Celebrate Recovery General Meeting
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 2:11PM Do you require Step Study Group participants to attend the General Meeting night?
In order for participants to gain the full benefit of Celebrate Recovery, they are encouraged to attend the General Meeting (Large Group), Open Share Group, CR Fellowship events, and a Step Study group.
When a newcomer asks me if they should attend both, I share the benefits. The Large Group service provides teaching and worship, and personal testimonies provide hope. Open Share Groups cover specific recovery issues and solutions, while Step Study Groups provide the opportunity to thoroughly work the 8 Principles and Christ Centered 12 Steps in a group setting. In addition, the General Meeting night is where a newcomer finds an Accountability Team. The General meeting also provides the critical component of fellowship.
Although we may encourage and challenge the newcomer to attend both, we can not make it a requirement. CR is a volunteer program. You may however, require your CR Step Study Leaders to attend both. As leaders, they should not only serve as examples of working a thorough recovery program, but should also continue to grow in their personal recoveries.
Read more on this topic in the Advanced Leadership Training Guide, Module 2.
I hope this helps!
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