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toad · 10-03-2009, 07:54 PM

Any riders here who have ever attended Celebrate Recovery? I attend a seminar a week ago in Little Rock and had an opportunity to meet John Baker the founder of CR. We will be starting a group in my church. CR is much more than a meeting, which I thought that was all it was. Each meeting (ours will be on Saturday evening) will consist of praise and worship, then we will have a large group meeting with a lesson one week and testamony's the next week. We will then go to small groups determined by sex. Alcohol and addictions, co-dependent, Adult children of alcoholics, food issues, sexual issues, gambling, etc. A small group will not be formed until there is a qualified leader and co-leader. All leaders must have been through the 12 steps. After the small groups we will have coffee and cake. We celebrate recovery day by day, week by week. We will have aniversary coins for months and years.

Just was wondering if anyone attended

Hurricane · 10-03-2009, 08:15 PM

Thanks for sharing Toad, I have not been but have been curious.
Maybe I can get out to one of yours soon. Will keep You and CR in my prayers.

***Astro*** · 10-05-2009, 03:58 PM

Toad, I attended CR meetings my first few months of recovery, the format was just as you described. I tried two different ones though. One was smaller and we spent more time on the praise and worship. There are some CR meetings in our area that have a monthly BBQ.

The only thing I struggled with, being a newcomer to recovery, was that I felt like I was lying when I shared about God and Jesus. At that time I didn't have a God of my understanding, and I was still making deals with God rather than turning my will and life over to Him. Ashamed and full of self-pity, I walked away from CR and embraced the program of AA. I still run into those guys from the CR meetings, they've always been an inspiration in my recovery.

My fiancee and I are getting married in a few weeks, and the home we've moved into is right across the street from that same church I started going to CR at. I've been thinking that it might be beneficial to my spirituality, and an always growing faith in God to go back to those meetings.

Let us know how it goes with your CR group.

toad · 10-05-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Astro

My fiancee and I are getting married in a few weeks

My my my.............congratulations Astro. Keep us informed with some pics. Going on a honeymoon?

***Astro*** · 10-06-2009, 12:32 PM

9 nights in Greece. Other than a couple visits across the border into Mexico, this will be my first time out of the country in over 40 years.

When I was "out there" I never cared about traveling, just wanted to be within arms reach of a bottle. God is so very good, we are so blessed.

Thank you for the kind words.

MrsMagoo · 10-06-2009, 02:16 PM

I am in leadership in our Celebrate Recovery. There are two other churches in town holding CR meetings and we are training 3 more chruches so its very exciting! Maybe one day we will have as many meetings as the secular programs available. Our regular group (which is set up exactly as you described per the CR format) is on Friday nights, we have training on Thursdays and gender specific Step Study is on Monday nights.

We have collaborated with the other churches and gone camping together, host events and workshops together, have formed a community outreach team and are going to have a Battle of the Praise Bands event as an outreach in late October.

It always thrills me to CR mentioned on here. Where are you from? I'm in North Carolina.

***Astro*** · 10-06-2009, 02:27 PM

Thought I would share this link to the homepage for Celebrate Recovery Celebrate Recovery

There's a meeting locator and resources can be ordered from the site.

toad · 10-07-2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MrsMagoo

It always thrills me to CR mentioned on here. Where are you from? I'm in North Carolina.

I live in South Central Missouri in the town of Mountain Grove. The closest CR meeting is 60 miles away to the West, 70 miles to the North, over 100 miles to the East, and over 100 miles to the South.

I have been a Christian since 1983 and clean and sober since 1998...after 11 yrs of sobriety I have found that I need to enlarge my Spiritual life.

"Where could I go but to the Lord" ??????

10-03-2009, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
toad Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mountain grove, missouri Posts: 1,273	Celebrate recovery Any riders here who have ever attended Celebrate Recovery? I attend a seminar a week ago in Little Rock and had an opportunity to meet John Baker the founder of CR. We will be starting a group in my church. CR is much more than a meeting, which I thought that was all it was. Each meeting (ours will be on Saturday evening) will consist of praise and worship, then we will have a large group meeting with a lesson one week and testamony's the next week. We will then go to small groups determined by sex. Alcohol and addictions, co-dependent, Adult children of alcoholics, food issues, sexual issues, gambling, etc. A small group will not be formed until there is a qualified leader and co-leader. All leaders must have been through the 12 steps. After the small groups we will have coffee and cake. We celebrate recovery day by day, week by week. We will have aniversary coins for months and years. Just was wondering if anyone attended __________________ Tet Vet PGR member 2007 Road King Classic 96 C.I. Six-speed Vivid black "Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes." Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-03-2009, 08:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hurricane Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 286	Not yet ! Thanks for sharing Toad, I have not been but have been curious. Maybe I can get out to one of yours soon. Will keep You and CR in my prayers.

10-05-2009, 03:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
*Astro* Humble Door Greeter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, two families in a big new home! Posts: 9,280	Toad, I attended CR meetings my first few months of recovery, the format was just as you described. I tried two different ones though. One was smaller and we spent more time on the praise and worship. There are some CR meetings in our area that have a monthly BBQ. The only thing I struggled with, being a newcomer to recovery, was that I felt like I was lying when I shared about God and Jesus. At that time I didn't have a God of my understanding, and I was still making deals with God rather than turning my will and life over to Him. Ashamed and full of self-pity, I walked away from CR and embraced the program of AA. I still run into those guys from the CR meetings, they've always been an inspiration in my recovery. My fiancee and I are getting married in a few weeks, and the home we've moved into is right across the street from that same church I started going to CR at. I've been thinking that it might be beneficial to my spirituality, and an always growing faith in God to go back to those meetings. Let us know how it goes with your CR group. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

10-06-2009, 12:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
*Astro* Humble Door Greeter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, two families in a big new home! Posts: 9,280	9 nights in Greece. Other than a couple visits across the border into Mexico, this will be my first time out of the country in over 40 years. When I was "out there" I never cared about traveling, just wanted to be within arms reach of a bottle. God is so very good, we are so blessed. Thank you for the kind words. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

10-06-2009, 02:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
MrsMagoo Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 793	I am in leadership in our Celebrate Recovery. There are two other churches in town holding CR meetings and we are training 3 more chruches so its very exciting! Maybe one day we will have as many meetings as the secular programs available. Our regular group (which is set up exactly as you described per the CR format) is on Friday nights, we have training on Thursdays and gender specific Step Study is on Monday nights. We have collaborated with the other churches and gone camping together, host events and workshops together, have formed a community outreach team and are going to have a Battle of the Praise Bands event as an outreach in late October. It always thrills me to CR mentioned on here. Where are you from? I'm in North Carolina. __________________ 'When you're down to nothing, God is up to something.'

10-06-2009, 02:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
*Astro* Humble Door Greeter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, two families in a big new home! Posts: 9,280	Thought I would share this link to the homepage for Celebrate Recovery Celebrate Recovery There's a meeting locator and resources can be ordered from the site. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"

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