How Celebrate Recovery Started
Celebrate Recovery (CR) started in 1991 at Saddleback Church in California. It comes out of frustration by John Baker who felt unable to share openly about Jesus Christ in his secular recovery meetings and was also uncomfortable sharing about his struggle with alcohol in his men's Bible study. Celebrate Recovery, a faith based 12 step program, became the reality of John Baker's God given vision.
A team traveled to Marche-Conard, Haiti in January, 2011 to train leaders who had a desire to begin Celebrate Recovery in the Gasgone Community. Pastor Paulemon Desroses, who oversees the CR Ministry at the HECC Mission, has a passion to see people's lives transformed and drawn closer to God through this program. He believes CR is an important part of one's spiritual growth where they can be challeneged and encouraged through sharing with others. CR Meets 2 times a week for both large group and small group and has an attendace of about 35 men and women on a regular basis. Several other churches in the surrounding areas are in the process of beginning a Celebrate Recovery Ministry and a meeting is set for later in the year to bring CR to the Dominican Republic.
For more information on CR in Haiti please visit our Celebrate Recovery WebPage HERE
CELEBRATE RECOVERY’S EIGHT RECOVERY PRINCIPLES
The Road to Recovery Based on the Beatitudes
Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable. (Step 1)
“Happy are those who know that they are spiritually poor.”
Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover. (Step 2)
“Happy are those how mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. (Step 3)
“Happy are the meek.”
Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. (Steps 4 and 5)
“Happy are the pure in heart.”
Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. (Steps 6 and 7)
“Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires”
Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible,
except when to do so would harm them or others. (Steps 8 and 9)
“Happy are the merciful.”
“Happy are the peacemakers”
Reserve a time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power
to follow His will. (Steps 10 and 11)
Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words. (Step 12)
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.”
Celebrate Recovery (CR) started in 1991 at Saddleback Church in California. It comes out of frustration by John Baker who felt unable to share openly about Jesus Christ in his secular recovery meetings and was also uncomfortable sharing about his struggle with alcohol in his men's Bible study. Celebrate Recovery, a faith based 12 step program, became the reality of John Baker's God given vision.
A team traveled to Marche-Conard, Haiti in January, 2011 to train leaders who had a desire to begin Celebrate Recovery in the Gasgone Community. Pastor Paulemon Desroses, who oversees the CR Ministry at the HECC Mission, has a passion to see people's lives transformed and drawn closer to God through this program. He believes CR is an important part of one's spiritual growth where they can be challeneged and encouraged through sharing with others. CR Meets 2 times a week for both large group and small group and has an attendace of about 35 men and women on a regular basis. Several other churches in the surrounding areas are in the process of beginning a Celebrate Recovery Ministry and a meeting is set for later in the year to bring CR to the Dominican Republic.
For more information on CR in Haiti please visit our Celebrate Recovery WebPage HERE
CELEBRATE RECOVERY’S EIGHT RECOVERY PRINCIPLES
The Road to Recovery Based on the Beatitudes
Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable. (Step 1)
“Happy are those who know that they are spiritually poor.”
Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover. (Step 2)
“Happy are those how mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. (Step 3)
“Happy are the meek.”
Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. (Steps 4 and 5)
“Happy are the pure in heart.”
Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. (Steps 6 and 7)
“Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires”
Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible,
except when to do so would harm them or others. (Steps 8 and 9)
“Happy are the merciful.”
“Happy are the peacemakers”
Reserve a time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power
to follow His will. (Steps 10 and 11)
Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words. (Step 12)
“Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.”