Celebrate Recovery

"Celebrate Recovery is the clearest expression of the Church in action in America today!" - Rick Warren Our society is becoming more and more complex. Kids now have three (or more) sets of grandparents. Sexual addiction for men and women is growing at an exponential rate. Divorce is at an all time high- even for Christians. This is our reality.

The PURPOSE of Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery was designed as a program to help those struggling with hurts, habits and hang-ups by showing them the loving power of Jesus Christ through a recovery process, developing them for ministry and helping them to establish a life mission in the world.Celebrate Recovery's focus is to fellowship and celebrate God's healing power in our lives through Eight Recovery Principles and the Christ Centered Twelve Steps. This experience allows us to be changed. We open the door by sharing our experiences, strengths, and hopes with one another. In addition we become willing to accept God's grace in solving our life problems. By working and applying these Biblical principles we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our addictive, compulsive, and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy, and most importantly, a stronger personal relationship with God and others. As we progress through the program, we discover our personal, loving, and forgiving Higher Power - Jesus Christ.

--Pastor John Baker, Founder

Is Celebrate Recovery for ME?

Celebrate Recovery is for anyone who is seeking a God-mended life. If you have a hurt, habit, or hang-up, it’s for you. Ask yourself these questions: Is there a habit, substance or compulsion dominating my life? Is there an addiction that has become destructive? Am I being controlled by something that is blocking me from experiencing joy in my life? Am I co dependent on someone else’s addictions or habits? Is a past abuse in my life preventing me from being able to move forward? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then we urge you to attend a Celebrate Recovery meeting and see if you find it to be a safe place to start healing!

STEP STUDY GROUPS

Gender specific Step Study groups are where the real work of recovery takes place. In these closed small groups we “work the steps” using the four Celebrate Recovery Participant's Guides, the Life Recovery Bible and the Celebrate Recovery Journal (optional). There will be a new Step Study starting this spring. This group will meet on Mondays from 6 – 8 p.m. on the main Friendship campus. Childcare will be provided.
For more information on the day & time please contact Myra Linnhoff at
256-232-4906 or myra@friendshipumc.org.

WHEN do we meet?

Every Friday night! 6:30 pm – Meet & Greet in the HeBrews Cafe
7:00 pm - Worship & Teaching or Testimony
8:15 pm - Small Groups
9:00 pm – Fellowship in the HeBrews Cafe
*Childcare is available

WHERE do we meet?

Main Friendship campus 16479 Lucas Ferry Road The Shelter at the back of the Contemporary Worship Center

What kinds of GROUPS are available?

Currently:
Men's Share Group
Women's Share Group
Celebrate Recovery 101 - Newcomer Group

In the future we pray that God will grow CR so that we have several more issue and gender specific recovery groups such as the ones below:
Alcoholism
Chemical Dependency
Co-Dependency
Smoking Cessation
Women/Spouses in a Relationship with a Sexually Addicted Man
Physical Abuse Victims
Sexual Abuse Victims
Relationship Issues/ Divorce Support
Sex and Pornography Addictions
Adult Children of Chemically Addicted
Teen Children of Chemically Addicted
Eating Disorders Anger

For Recovery Curriculum and Resources:
www.pastors.com/pcom/recovery

To Find a Celebrate Recovery in Your Area:
www.celebraterecovery.com/ global.shtml