423 - The Ideal Group Member: Starting Group Well

Pure Desire Podcast

Pure Desire Ministries

Sexual Addiction Recovery, Religion & Spirituality, Celebrate Recovery, Sexuality, Porn Recovery, Porn Addiction Recovery, Health & Fitness, Aa, Education, Betrayal Trauma, Recovery, Biblical Recovery, Christian Recovery, Healing, Sa, Christianity, Self-improvement

4.6 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of our series, The Ideal Group Member, Rich Moore joins us to talk about what it really means to “start group well”—and why those first few weeks can make all the difference in the healing journey. He unpacks the key mindsets and attitudes that help set the tone for lasting growth, along with common mistakes to avoid when beginning a Pure Desire group. From the importance of consistency to the challenge of building trust with strangers, Rich offers practical wisdom for both new members and seasoned leaders. Whether you’re feeling excited, nervous, or skeptical about group, this conversation will give you clarity, confidence, and hope for what’s ahead. You’ll also hear how leaders and existing members can create a safe, supportive environment where true healing can begin.

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0:00.0	Hello there, good listener. I am your host, Nick Stumbo, and you are listening to The Pure Desire
0:10.0	Podcast. You're bivocally based and clinically informed approach to healing from betrayal and breaking
0:15.8	free from compulsive sexual behavior. Today is episode 423 and here joining me as my co-host for the first time
0:24.1	is Mr. Stewart Blade. Stuart, welcome to this side of the podcast. It's exciting. Yes, thank you.
0:30.6	I wish I had a song to sing, but I come with nothing prepared. Yeah. You know, we were discussing
0:35.3	earlier that John Beggeman has been singing a lot when he's been co-host, and I do want to make clear, like, to anyone listening who's going to be a co-host with me at some point, you're not required to sing.
0:45.1	Well, I am very thankful for that.
0:35.1	But yeah, if you do come up with any witty intros, I'm sure our listeners miss that. So, hey, today we are starting a new series this month.
0:39.9	We're going to be focusing on a major part. I'm sure our listeners miss that. So, hey, today we are starting a new series this month.
0:44.0	We're going to be focusing on a major part of peer desire, which is the group experience
0:55.7	and talking about how someone can be the ideal group member or really emphasizing how
1:00.9	can someone have a really, really positive group experience.
1:07.4	So we know this is at the
1:10.4	time of this podcast coming out, it's a season when many churches are ramping up and starting groups.
1:11.8	Yeah. Or someone might be coming off of their summer and like, okay, I need to get into a group.
1:16.4	And we want to help them process what that looks like. And today we had a conversation with Rich Moore
1:20.6	about how to start group well.
1:26.4	Yeah. Such an important piece of the puzzle is just launching well and how that just sets up.
1:28.5	I mean, we're talking this is eight to ten months of a journey. And just these first few weeks
1:35.1	really just will have an impact. I mean, it's why they say first impressions matter.
1:40.3	Like this is one of those pivotal moments within group that really makes a difference.
1:44.7	You know, a little moment of transparency here. One of my recurring nightmares is that I'm going
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