At first glance, travelling from London to Newcastle for a day conference might seem like a big commitment—time, cost, and a 280 mile journey north. But for anyone involved in Celebrate Recovery, the UK Annual Conference is far more than a date on a calendar. Since we...

Guideline 4 for Celebrate Recovery small groups says: “Anonymity and confidentiality are basic requirements. What is shared in the group stays in the group. The only exception is when someone threatens to injure themselves or others.” To me, this guideline is not just...

Have you had an amazing experience from your own CR involvement, whether as a participant, volunteer, leader or helper? Does your experience envision you to give something back to the Ministry? Are you passionate to see CR grow further throughout the UK, enabling...

‘We are here to support one another, not “fix” one another’ What it means? Everyone would love a quick ‘fix’ to their issues. And many come to a 12 step recovery programme expecting just that. But we need to be realistic. The chances are you have been struggling with...

In January, I attended my first Celebrate Recovery (CR) ambassador meeting online. It was so encouraging to see people across the country joining, and to see how CR is so much bigger than the group in my little corner of the UK. At the meeting we discussed how we can...

At Celebrate Recovery we read the five guidelines during the open share group time every week.  Guideline 2 states: There is no cross-talk. Cross-talk is when two individuals engage in conversations excluding all others. Each person is free to express his or her...

This autumn, my Celebrate Recovery (CR) group at Jesmond Parish Church in Newcastle marked 20 years of God’s faithfulness. I’ve had the privilege of leading CR all of those years. Reflecting on this milestone was emotional – through every challenge, God’s...

Hebrews 10:24-25 tells us to “consider how to stir up one another to love and good works… encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near”… and that includes the CR UK Conferences! During 2025, the Celebrate Recovery UK team wanted to provide...

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...