Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide, Revised and Updated by John Baker

Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide, Revised and Updated

A Program for Implementing a Christ-centered Recovery Ministry in Your Church

John Baker

HarperChristian Resources · Print & ebook · July 1, 2025

A recovery program based on 8 principles from the Beatitudes In this revised and newly-updated handbook for leaders, there is a way the church can help the wounded move beyond their hurts, hang-ups, and habits to experience the forgiveness of Christ.

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Who it’s for
A church recovery-ministry handbook with meeting guidance, leader training, and lesson notes.
Themes
Christ-centered recovery, Forgiveness and restoration
Genres
Christian Counseling & Recovery, 12-Step Programs, Pastoral Resources

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A recovery program based on 8 principles from the Beatitudes In this revised and newly-updated handbook for leaders, there is a way the church can help the wounded move beyond their hurts, hang-ups, and habits to experience the forgiveness of Christ. Celebrate Recovery helps the church fulfill its role as Christ's healing agent. You don't have to lead alone. To lead people forward in spiritual, physical, and emotional restoration is to walk in the footsteps of Christ.

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And that's why the Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide is so important. With everything you need to encourage lasting life-change, the newly updated handbook is the best way to facilitate Celebrate Recovery in your church and help people look forward to a whole new future. The Celebrate Recovery Leader's Guide includes: A Celebrate Recovery start-up strategy A clear, easy-to-follow format Step-by-step instructions for each meeting Guide for conducting leader training Teaching notes for the twenty-five lessons of The Journey Begins (Participant's Guide, volumes 1–4) Overview of the twenty-five lessons of The Journey Continues (Participant's Guide, volumes 5–8) Updated NIV Bible References Along with a willing heart, this handbook is invaluable for leading men and women forward in complete restoration and transformation through Christ.

Recovery Ministry

A church recovery-ministry handbook with meeting guidance, leader training, and lesson notes.

Come here for

  • A start-up strategy and a clear meeting format
  • Instructions for leader training and meeting facilitation

Expect

  • Teaching notes for The Journey Begins lessons
  • An overview of The Journey Continues lessons

Where it sits

Christian Counseling & Recovery95%
12-Step Programs27%
Pastoral Resources23%

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Publisher categories

  • Bible Study Guides
  • Christian Personal Growth
  • Christian Counseling & Recovery
  • 12-Step Programs
Authors
John Baker
Publisher
HarperChristian Resources
Published
July 1, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Christ-centered recovery · Forgiveness and restoration
Reading lane
Bible Study Guides