A guide for pastors & church leaders
How to Start a Men's Ministry for Pornography Addiction
Most churches already know men in their congregation are struggling. Few have a real plan for what to do about it. Here's one you can start using this month.
Why this is harder than it looks
Multiple national surveys — including Barna Group research — have found that a large majority of practicing Christian men have viewed pornography in the past month. Your church already has this problem. The only open question is whether there's a room in your building where a man can say so out loud.
General men's ministry doesn't reach it. A man won't confess this in a room of forty at a breakfast. He'll confess it to four men who've told him their own version of the same story.
The B.O.L.D. model
Team-based, not open drop-in
Four or five men, one trained leader — not an open invitation from the pulpit that fizzles after week two.
Daily, not just weekly
The Watchman app carries accountability between meetings — a daily check-in, not a once-a-week conversation.
Confidential, with two stated exceptions
A real code of silence, disclosed up front — threat of suicide, or harm to a minor. Nothing else leaves the room.
How to launch it, step by step
Find one leader
Not a man with no story of his own — a man willing to go first with his.
Recruit the first four or five men, personally
A direct, private ask works. A pulpit announcement usually doesn't.
Set one weekly time and place
Consistency matters more than the day you pick.
Use B.O.L.D.'s curriculum
The 26-week Workbook and Leader Handbook — no curriculum-writing required.
Put every man on Watchman
Daily check-ins so accountability doesn't go quiet between Sundays.
Talk it through with Bryan
A real conversation about your church — including what it costs.
What's included
Every church gets the full curriculum, leader training, and Watchman for daily accountability between meetings. Some churches also choose to cover Watchman+ — on- device content filtering and real-time pack alerts — for their whole group. What that looks like for your church is exactly what the call with Bryan is for.
Talk to Bryan
Let's talk it through.
A real conversation with Bryan about your church — what fits, what it costs, what happens next. No pressure, no pitch.
See how Watchman works
Daily check-ins, the accountability pack, and on-device content blocking for Watchman+ — the app every man in your group would carry.
Watch the walkthrough