Welcome to a special episode of the Crossway podcast.

A couple months ago, we asked listeners to submit their questions for Pastor Ray

Ortland related to a very difficult topic, porn and pastoral ministry.

Many of you sent in questions for Ray from around the world, questions about how pastors can

cultivate churches where honesty and repentance thrive, how to counsel men and their wives

when their use of porn comes to light, and advice for the pastor who is currently struggling

with porn himself.

Ray serves as pastor to pastors at Emmanuel Church Nashville and is the author of The Death

of Porn, Men of Integrity, Building a World of Nobility from Crossway.

Let's get started.

Well Ray, thank you so much for joining me again for another special episode of the Crossway

Podcast.

I'm glad to be with you, Matt.

So today we're going to spend some time answering some questions that pastors in particular

are sent in for you on this topic of pornography.

So let's jump right in.

Pastor from Stanton, Nebraska writes, as a pastor, what is the first thing that you say to a man who admits that he can't stop looking at porn?

Okay.

Great question.

Before I answer it, let me say this to this brother in Stanton and to every pastor who's engaging with this.

I'm just profoundly grateful for every one of your ministries.

I'm profoundly grateful for how God has called you. God has upheld you. God is using you.

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