http://www.nacronline.com Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:40:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.nacronline.com/resources-for-leaders/bible-studies-in-the-context-of-recovery-ministry/comment-page-1#comment-27473 Mary Tieszen Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:33:13 +0000 http://www.christiansurvivors.com/cri/nacr/wordpress/?page_id=194#comment-27473 I started in Adult Children of Alcoholics out of desperation. Despite the fact that I have been a sincere Born-Again Christian for many years, I found no effective answers in my Christian life. Well articulated sermons, top notch bible studies, Christian friends and family and personal study and prayer could not permanently address my pain or confusion. I recognize now that God led me to ACA and for the first time, to an authentic spiritual journey. My recommendation to anyone would be to get into a healthy 12 step program first. Once you integrate the principles into your life you can apply them to almost every life situation. I can't think of a better way to use the 12 steps than in a bible study/support group environment. On the other hand, there is so much lacking in way of recovery in the church arena, I guess I would support many different methods as long as they were based on solid biblical and recovery principles. I want to check out the Life Recovery Guide - Recovery from Codependency. Thanks for the article. I started in Adult Children of Alcoholics out of desperation. Despite the fact that I have been a sincere Born-Again Christian for many years, I found no effective answers in my Christian life. Well articulated sermons, top notch bible studies, Christian friends and family and personal study and prayer could not permanently address my pain or confusion. I recognize now that God led me to ACA and for the first time, to an authentic spiritual journey. My recommendation to anyone would be to get into a healthy 12 step program first. Once you integrate the principles into your life you can apply them to almost every life situation. I can’t think of a better way to use the 12 steps than in a bible study/support group environment. On the other hand, there is so much lacking in way of recovery in the church arena, I guess I would support many different methods as long as they were based on solid biblical and recovery principles. I want to check out the Life Recovery Guide – Recovery from Codependency. Thanks for the article.

]]> http://www.nacronline.com/resources-for-leaders/bible-studies-in-the-context-of-recovery-ministry/comment-page-1#comment-15542 Susi Robinson Rutz Wed, 26 May 2010 22:29:26 +0000 http://www.christiansurvivors.com/cri/nacr/wordpress/?page_id=194#comment-15542 I question the idea that bible study be used as an entry-level experience in recovery ministry. I have successfully implemented bible study recovery groups that also served as support groups. I find that those in recovery support groups are seeking guidelines on which to anchor their healing and the bible provides them. If the individual really gets on board with bible study and it becomes a regular spiritual discipline for them, the result is transformational. I would like nearly all support groups to be bible based or that participants attend both concurrently. My experience is that a support group only is a partial program. If anything, the support group is a pathway into bible study. The application of the bible in one's life brings wholeness to healing. I vote for combining recovery support with bible study. I question the idea that bible study be used as an entry-level experience in recovery ministry. I have successfully implemented bible study recovery groups that also served as support groups. I find that those in recovery support groups are seeking guidelines on which to anchor their healing and the bible provides them. If the individual really gets on board with bible study and it becomes a regular spiritual discipline for them, the result is transformational. I would like nearly all support groups to be bible based or that participants attend both concurrently. My experience is that a support group only is a partial program. If anything, the support group is a pathway into bible study. The application of the bible in one’s life brings wholeness to healing. I vote for combining recovery support with bible study.

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