Contributors

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Karen Potter

Karen Potter is the Director of Marketing, Church, Influencer, and Affiliate Channels for Covenant Eyes.  Karen has over 25+ years of experience working in public and private education sectors, managing sales and marketing teams, and serving in Youth Ministry.  She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business and Information Systems Management from Purdue University and a Master of Arts in Education from Grand Canyon University. 

Karen is a national speaker for Covenant Eyes, a trained educator, and a community activist committed to helping the church address the pornography epidemic.  Karen is the creator of the 12-month activation plan for addressing porn in the Church and has worked with Churches all over the country to formulate a battle plan for addressing pornography. Karen and her husband Wes have been happily married for 25 years and have two grown children and one grandbaby on the way!




https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenpottermaed/
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Rob Stoddard

Rob Stoddard is a Church Outreach Specialist with Covenant Eyes working to equip churches and organizations in the fight against pornography.  He is a former business leader, church lay leader, and missionary to Asia. 

He has been married to his wife Jill for 39 years, they have 3 grown children and 3 grandchildren.

https://covenanteyes.com

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Alexander Pagani

Alexander Pagani is the founder of Amazing Church (formerly He Is Risen Tabernacle) in New York City. He is an apostolic Bible teacher with keen insight into the realm of the demonic, generational curses, and deliverance. An internationally sought-after conference speaker, he takes an uncompromising approach to the Scriptures and has been involved in more than four hundred deliverance sessions. He has appeared on various television networks, including TBN and the Word Network. An honorary graduate of Central Pentecostal Bible Institute, he carries a spirit of wisdom and discernment to unlock secrets of the kingdom with signs and wonders following his ministry. He currently lives in New York with his wife, Ibelize, and their sons, Apollos and Xavier.

https://www.alexanderpagani.global/

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Andy Erwin

Andrew Erwin, is a director/ producer who began his career working as a duo with his brother Jon, known as the Erwin Brothers. After many years of directing award winning music videos for artists like Skillet, Switchfoot, Michael W. Smith, and Amy Grant, they went on to produced the award winning 9/11 documentary The Cross and the Towers (2006).

They've gone on to produce such films as, I Can Only Imagine, Mom's Night Out, I Still Believe, Jesus Revolution, Unsung Hero, and the newest, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

https://erwinbrothers.com/

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Aspen Kennedy

Aspen is an accomplished actor and model based in Atlanta, local hire to Los Angeles. He is currently recurring on the Tyler Perry cult drama Ruthless on BET+ and the lead role in the new Kendrick Brothers movie, "The Forge".

Kennedy also recurred on Valor (CW), Marvel’s Cloak and Daggers (HULU), and recently completed a lead role opposite Keith David in the indie feature, Bewildered released in 2020.

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Bailey Chase

Bailey was born in Chicago but moved to Florida after his parents divorced at a young age. He attended Duke University on a football scholarship and majored in Psychology. After graduation, Bailey moved to LA to pursue his boyhood dream of acting which encompassed a training stint in London (LAMDA). 

His first film break came in Adam Shankman's Cosmo's Tale (1998), which screened at both Sundance and Cannes. Bailey's career blossomed in television starting with Buffy, the Vampire Slayer then working with Oscar-winners in Saving Grace and Damages before his own critically acclaimed performance in Longmire. 

Bailey has starred in various projects since including Batman V Superman, Chicago PD, Grimm, 24: Legacy, Twin Peaks and Queen of the South. He was recently nominated for Best Lead Actor for his performance in Far Haven and is currently shooting Homestead (2024). Bailey resides in North Carolina with his wife and three children.

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Beth Davis

Beth Davis is a lover of Jesus, a retired youth minister, and the Director of Formation for Blessed is She. She is passionate about teaching women how to develop an intimate relationship with Jesus in prayer through writing, speaking, and mentorship.

Beth is also the host of Arise, a 21-day program from Covenant Eyes to help women who are struggling with pornography.

https://blessedisshe.net/
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Brenna Blain

Brenna Blain is a wife, mom, Contemporary Theologian and Author from the Pacific Northwest. While she speaks on many topics, Brenna is most passionate about God’s involvement in our pain and personal struggles including mental illness, same sex attraction and abuse.

Her current work is primarily focused in two areas. The first is preaching and speaking; teaching how God responds to some of these heavy, taboo and unsafe areas that so many of us don't just wonder about but have been affected by. The second area is writing.

Questions and doubts are the natural outflow of the brokenness we experience in the world. Those who seek wholeness— who are interested in Jesus— won’t walk toward Him if their questions aren’t welcomed and engaged.

Through what Christ has done and the help of the Holy Spirit, Brenna hopes to help change that. You can connect with her and her more on social media @bunonmyhead

https://brenna-blain.vercel.app/

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Dallas Jenkins

Dallas Jenkins is an American film and television director, writer and producer. He is best known as the creator, director, co-writer and executive producer of The Chosen, the first multi-season series about the life of Jesus of Nazareth. Jenkins' career is focused on Christian media.

https://www.thechosen.tv/en-us
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Dr. Juli Slattery

Dr. Juli Slattery is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker and the president/co-founder of Authentic Intimacy. Juli earned her college degree at Wheaton College, an MA in psychology from Biola University, and an MS and a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology.

From 2008-2012, Dr. Slattery served at Focus on the Family writing, teaching, and co-hosting the Focus on the Family Broadcast. In 2012, she left Focus on the Family to start Authentic Intimacy, a ministry devoted to reclaiming God’s design for sexuality. In 2020, Juli launched SexualDiscipleship.com, a platform designed to help Christian leaders navigate sexual issues and questions with gospel-centered truth.

Juli is the author of twelve books and host of the weekly podcast “Java with Juli.” Juli and her husband Mike are the parents of 3 sons; they live in Akron, Ohio.

https://www.authenticintimacy.com/
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Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher.

She is the founder of Restorasis, a professional development agency dedicated to restoring wellbeing in the workplace through its proprietary 7 Types of Rest Framework™ to help companies support their employees with work-life integration and burnout prevention strategies. 

 

As a busy physician, author, and mom, she understands that life's demands can leave you feeling mentally overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and physically tired. Daily she helps high-achievers deal with their work-rest imbalance and find actionable answers to the thriving lifestyle they desire.

https://www.drdaltonsmith.com/

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Hannah Williamson

My name is Hannah, I’m originally from Ohio, moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in summer of 2023 and I am passionate about seeing this generation get back to Biblical truth all for the glory of Jesus! 🔥

You will see a variety of videos here where I bring a Biblical perspective to controversial topics. 📖 

It is time to lay our lives down for the Lord, be led by the Holy Spirit, be fully submitted to the Word of God and make disciples. 🫶🏼

I pray this channel will bless, challenge, & encourage you... and most importantly, lead you to Jesus. 🤍

https://www.youtube.com/@HannahJanelWilliamson
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J Loren Norris

"I began my speaking career at 19 by delivering fire safety speeches to elementary schools while serving in the US Air Force as a Fire Fighter. Since then, I have spoken for audiences from 14 to 40,000 in five nations face to face and dozens more virtually, helped entrepreneurs, government officials and Fortune 50 Corporations worldwide learn to lead difficult attitudes through #StoryPower and to tap into the power of their life experience to craft a vision and message with lasting impact. In short, I help leaders tell better stories better.” 

https://www.jlorennorris.com/

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Jared Geesey

Jared Geesey has worked at the intersection of technology and entertainment for over 20 years and is currently the Chief Distribution Officer at Angel Studios, a crowdfunded distribution company whose mission is to tell stories that amplify light. 

Through Angel Studios' flagship original series ‘The Chosen’, he established a network of over one hundred distribution and licensing partners around the world in 27 countries and counting, with views for The Chosen now over 420 million worldwide directly through Angel Studios streaming platform. 

https://www.angel.com/

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John Cooper

John Cooper is the lead vocalist, bassist, and songwriter/producer for Skillet, one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century. The two-time Grammy-award nominated, 17X platinum band was inducted to Pandora’s Billionaire club after garnering 2 billion streams, took home a Billboard music Award and more. 

Their breakout single “Monster” remains “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all time.” John and his wife Korey have toured together all of their 27 + years of marriage, along with their two children. T

hey are passionate about sharing the truth of Christ to the world through music, the popular Cooper Stuff Podcast, two Skillet graphic novels, Cooper’s best-selling book, Awake & Alive to Truth, and a brand new book, Wimpy, Weak, and Woke.

https://johnlcooper.com/
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Joshua Broome

Joshua Broome, a former adult film star, embarked on a life-changing journey to fill the void in his heart. Despite fame and success, he found emptiness. Battling depression and thoughts of self harm, Joshua discovered the transformative power of Jesus. 

Now, he shares his story of redemption on podcasts, TV shows, and stages, spreading God's message of restoration all over the world. With a BS in Christian Ministries, Joshua and his wife Hope have been married for seven years, raising their four sons in Dallas, Texas. 

His message is centered on the fact that no matter what you have done or what has happened to you the love of Jesus Christ stands ready to change your future.

https://www.joshuabroome.me/
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Mark Koch

Mark is an author, speaker, and Hollywood film producer. He has produced several A-list films including the number one box office hit Lost in Space. Dedicating his life to God, he is now committed to spreading the message of Jesus Christ through faith-based global media, including books and feature films. 

He is the Chairman of Prelude Pictures, which produces and markets morally responsible, message-based family films. Mark was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated from Northwood University. In 1992, he founded Prelude Pictures. By 1995, he had produced his first film, Judicial Consent, a Home Box Office world premier that set the new HBO February ratings record. 

He soon became a powerful force in Hollywood with two major box office hits. In April 1998, Lost in Space, the $90 million big-budget blockbuster, knocked Titanic from the number one spot and set a box office record for the highest-ever April opening of a motion picture

https://www.thefirsthour.com/

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Marty Ray

Marty Ray is a Singer/Songwriter put here to breathe words of life, encouragement, and joy into others through music. 

"Jesus put me here to sing and write songs, some people like em. God puts breath in me each day for someone else."

https://martyrayproject.com/
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Matt Chandler

Before going to college, I served as a youth pastor of a small church near Houston. From there, I went to Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, where I received a bachelor's degree in Bible. 

While at Hardin-Simmons, I became the teacher of an inter-denominational Bible study for college students called Grace. I was also on staff at Beltway Park Church. After several years in Abilene, I continued my itinerant speaking ministry with a home base in Dallas.

In 2002, I became pastor of First Baptist Church of Highland Village, now known as The Village Church. In 1999, I married my wife, Lauren. We have three children.

https://www.thevillagechurch.net/staff-detail?StaffId=53734
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Nick Stumbo

As a third-generation pastor, Nick Stumbo started his ministry career at the East Hills Alliance Church in Kelso, Washington. Serving as their lead pastor for more than a decade, Nick observed the fallout of sexual brokenness and devastation in the lives of men and women in the church and recognized, like never before, the need for a culture of grace in the Church.

Confronted with his own addiction to pornography, Nick and his wife, Michelle, found hope and healing through the counseling and group ministries of Pure Desire. It radically changed their lives! His public disclosure to his church body lead to a revival of forgiveness and healing, launching Pure Desire groups—of hope and freedom—for men and women.


https://puredesire.org/

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Sam Black

Sam Black serves as the Director of Life Change Education for Covenant Eyes. Having walked his own grace-filled journey to healing with the support of allies, Sam is passionate about helping people live free from pornography.

Sam worked as a journalist for eighteen years before joining the Covenant Eyes team in 2007. He has edited seventeen books on the impact of pornography and is a frequent speaker at parenting, men’s, and leaders’ events. He is also the author of The Porn Circuit, which reviews the neurological impact of pornography and is available through Covenant Eyes.

Sam has been married since 1995, is the father of two adult children, and currently resides outside of Lansing, MI.

https://thehealingchurch.com/

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Steve Dulaney

Steve Dulaney has been helping men get un-stuck from patterns of destructive behavior, moving from frustration, isolating pain and shame, toward a life of renewal and satisfying relationships for more than 10 years. His expertise includes providing both individual and group counseling for men who struggle with anxiety, trauma-related behavior, adoption issues, event-driven grief, and sex and pornography addiction.

Steve is a Christian counselor, Washington State Licensed Mental Health Counselor, CSAT (Certified Sex Addiction Therapist), and a trauma therapist, trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (AF-EMDR). 

Steve is the Executive Director of Prodigals International, a faith-based recovery program for men and women impacted by sexual addiction. Steve has been married for almost 30 years and has 2 children.

https://prodigalsinternational.org/

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Steve O'Connor

I'm Steve O'Connor, and after a 15-year addiction to pornography, I finally got help.

 

I met the love of my life, who would later become my wife.  I had the courage to share with her my challenges. She patiently encouraged me to get help before we got married, and I started therapy for my porn addiction. I participated in a 12-step program which changed my life. 

 

My addiction impacted my work, it made me late for important appointments, it made me reactive and not able to handle conflict or stress...

 

...but despite doing all the "Catholic things", I just couldn't break my habit.

 

Now I'm on a mission to help Catholic men heal from their addiction so they no longer need to feel the shame and pain that comes with this addiction. I bring a Catholic approach to recovery to help my clients break free and learn new ways of handling the daily challenges life brings about.

https://www.catholicsfightporn.com/
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Victor Marx

Victor Marx is a high-risk humanitarian with successful missions to Iraq, Syria, North Africa, and Southeast Asia—many times in non-permissive and high-threat environments, helping orphans and widows.

Severely abused and tortured as a child, by the time he graduated from high school, his lifestyle was filled with drugs, fights, and theft. The discipline of military life and faith in God helped him recover from his traumatic childhood and empowered him to help others. 

Today, Victor focuses his attention on the plights of those affected by ISIS, troubled juvenile offenders, and supporting military personnel from all branches, including the special operations community.

Victor challenges his audiences to maintain and build spiritual health. He believes in the importance of the faith community in the military and mixes humor with raw reality stories of survival and redemption to encourage a resilient lifestyle.

https://victormarx.com

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