Strip Church

    We serve, teach, and equip women across the world who share a heart and calling to reach those in the sex industry

    She Thought She Was In Control

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    This is the story of Strip Church Network partner: Corrine Martinez Santanelli as shared on CBN. As a child growing up in Mexico, Corrine didn’t understand why her parents were always fighting, or the alcoholism tearing them both apart.  What she did understand was her father’s love. Corrine shares, “That was the one love that…

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    You Can’t (and shouldn’t) Do It All

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    Bringing others into the vision You decided to step out of the box… Now what? Creative juices are on overdrive and you want to see it manifest. Where do you start? Great vision + strong follow-through = fantastic results! Cast vision to your team.Break down logistics into bite-size pieces to enable more people to assist.Generate…

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    The Retirement of Craig Gross

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    This one is bittersweet to write.  I (Michelle) have been with Strip Church since its launch on the Las Vegas strip over a decade ago.  I’ve seen this ministry go from an idea that was birthed out of XXXchurch to a full-blown on-the-ground ministry in over 200 cities across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and…

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    Jesus Loves Strippers

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    photo by Olivia Alnes Those three words have been known to land us all kinds of looks. From the hope and wonder found in the eyes of a woman in the dressing room of a strip club to the laughs coming from ignorant church and non-church folks alike. I say the word “ignorant” respectfully—after all,…

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    God’s love has no border.

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    I was eating breakfast, just taking it all in, and wondered how I even got here. Sitting in El Porvenir, Chihuahua, a little town south of the Texas-Mexico border, I had just learned we have been under cartel surveillance since we arrived the previous day. I have been traveling to Mexico for several months to…

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    Dancing Queen Retreat

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    One of our dancing queens asked me, “Hey, can we have a retreat just for us?” The question arrested me. I knew it would take a team and due to our budget, I knew it would have to be cheap. I told the Lord I would do it if He provided a retreat setting for…

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    BEAUTIFUL FEET

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    I walked into the club with my friend and was greeted by the doorman. I had been praying for this first strip club outreach for a year, and now I was inside the club with gift bags in hand. I had painstakingly put the bags together the night before. Christmas gift bags loaded with makeup,…

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    The Art of Conversation

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    “The art of conversation lies in listening.” -Malcolm Forbes               Sunshine Girls from Compassion Christian Church on Vimeo. The Sunshine Girls are a Strip Church Network partner.

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    “Because You Bought Me Cigarettes, You Can Tell Me About Jesus.”

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    I remember the first time in ministry that I didn’t know what to do. It was five years ago when this ministry was just a thought, and I found myself in a car with a young woman traveling from Tallahassee to Panama City. As she was in the midst of detoxing from IV Methamphetamine use…

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    Self-Care. It Isn’t What You Think.

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    Ministry of any kind requires practicing self-care, making sure your heart and mind are right before God and others. “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life” (Proverbs 4:23). Self-care is not just a stereotypical day at the spa.  It can feel quite the opposite at times. It means going…

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