When I started our first Celebrate Recovery meeting 27 years ago, I didn’t know what to expect Celebrate Recovery wasn’t known back then as it is today. We were just a small group of people, meeting weekly, trying to find freedom through Christ and the 8 Principles...

Guideline 1 states: Keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts and feelings, using ‘I’ and ‘Me’ statements. Limit your sharing to 3-5 minutes. This is the basic guideline which is extended in the following way:Using ‘I’ and ‘Me’ statements keeps us focussed on our...

Hello, my name is Alison; I am a Grateful Believer in Jesus Christ; in recovery from addiction, my outlets were sugar and alcohol. I have been on team since Celebrate Recovery started at my church in Birmingham in 2022. I took over as ministry lead in 2025. I attended...

Hi, I’m Claire, a Christian in Recovery from anxiety, which for me looks like: fear of what people think, fear of authority figures, fear of doing the wrong thing, fear of letting people down – a lot of fear – not always the stand frozen, rabbit in the headlights kind...

Outreach for Celebrate Recovery is a vital aspect of maintaining our own recoveries; it’s also about growing the programme and reaching those who are struggling with hurts, habits, and hang-ups. Step 12 and principle 8 tells us. Step 12 Having had a spiritual...

We love a good conference!  And our visit to Edinburgh did not disappoint. As well as the most gorgeous weather (I think even the locals were surprised!), in a stunning part of the UK, our day at Tron Kirk, Gilmerton and Moredun was very uplifting. We are immensely...

Have you ever found yourself stuck in the same old struggle? You’re not alone! Hurts, hang-ups, and habits spoil the lives of many of us—and more importantly, the lives God wants for us. But what exactly do these terms mean? Let’s take a closer look. Hurts: Wounds We...

The 6th key is about growing your Celebrate Recovery ministry.  Starting a new Open Share group within your Celebrate Recovery ministry is an exciting and meaningful step. They act like blood transfusions in your Celebrate Recovery ministry, open Share groups are...

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIVUK) To me,...

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...