Girls Ministries has a team of intercessors ready and available to pray with you and for you. DGM are strong believers in the power of Galatians 6:2 that says, “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Submit a prayer request using our prayer request form.
If you haven’t heard her interview on the Covenant Eyes blog, check it out. It was fun picking her brain about some of this stuff.
http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2009/08/17/podcast-porn-addiction-among-women-part-1/
Thanks for supporting her movement!
thank you for your post & support! <3 Crystal