About this speaker
A nationally recognized author, speaker, and expert on pornography and sexual addiction recovery, Michael is the author of five books including Porn Nation: Conquering America’s #1 Addiction, Porn @ Work, and Porn University (Moody Publishing). He has been featured on ABC's 20/20, The View, Good Morning America, CNN, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and countless other national and local media outlets. It's estimated that his books, articles, and media appearances have reached an audience of over 100 million people worldwide.
In addition to being a popular media commentator and church and conference speaker, Michael was one of Cru’s top evangelistic speakers on college campuses for nearly a decade. In his critically acclaimed “Porn Nation” campus evangelism events, Michael shared his subject matter expertise and personal redemption story to educate and share the Gospel with over 100,000 students on hundreds of college campuses worldwide, resulting in thousands who prayed to receive Christ.
More recently, Michael pioneered the creation and development of professional mentoring as a new approach to recovery for those struggling with sexual addiction and betrayal trauma. Since 2016, BraveHearts has trained hundreds of recovered men and women aspiring to help others as Certified Professional Mentors™ through their critically acclaimed Launch Your Mentoring Ministry™ mentor training and certification program.
Now in his 22nd year as the Founder and Co-CEO of BraveHearts ministry, Michael also served on the Board of the International Association of Certified Sexual Addiction Specialists (IACSAS) for five years, is a Certified Pastoral Sexual Addiction Specialist (CPSAS), and managed the development of IACSAS’ pastoral care counselor certification program.