Overcoming the Shame of Male Sexual Abuse (EP:1031)
Christian Podcast for Men | Real Men Connect
Dr. Joe Martin
4.9 • 881 Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 83 minutes
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Summary
Pastor Seth Shelley. Pastor Shelley has pastored in Western Canada for the past 8 years. He's currently the Lead Pastor at Maple Park Alliance Church in Qunel, BC, where his role is to provide counseling services, perform weddings and funerals, organize events for the community and a variety of other things.
Prior to becoming a pastor, Pastor Shelley spent 5 seasons as a forest firefighter in Alberta, Canada, working on ranches and as a surveyor for The Mountain Pine Beetle Project.
In these experiences, he's gained a love for the outdoors and adventure. And when he's not working, Pastor Shelley loves to spend time with his wife and 3 children exploring the outdoors, playing hockey, and canoeing.
If you'd like to contact Pastor Seth, you can visit his website at http://www.SethShelley.com
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| 0:00.0 | Fact. One out of every six men are sexually abused and molested as children. Yet it's almost |
| 0:06.2 | never talked about in the church or even in our communities. As a sexual abuse survivor myself, |
| 0:11.3 | I can tell you from experience, as devastating as the trauma of abuse can be, it's not the abuse |
| 0:16.1 | that destroys lives. It's the secrecy and shame in keeping it hidden. So if you're a man or you know a man |
| 0:22.5 | who has been a victim of sexual abuse, I want you to know you're not alone. If you need someone to talk to, |
| 0:27.6 | please email me personally and confidentially at realmenconnect at gmail.com. So we can set up a time to |
| 0:33.6 | talk. That's real men connect at gmail.com. Because there is healing on the other side of abuse, |
| 0:40.1 | and me and my guests today are living proof of that. Real Men Connect is next. Welcome to Real Men Connect. |
| 0:48.1 | Are you ready to be the extraordinary man, husband, father, and leader God called and created you to be, then get ready to receive |
| 0:56.4 | wisdom and guidance from some of the country's most respected men of faith as you learn everything |
| 1:01.3 | you need to know to go from good man to great man, God's way. No judgment, no shame, just real |
| 1:08.4 | men with real challenges seeking real change. All for God's glory. |
| 1:14.1 | Hello, mighty men of God and welcome to the Real Men Connect podcast where we help good men become great men God's way. |
| 1:20.3 | I'm your host, Dr. Joe Martin. And every week, we interview some of the nation's most respected and accomplishment of faith to find out what it really takes to become the kind of husband, father, and spiritual leader God called and created us to be. |
| 1:32.5 | And each interview session is packed with practical proven biblical principles. |
| 1:35.9 | You can immediately apply in your relationships, on your job, and in your community. |
| 1:41.3 | Guys, today we have with us Pastor Seth Shelley. |
| 1:45.4 | And Pastor Shelley has pastored in Western Canada for the past eight years. And he's currently the lead pastor |
| 1:50.6 | at Maple Park Alliance Church in Quinnell, British Columbia, where his role is to provide |
| 1:56.3 | counseling services, perform weddings and funerals, organized events for the community, and a variety of other things. |
| 2:02.7 | Now, prior to becoming a pastor, Pastor Shelley spent five seasons as a forest fighter in Alberta, Canada, |
| 2:08.2 | working on ranches and as a surveyor for the Mountain Pine Beetle Project. |
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