New Life Church of God Celebrate Recovery Ministry

What is Celebrate Recovery? • Celebrate Recovery is a biblical and balanced recovery program based on eight principles from the Beatitudes that helps us overcome our hurts, hangups, and habits. It is based on the actual words of Jesus rather than psychological theory.

How did Celebrate Recovery Begin? • John Baker is the founder of Celebrate Recovery, a ministry born out of the heart of Saddleback Church. In 1993, John and Pastor Rick Warren wrote the CR curriculum which has been published and translated into several languages. • In 2001, Rick Warren asked John to become the Pastor of Celebrate Recovery. • In 2008, Senior Pastor Mark K. Richardson asked Associate Pastor Chris Goodwin to pray about launching this ministry at NLCOG.

When was Celebrate Recovery Launched at NLCOG? • Celebrate Recovery was launched at NLCOG five years ago. Through the power of Jesus Christ, testimonies, teachings, accountability partners, sponsors and a safe place to meet, lives have been changed, and people find victory over their pasts.

Who is Celebrate Recovery For? • Anyone who is hurting, has hang-ups and habits that have taken control over their lives. • Most people are familiar with the classic 12 -Step program of AA and many lives have been helped. At Celebrate Recovery we study the eight principles based on the Beatitudes found in Matthews 5: 3 -10.

Celebrate Recovery Structure • At Celebrate Recovery we manage the ministry by the T-E-A-M structure. We have one person responsible for each of the following: • • T – training – Rev. Sharon Goodwin E – encouraging – Rev. Lois Lukus A – assimilation – Rev. Sharon Price M – ministry leader – Rev. Chris Goodwin

Meetings/Trainings • We have monthly meetings and provide trainings which is crucial in order for the T-E-A-M and their apprentice to stay focused, continue to grow together, pray together, and discuss any issues or concerns. • The Training Coach works with the Ministry Leader to conduct: • New Leader Orientation • Step Study Leaders Training • Open Share Leaders Training

Lessons/Testimonies • There are 25 Lessons taught and 25 testimonies given on the topics below. • Denial, Powerless, Hope, Sanity, Turn, Action, Moral, Sponsor, Inventory, Spiritual Inventory 1 and 2. Confess, Admit, Ready, Victory, Amends, Forgiveness, Grace, Crossroads, Daily Inventory, Relapse, Gratitude, Give, Yes, and The seven reasons we get stuck.

Schedule • Every Friday at NLCOG at 6: 30 for coffee, donuts, cookies and juice. • At 7: 00 p. m. we meet downstairs in the fellowship hall for worship to prepare ourselves for a lesson or a testimony. Afterwards, we break off into small groups gender specific, for an hour. At the conclusion of the small groups, we meet back in the fellowship hall for the Solid Rock Café hour and have a meal together which signify the importance of true fellowship.

Celebrate Recovery Bible • The Celebrate Recovery Bible is available. • Other Resources: • Life Healing Choices • Purpose Driven Life

Leaders Guide/Participant Guides • There is a leaders guide and four participant guides to work through in our Step Study groups.

Inventory • There are 8 principles based on the Beatitudes and 12 steps and their biblical comparisons. • At the conclusion of lesson eight (Sponsor), you are ready to begin your inventory. • This is Principle 4: Step 4:

Testimonies • At the conclusion of lesson 14 (Yes), you are ready to write and give your testimony. • This is Principle 8: Step 12:

Invitation • If you or someone you know is struggling under the weight of life-dominating habit patterns and is looking for help, Celebrate Recovery is a place for you. Here you will find people like yourself who genuinely care about your struggle and who are discovering together the true key to an over coming life-Jesus Christ and His Word. We hope you will come and see for yourself.

Celebrate Recovery Leadership Team • Associate Pastor Chris Goodwin, Ministry Leader • Rev. Sharon Goodwin, Training Coach • Rev. Lois Lukus, Encourager Coach • Rev. Sharon Price, Assimilation Coach

Contact Person • Associate Pastor Chris Goodwin, Family Ministry can be contacted at 412 -421 -7101 or 412 -421 -7169 • The Celebrate Recovery Motto that we live by is: • Whatever is said here, stays here.