Pastor to Pastor with Dave Stone Sex, Sexuality, and Intimacy with Dr. Juli Slattery
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Apr 7, 2026 
Dr. Juli Slattery, Christian psychologist and founder of Authentic Intimacy, helps churches address sexual identity, brokenness, and healing. She discusses why churches avoid sexuality, how culture and technology shape desire, and why identity change in Christ—not just behavior modification—drives transformation. Conversations cover shame, loneliness, trauma sensitivity, and sustaining marital intimacy over time.
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Sexual Struggles Are Identity Problems
- Sexual struggles are often identity struggles rather than merely behavioral issues.
- Juli Slattery explains people use sexuality to seek belonging, validation, or to feel loved, so addressing identity shifts desire and behavior.
Culture Is Actively Sexually Discipling Youth
- Culture and technology actively sexualize and 'discipline' young people, shaping identity and sexuality online.
- Juli notes Gen Z norms and pornography exposure normalize LGBTQ identities and distorted views of love and sex.
Leader Shame Blocks Church Conversation
- Shame keeps leaders silent and prevents honest ministry about sexuality.
- Juli emphasizes preaching the gospel to yourself daily so leaders stand in Christ, not their past record, and model vulnerability.
