Lifepointe Kansas City

BLAINE BARTEL THIS SUNDAY For the past several years, Blaine Bartel, with the support of his wife Lori, has been actively coaching men who are struggling with porn and sexual brokenness. He has discovered a gift of grace to help these friends do the work of resurrection and reinvent a life previously unimagined. You may be aware of some of Blaine’s accomplishments. He was considered the “Youth Pastor of America.” He hosted a national television show for more than a decade. He became a best selling author.  He led the largest weekly student gathering in America.  This is what the public knew about Blaine. What they didn’t know is that Blaine hated who he had become. Behind the curtains of his success was a man who was overcome by an unbreakable sexual addiction, severe clinical depression and marital brokenness. Eight years ago, he walked away from everything he had built and accomplished in an attempt to try to discover a life that was worth living. After a desperate attempt to end his life, he was