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Healing cannot happen without vigorous Honesty. Over the last decade or so, I have occasionally heard people talk about Celebrate Recovery but I never gave it much thought or attention. 9 A study conducted by AA in 2014 showed that 27% of the more than 6,000 members who participated in the study were sober for less than a year. From an outside viewpoint, Christian is a term for anyone who worships Jesus Christ. Choosing Between Celebrate Recovery & AA * Winning an award. Try to make a difference rather than be different. I wanted to honor this requirement, and did so as long as I was heading up the CR ministry, but I felt it was too artificially constraining as I was unwilling to totally disregard other Christian avenues and resources available just because they were not published/condoned by CR I wanted those I was trying to help to have every possible chance for success. Atheists deny the spiritual dimension and too many people of religion deny the biological dimension. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. I, too, am a recovering codependent. She is quite a fraud. There seems to be a glaring defect in the CR principle that alcoholism is not a disease. Since its beginning over 23 years ago, its success rate has received international acclaim for participant success. Thank you Marshall. Celebrate Recovery's 12-steps, are AA's 12-steps, but with a "biblical comparison" to each one. Dear Victoria B., Its that simple. Jesus himself healed the sick and undoubtedly gave the 12 steps or help back then. Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover. I have been following this for quite some time and I still cannot figure out why the non-religious aspects of the 12 Steps are the objectionable part. Celebrate Recovery (CR) was created by John Baker, a member of false teacher Rick Warren's Saddleback "Church". Recovery rate of stolen property in the United States in 2020, by type. We Are who we say we Are. Lets be clear alcholholism cuts across the board in terms of who it affects but I also like the idea that it is a lacking in something whether it be love and wholeness and The God/Christ angle is better as it offer the love/wholeness approach. I truly believe that AA, as it was developed was divinely inspired. Steps Toward Success; Both kinds of meetings have a 12-step system that they follow to inspire participants. Sounds like the 12 step programs have the edge here. But the fact is that it works when people do it. The problem he has with the AA steps is the reference to God as you understand him. Celebrate Recovery and AA both acknowledge that a person has, Meetings for both groups happen often, some weekly and others daily.