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Curriculum plays a crucial role in shaping the journey through Celebrate Recovery and John Baker knew that the foundation of an effective recovery ministry needed to be firmly rooted in the Bible. Romans 5:4 tells us: “For everything that was written in the past was...

It's very difficult to determine out of all the seven keys which one is the one that has the most impact on our own recoveries. I would certainly put the 4th Key Fellowship at the top of my own priorities for the following two reasons: · Emotional Support: Life is...

Most of us who are in recovery will have faced, or been very close to facing, relapse back into an unhelpful and/or unhealthy habit, that we thought we had broken free from.  This can feel quite devastating at the time and may even convince us that we will never...

The third key for growth of your Celebrate Recovery ministry is Senior Pastor support.  I can’t emphasise enough the importance of this key.  When we launched Celebrate Recovery here in Derby in 1998, our pastor was on board from the start, in fact his video is still...

As a church leader, I've seen the powerful impact of Celebrate Recovery in our congregation transforming countless lives and our church culture. It's all too common to feel you're the only one who struggles. So just by running such a group, we signal loud and clear...

Leadership stands as a cornerstone of all that we do; it is also a skill that requires continuous refinement and development, which is why leadership training is the second key of a successful Celebrate Recovery group. Leadership training plays a pivotal role in the...

Statistics show that the number of people struggling with mental health has sadly increased over the last few years – with one in four adults, and one in ten children, being diagnosed in the UK – and we all probably know others who don’t feel able to seek help....

The large group worship time at Celebrate Recovery is the first Key or, as we see in the leader's guide, the first pillar of a strong and vibrant Celebrate Recovery group. Worship points us to JESUS and clearly sets us apart from other recovery groups. At its core,...

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,  That saved a wretch; like me!I once was lost, but now am found,  Was blind, but now I see. I love testimonies! I love hearing what a wonderful God we have – loving, seeking, forgiving, full of amazing grace. I...

Dear all, Once again, Christmas celebrations are here and as 2023 ends it's good to look back to see all that we have achieved this year. As I have said many times, Christmas is one of my favourite times as it brings me back to the realisation of what Jesus did...

What is it that makes attending Celebrate Recovery events, in the US and in the UK,  worthwhile? I asked a couple of the guys who came to October’s Celebrate Recovery UK Conference what they felt they got out of the day. Pete is an Open Share Group leader. It was...

We read in the book of Hebrews 10:24-25 these words  “Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works, and let us not neglect our meeting together as some people do, but encourage one another” Meeting together and encouraging one...

In Principle 5, I realised my character defect of allowing my thinking and behaviours to be controlled by what others thought of me (or what I was mind reading them to think of me). This led to basing my belief system on wrong beliefs which developed into depression...

Wouldn’t it be useful if the Bible offered a one-verse-fits-all for recovery? However, each human is unique with unique experiences. Each abuse, anxiety and addiction is unique, as is each person’s journey to recovery. Therefore, I’m of the opinion that there isn’t...

In Celebrate Recovery we have a saying that ‘God never wastes a hurt’ which, for those of us who have been in recovery for a while, we know is true, but how does this happen? One of my starkest recollections of my life before attending Celebrate Recovery was the...

Since coming to Celebrate Recovery in 2011 and having worked through a number of hurts, hangups and habits that were holding me back for many years, I still have to pinch myself when I see God using my messes to help others, and having the privilege of leading a...

I would like to offer some encouragement to Celebrate Recovery groups that are just starting out. So how did we start? We looked at various Christian recovery programmes. We chose Celebrate Recovery because it focused on our identity in Christ and the hope of recovery...

The Cambridge English Dictionary defines an evaluation as: “the process of judging or assessing the quality, importance, amount, or value of something.” I am someone who has often shied away from the idea of evaluating something, for fear of having to cut off things...

To quote a very famous Christian preacher, the “I have a dream” speech has lived long in the memory despite the passing of time. Did Martin Luther King, speaking on 28th August 1963, realise the impact his words would have decades later, and the influence his calling...

Last week at our CR meeting I was talking through lesson 25, seven reasons we get stuck, my thoughts immediately went to Christmas   A time of expectations, of presents, family gatherings or thoughts of good food and different activities.  Yet it’s also a...

At the beginning of this year, we were on a course of rebuilding Celebrate Recovery UK after the pandemic, and a part of this process was looking to advertise more, to share the good news, about this great ministry. In October this year, we linked up with Mark Macklin...

The annual Celebrate Recovery Summit was held at The Potter's House in Dallas this year. We’re not aware of anyone who made the trip ‘across the pond' but some of us very much enjoyed tuning in online. The 3-day event never disappoints! There were so many highlights,...

Around 12 years ago, I went through a challenging time at work due to overworking and piling too much pressure on myself. Eventually, this led to burnout and stress, and I had to leave my job. I knew that a big part of the problem lay with my attitude towards work,...

Ever wanted to tell someone that you know how they feel, that you’ve been where they’ve been, and they just need to do this, that or the other and they’ll be fine? That’s fixing! And at Celebrate Recovery we don’t fix! That’s because we don’t actually know exactly how...

This year, with all the uncertainties of lockdown, we decided to host our first online Celebrate Recovery UK Conference, ‘Come on a Journey'. The build-up to the conference involved the UK team and several Ministry Leaders being rapidly inducted into the world of...

Earlier this year, we all heard the sad news of the death of Pastor John Baker. John along with his wife Cheryl were the co-founders of Celebrate Recovery, a recovery process that would not only help people to deal with their hurts, hang-ups, and habits but introduce...