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Celebrate Recovery - 11/15/2008 10:17:01 PM
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gardengrovecr
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I am the director of the Celebrate Recovery ministry at my church. I've been the director since March. I'm a little disappointed because it seems that we're losing attenders and leaders instead of growing, and the church doesn't seem to support the ministry.
Any prayer and advice would be appreciated.
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/16/2008 9:40:46 AM
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Szaftoo
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My church has a recovery group, however, I am not involved with it. If you congregation sees your pastor or leaders support, it may be difficult but I will pray for you and your ministry.
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/16/2008 3:41:14 PM
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I am thankful that you have shared this with us. I to am a leader at my church and have been for one year and almost two months. My thing is we need more people to attend, at one time I was ready to give up and quit, but Jesus did not give up on me, besides someone has to be there to have the doors open for others, someone had it open for me, and I can only keep what I have by giving it away. I am not to say when someone will or will not attend. I have to keep the faith that the good work that God has started in me He is faithful to complete it. You are the first one that I have talked to today in a long time about Celebrate Recovery, I am about to attend the meeting in a little bit, i will have something to share with my group tonight. Also they are having a workshop in Jacksonville FL. February 21, 2009 I am planning to take our group. maybe we can talk again, untill then you keep hanging in there with your group. Our Pastor talked about what to do when youre under pressure today. God is wanting to see where your faith is. If you are faithful in little, He knows you will be faithful in much and He can trust you. Stand-N-Strong 
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I am the director of the Celebrate Recovery ministry at my church. I've been the director since March. I'm a little disappointed because it seems that we're losing attenders and leaders instead of growing, and the church doesn't seem to support the ministry.
Any prayer and advice would be appreciated.
GGCR
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/16/2008 9:55:02 PM
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I went to Celebrate Recovery at my church for the majority of this year and it blessed me everytime , and long-term, too. I encourage you to seek the Lord on what to do, ultimately, He is the One doing the work.. u know what I mean?
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/17/2008 12:08:27 AM
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Roberta_
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CR is an awesome ministry! I am unable to attend anymore, but I really got a lot out of it when I went.
I have heard that warmer months are not the best for CR. So, during that time it is best if they have a pitch-in cook out or something like that to keep people coming. I have heard that in the beginning of the year there are many who join because of New Year's resolutions and the fact that they may have had some troubles with the law regarding drinking or drug usages over the holidays.
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/17/2008 8:36:31 AM
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rcjames
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I am the director of the Celebrate Recovery ministry at my church. I've been the director since March. I'm a little disappointed because it seems that we're losing attenders and leaders instead of growing, and the church doesn't seem to support the ministry.
Any prayer and advice would be appreciated.
GGCR
Different folks have different visions and different ministries.
If you truely feel that recovcery is the area you want to minister in, then do it whether you feel you are getting enough support or not.
There is a very active recovery group at a Church in our area; they are especially good at intervention (I have used them a number of times for this part of their ministry when I run across a really bad situation). They do a great job of getting fjolks into rehab, and then into their monday night meetings, support etc. Crank is the drug of choice in thr rural areas of the heartland by the way.
Now recovery, while vecessary, is not an area that I am active in, nor do we do it at our Church, but I do respect what the other group is doing.
I encourage you to stay with it, and to do as you feel God is leading you to do; with or without great support from the rest of the Church.
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/17/2008 10:42:17 AM
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dwain
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I have been to (1) Celebrate recovery meeting. They are great (neat) because of the freedom, and the praise and worship before the meeting.
Kudos to the organization as a whole.
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/17/2008 4:03:01 PM
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pstrdebi
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ORIGINAL: gardengrovecr
I am the director of the Celebrate Recovery ministry at my church. I've been the director since March. I'm a little disappointed because it seems that we're losing attenders and leaders instead of growing, and the church doesn't seem to support the ministry.
Any prayer and advice would be appreciated.
GGCR
Mmmmm. We went through a similar situation. It was also very frustrating when we saw other CR groups flourish and we were not. As we looked around and took stock of the situation... we realized a couple things.
1st... you HAVE to have strong support from your church leadership.. with support, announcements, financial backing, etc, etc, etc. Without the support of the church... it's a fight to get anything done. We were doing CR when attending another church (long before we had our own)... and there was no support for what we were doing... and no support for the addicts. I'm not sure what the pastor thought... it was as though he felt the program wasn't important.
2nd... your initial leaders need to NOT BE recent ex-addicts. If you are and you KNOW you have a handle on your life, that's good... but you really don't know how well the other's are doing unless you've known them for a very long time. I believe you need to KNOW that they have been clean for over a year before putting them in a leadership position... and quite frankly... from what I've seen (and I have seen A LOT!!!)... I would make it at least 2 years.
That is not to offend anyone... so please don't take offense. It is my opinion, as I have seen the program work... and I've seen it not work.
and 3rd... and I hate this word in conjunction with the church... BUT... you have to market it. You have to put up oposters and signs and get your local radio station to post it for you, etc. Also... the local county offices will let you put up literature in their offices. Connect with these county programs as they KNOW that CR works and they are all overcrowded anyways.
Hope that helps a little! Good luck and God bless you for your work! 
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/17/2008 6:17:35 PM
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Hello gardengrovecr
I'm not so sure that it's a good idea to advertise such groups. I should think that the ordinary fellowship of the church would allow for such things. If people recover from things why not ask them to testify before the entire church?
I was t a church once that announce, "If you have an addiction, so and so will be ministering on Wed night." Now who is going to come forth and admit they have an addiction? I think if those who need help find qualified people in the church, they would gravitate to them.
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/18/2008 11:06:31 AM
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pstrdebi
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Hello gardengrovecr
I'm not so sure that it's a good idea to advertise such groups. I should think that the ordinary fellowship of the church would allow for such things. If people recover from things why not ask them to testify before the entire church?
I was t a church once that announce, "If you have an addiction, so and so will be ministering on Wed night." Now who is going to come forth and admit they have an addiction? I think if those who need help find qualified people in the church, they would gravitate to them.
I understand what you are saying... but I respectfully disagree. People do not naturally generate to these groups for many reasons... embarrassment, pride, etc. They folks to come along-side of them for one thing. Advertising in other areas and in the church are good for these folks to see that there is help for them.
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/20/2008 12:40:43 PM
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We are about to start something similar to CR at our church, our first training session is 11/30. We do seem to have a lot of support from the pulpit to the pews. I'll be praying for your group and please pray for us as we start this important ministry.
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/22/2008 5:12:26 AM
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lightbeamrider
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If Christians are to be fishers of men then they need to rescue people from their addictions. The church needs to welcome them and make them feel at home. In most churches there is a culture clash. Many solid church members are married family types. Do they really want the recently rescued crack addict/prostitute sitting next to them in the church pews? The man who was convicted of a child sex crime 10 yrs ago and is still a little ''off'' in his thinking? Many of these types cannot be around children (due to conditions of parole) so church is not even an option for them.
The Catholic Christian lady who rescued me out of a Hotel room ''sensed''(?) there was something wrong with me as i did not call. She was not in any type of ministry. Was not an former addict of any kind. She called every hotel in the city until she found me and called my room and said she was coming to get me. With her husband's permission she took me into her home fed, and sobered me up. I would not have stopped on my own. I did a lot of jail time when the law caught up with me and it was these same Christians who came to visit me on a regular basis and provided work after i got out. This woman ran her own business and her husband taught English (Shakespeare) at the college. While almost all had me down as prone to violence, and treated me as such, i never once sensed they were afraid of me or they did not trust me, even when i was at my worst. These were hard working busy people. They treated me as one of their own and never gave up. They are not quitters. They performed no miracles. What they had going for them was an unconditional love which would not let me go. That is why i believe the most powerful thing the Christian has going for them, more than education, more than miracles is love demonstrated as these Christians demonstrated with me. How can i ever think of going out and buying a bottle if i knew it would cause them anguish? Many Christians just go out and do their work silently, below the radar. They do not seek recognition as they perform bible studies in the jail or visit the elderly. U know i just have to laugh out loud when i hear people say the church is full of hypocrites. I know it is not true.
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RE: Celebrate Recovery - 11/29/2008 1:57:14 AM
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zamdad
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Thanks for your story Lightbeamrider. It's good to hear. Mine is similar to yours. Yet, after getting saved, God led me into the profession of community corrections. I have been more than frustrated with "the church" when it comes to helping those who need it most. I've all too often found the willing wind up enabling and the rest want someone whose paid to do it do the dirty work. Thank you again for sharing your testimony. It helps to undserstand where someone is coming from when reading their posts. I have a better understanding of you which would have helped in another thread in which I commented on your post.
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