“He’s got a very compelling story,” he told CBN’s Faithwire, noting he’s helping Broome take his platform and really leverage it to spread the Gospel. These are just some of the newfound ways Broome is sharing his incredible testimony with the masses while simultaneously leveraging his platform to drive people toward Christ.ĭwayne Stoltzfus, owner of Unite Life, works with Broome on digital ministry and believes the ex-porn star’s story is profoundly impacting those who hear it. “We’re believing that we’re going to reach 100 million people with the truth of Jesus on Good Friday,” he said. Share the King is asking 10,000 people to share the video simultaneously on Good Friday, flooding social media with biblical truth. “Sometimes there’ll be four people on a screen, sometimes there’ll be 16 people on a screen … claiming the truth that is found in the Apostle’s Creed - who Jesus is, what He accomplished, and, at the end, what that means for you.”īroome continued, “It’s about the truth found in Christ.” The finished product will be a video recitation of the creed presented by around 75 Christian influencers, leaders, pastors, and celebrities - and you can take part here. Plus, the video inspires next steps to help people facing various spiritual struggles to take positive actions to right those issues.Ī second project is an Apostles Creed video dropping on Good Friday.
“And there’s actually a call to action to say, ‘OK, we’re addressing a problem and here’s a solution.'”īroome, who leads digital evangelistic efforts for Share the King, said he’s excited to see “I Am Second” lean into his journey, adding the organization “didn’t shy away from the darkness of the story” and fully explored the “depression, the anxiety, the suicidal ideation” he experienced while working in porn. “It’s the first film that they have where there’s a clear presentation of the Gospel,” Broome said of the video, which is set to release Thursday evening. Now, he’s doubling down on his efforts to reach others with the Gospel message, with the launch of new initiatives and efforts to bring Jesus to the masses.Īmong them: a new “I Am Second” video documenting his journey to Jesus. Listen to the latest episode of CBN’s Quick Start podcast 👇 Joshua Broome has been openly sharing his powerful story of transforming from a lost and confused porn star to a passionate preacher on fire for the Lord. This article originally appeared on Faithwire.
Listen to Broome break down these statistics and the issue more broadly on the latest episode of “Counterfeit Culture.” “One-in-five youth pastors and one-in-seven senior pastors use porn on a regular basis - not have seen porn in their life, are currently consuming pornography with some regularity,” he said. “So the reality is: Christians are addicted to pornography and watching pornography.”īroome cited a Barna Group study that found 64% of Christian men and 15% of Christian women have said they watch porn at least monthly.īut it’s not only parishioners, as Broome also highlighted research showing pastors and youth preachers specifically struggle with regular porn use. “Each and every day I get hundreds of messages that say, ‘Josh, I'm a Christian. Among the revelations offered, he dove into some of the shocking statistics surrounding porn use among Christians. The preacher said he’s launching his “ Counterfeit Culture” podcast as a way to share his journey and to help those struggling with porn. And I found out the very hard way that industry caused me a lot of strife in my life.”īroome has openly shared his story of becoming suicidal after entering the porn industry, desperately seeking a way out - and eventually finding Christ. “I was in the adult film industry … for almost six years. “What a woman should look like, what a woman should do … because they're learning this from a fictitious representation of engagement.”īroome also outlined his motivations for advocating against porn and the risks he believes exist for those who consume it, appealing to his own story to help illustrate the cultural and individual conundrums porn perpetuates. “What happens is: people create these false expectations of intimacy relationships,” he said. Another is the formation of false expectations about what should unfold within relationships. Among the many problems porn perpetuates, Broome said, is isolation and disconnection from intimacy.
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