NICE TO MEET YOU

I'm Brother Mike

This is me.
I am a happily married man of 18 years with a blended family of seven wonderful children. I’ve
had some success in the corporate world, twice divorced and an ordained minister for the past 10
years.
I’m often asked how I could teach and preach the Word of God while not fully living it.
The honest answer is this: I knew God’s truth, but for many years I was hiding from God’s
healing.
I met Christ sincerely. I loved Scripture. I loved studying the Word of God. God has given me the
gift of teaching, and I believed what I taught.
But alongside that calling, I carried a sexual addiction that began in my teenage years and
followed me for decades. I lived divided—public devotion, private destruction. I preached
freedom while secretly living in bondage. I was a hypocrite, a cheater, an adulterer, a fornicator,
and a liar. Not because I hated God—but because I was deeply broken and ashamed.
I tried harder. I prayed louder. I served more faithfully.
None of that healed what I refused to bring into the light.
What finally changed wasn’t stronger willpower—it was surrender.
God didn’t expose me to destroy me. He invited me to stop hiding.
Over the last seven years, leading a weekly addiction recovery group, I’ve learned this:
 Many men aren’t failing because they don’t love God.
 They’re failing because shame has convinced them they’re disqualified from healing.
Today, I no longer live under the crushing weight of hidden sin.
Not because I’m perfect—but because I’m honest, accountable, and free.
My passion is men’s ministry because I’ve lived both sides:
ď‚· Bondage and freedom
 Scripture without surrender—and Scripture with transformation
ď‚· Shame-driven faith and grace-fueled obedience
If God can redeem a divided man like me, there is no man beyond His reach.
This isn’t my story of failure.

It’s God’s story of mercy.
And freedom is possible.

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Gratitude, Grace, and Favor

In spite of my many failures and shortcomings, God has never left me.

There were seasons where my choices could have led to irreparable harm — to my marriage, my family, my calling, and my life. Yet again and again, God’s mercy stood between my brokenness and destruction. Not because I deserved it, but because He is faithful even when I was not.

I live with deep gratitude for the blessings God has entrusted to me. I’ve been married to a God-fearing wife for 18 years — a woman of strength, grace, and patience. I’m the father/stepfather of seven wonderful, healthy children, a gift I never take lightly. God has also sustained me through a 30+ year career in Information Technology, serving as an executive, coach, senior consultant, trainer, and mentor — opening doors I did not earn and placing me in positions to serve others.

I’m thankful for my health, for opportunities to travel the world, and for the privilege of connecting with men who are hurting and searching for hope. Every blessing I carry is a reminder that my story is not one of self-made success, but of God’s protection, provision, and relentless grace.

To God be the Glory

Testimonial

"Mike and I have been walking a recovery journey together for almost seven years.  His commitment to continuously working to improve both himself and those who he encounters is truly inspirational and uplifting.  His honesty and commitment to God and Jesus as his higher power serves as a role model for the many people he helps who are dealing with addictive behavior.  I count him as a friend and more importantly, among those who I can lean on in times when I am struggling.

 - Bob G. - Nashville

Testimonial

I have been working my recovery in The Twelve Steps since 1989 in various face to face and online groups.  For more than six years I have been a part of an online group of men facilitated, for the most part, by Mike Ennis.  He is firmly grounded in The Word, in The Twelve Steps and in a growing knowledge on human addictive behavior and recovery from addiction.  I am confident that in his new work as an Addiction Recovery Coach he will help you confront yourself and your wounds with a desire to help heal those wounds, face those fears, and guide you in your twelve steps with your walk in recovery.  I also know that if he cannot answer your question, he will tell you so, but also point you in the direction where your answer may lie. 
One more thing, and not as a testimony for Mike, but as my final word for you:   
Change is painful, but nothing... NOTHING is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you do not belong.  There is no shame in asking for a hand up from The Pit.

Bill H from Tampa

Testimonial

"Mike you for your facilitation and Leadership in The SAA meeting thru these past years you are very good about keeping our group on target thru this difficult time .That has changed my life  and given me tools to overcome my sexual addiction daily and the grace of Christ and the mighty Warriors that have assembled with us to discuss and check in weekly.
Bad or good but honestly  after a lifetime of hiding I have finally found where My Help and strength ,Sobriety comes from
Love you Joey
- Joey in Lufkin, Texas

Testimonial

"I've known Mike for several years and have always found him to be supportive, direct, and kind. The advice he gives is relatable and makes sense. He doesn’t just fill the air waves with unnecessary chatter but makes it a point to make a true connection that makes me feel valued and cared for. Anyone seeking Mike’s support would come away feeling hopeful and that things can change for the better.
- Gary from Oregon

 

Why I Do It

I do this work because I believe Jesus restores men wholly — body, mind, and spirit.

After more than seven years leading SAA meetings, over a decade as an ordained minister, and years walking with men in recovery, ministry, and prison settings, I’ve seen a consistent truth: many men love God, desire holiness, and still struggle deeply. Not because they lack faith or effort, but because they were never taught how stress, trauma, and the nervous system interact with temptation and desire. I’ve lived this firsthand.

I’ve watched men pray harder, recommit, and still fall apart under pressure. I’ve had to finally learn that shame doesn’t transform hearts — Christ does. And transformation is sustained when men are given truth, safety, structure, and brotherhood.

I also do this work with a generational burden in mind. I want to help prevent my sons — and other young men — from falling into the same traps that so many of us did, by giving them wisdom, awareness, and support earlier than we received it.

My mission is to help men live unmasked before God and others — grounded in Christ, trained in wisdom, and walking in lasting freedom.

 

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