Recovery in a Growing National/International Community

Travel is always exciting!

Whether you travel for business of leisure, I hope you have opportunities to visit Celebrate Recovery ministries in other parts of the country. It is great to visit with brothers and sisters in recovery where ever you go. Visit Bob Wood's CR International blog to get an idea of the international Growth of this ministry. You'll be amazed where we are!

When I first got involved in Celebrate Recovery, options were quite limited, as far as this ministry was concerned. We are now at a point where we are seeing multiple groups within a city or major metropolitan area - and it is great!

The following verse gives much encouragement to us as we gather - for help, strength, and hope in our spiritual walk - and recovery.

Romans 15:5 (New International Version)
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus.

My wife and I recently visited a small group from church that meets in our neighborhood. I knew a few of the group members through Bible study and other activities of the church, but many were "friends I had not met yet", as Grandmother Kirchner used to say!

As the meeting got underway, Paula and I had a sense of peace, unity, and vision as we met with others from our church. We gathered together with a sense of commitment and purpose that has been clearly cast through the mission of the church to be REAL Christians.

R - Reproducing Other Disciples, Matt. 28:18-20
E - Esteeming God Above All, Mark 12:30
A - Announcing the Good News, Luke 24:46-47
L - Living for Others, Mark 10:45

As our church is intent on helping members to be REAL, I wanted to be sure that you as ministry leaders are doing all you can to be sure the Celebrate Recovery ministry of your church is real - as the dictionary defines being "genuine in existence".

Training at the Celebrate Recovery Summit and the One Day Seminars across the country will help you start and grow a Celebrate Recovery ministry that is an authentic ministry, faithfully following the trademark, DNA, and best practices developed through seventeen years of experience at Saddleback Church, and a growing world-wide ministry.

This Winter and Spring we will have Seminars in various parts of the country that will help you and your ministry leaders succeed in growing a ministry that will produce life change and discipleship in the lives of men and women who will come through the doors of your meeting room.

Most of this year's events will have both the Seven Keys of Celebrate Recovery AND Advanced Leadership Training. Visit Celebrate Recovery where you can find out more about the events that will have "something for everyone".