Testimonies from Clients

Name withheld in accordance with client confidentiality

To Whom It May Concern:

Two weeks ago I found out my husband is a sex addict.  I was devastated and felt as if my whole world was falling down around me. . . Rob was so encouraging and willing to do whatever it took to help us.  He definitely went the extra mile to accommodate us as soon as possible – which happened to be [the following Monday] . . .God used Rob  to minister to us in a special way.

During our week... we learned a lot about who we are, our families of origin, and many things that fed into this addiction.  Both of us were able to realize things and work on our own issues in order to overcome the sex addiction.  It was very difficult to find Christian organizations that special in sex addiction.  I was very relieved, grateful, and even surprised when I heard about your ministry.  It helped us so much to understand more about addictions and to learn that we are certainly not the only ones going through this.  Rob was very knowledgeable about this area, and it was such a help to us to learn how to deal with all the things we are going through. 

Our lives have been changed because of your ministry.  Thank you so much for providing it and continuing to do so much research in this area.  May God richly bless you for all the work you are doing for His children! 

Grace and Peace,

Name withheld in accordance with client confidentiality

Endorsements from Pastors and Therapists

Thank-you for using your gifts and training and time to glorify God by edifying (building up) His people.

You have worked diligently and patiently in your life to get to the point where you can carry on spiritually penetrating ministry in Jesus' Name. For this we give thanks as we were recipients of it last weekend.

Though I regret many other men missed your presentation, I am personally glad the Father called me to be there. I know the others feel the same way.

Grace and peace be multiplied to you...

Pastor Kevin P. Elseroad
Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church
Alpharetta, GA

To Whom It May Concern:

Rob Jackson is, in my opinion as a colleague and friend, a spiritually gifted new talent on God's horizon. He his a teacher with strong convictions, and a proponent of God's Word, manifested through his disciplined Godly walk, work ethic, concern for his targeted client population, and his writings that we have been privileged to read.

I believe his Iceberg model has excellent potential for helping people come to terms with their addictions and grown in their recovery. I'm pleased to hear that it has already been helpful to many. I look forward to seeing Rob continue developing his fresh ideas into solid, workable, clinical theory and application, to the glory of God and the benefit of all of our clients.

Daniel E. Fry, Psy.D.
The Shepherd's Clinic for Psychological Services
Gig Harbor, WA

Dear Mr. Jackson,

Thank you for your participation and your support of the Greater Grand Rapids Community Marriage Policy and the Pine Rest Family Institute by your assistance in the Marriage and Family Building Series. As you can see from the enclosed evaluation, your presentation was well received and was of great benefit to those that attended. My staff received many positive and appreciative comments about your presentation.

Sincerely,

Mark C. Eastburg, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Pine Rest Family Institute
Grand Rapids, MI

General Comments from pastors attending a pastors conference on sex addiction presented at the Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services.

• Thank you - this topic and this man's expertise could use more time - and I'd be pleased to have a longer presentation.
• Very well presented with material useable for beginning support system in my congregation.
• Great presentation. This guy hit a home run.
• Very glad to see the issue treated psychologically and spiritually without creating a false dichotomy between the two!
• Excellent presentation - excellent practical advice.
• Rob was very good.
• Wonderfully impactful. Rob is courageous and God is using him to reveal truth about this important topic. Wonderful that he talked about the answer in Christ.
• Insightful!
• Great presenting the solution being spirit, soul, (and body).

Dear Rob,

I can't thank you enough for spending an extremely valuable morning with us at the E-Free Church. Your material was terrific and from what I could see, every man was captivated with your presentation. Our associate pastor was very excited about the way you presented our fundamental need for intimacy with God before we can begin to address other critical issues. In fact, he has offered to lead/teach the small group study on temptations.

Personally, I found your "iceberg model" to be an excellent tool for dealing with many issues which are obstacles to God's grace in my life. "Fixing" behaviors doesn't do much good if you haven't addressed the hidden causes.

Together in Christ,

David Reynolds
Coordinator, Men's Ministry
The Evangelical Free Church
Canon City, CO