Community Recovery Training CLI

1.

• Vision: WHY Recovery Ministry?
• The least of these… Matt. 25: 31-41
• “Side Door” Point of Contact
• Meeting people where their needs ARE; NOT where we expect them to be
• Bridging the Gospel via their felt need, issues

2.

• Community Recovery’s Vision
To Bridge recovering people to God and to the Community of Christ.
• Bridging = Bridge Illustration in action
• Recovering People = ALL people
• Community = The Church

3.

• Community Recovery’s Mission
Capture recovering people where they ARE
Restore recovering people to God and to Self
Reinstate recovering people into the Community of Christ.
• The Church is a Recovery CENTER; Spiritual Hospital

4.

• Community Recovery’s Mission
• Pastors, staff, volunteers are ALL IN
• EXPECT IMPERFECT PEOPLE
• Apply Recovery principles
• 12 Steps of Recovery and their Biblical Comparisons

5.

• Recovery Principles
• They ARE Biblical
• Church = people transform non-judgmental empowering
Resourcing Jesus driven Purpose Driven
• Pretense? Prejudice? Barriers? What?
• How has Tribalism created barriers?
• Group Discussion

6.

• Calling
• Purpose Passion for People
• Servant Leadership
• Empowering Others OVER you
• Bridging believers into service
• HOPE

7.

• HOPE in Calling
• Healthy
• Others focused (Christ centered)
• Passion
• Encouragement
• POINT: To attract unbelievers to our HOPE in Jesus; BEGIN with the NEED

8.

• Strategy = Direction = Results
• Decision & DNA; Desire for the Gospel
• DIRECTION: Side Doors HOW?
• BEGIN WITH:
• PEOPLE NOT POLICY
• ADAPTABILITY

9.

• Strategy = Direction = Results
• Theology of People
• Genesis 1-2
• Jeremiah 31
• Romans 3: 23-26
• Ephesians 2: 1-10
• I Corinthians 9

10.

• Strategy = Direction = Results
• What do People Need?
• Acceptance
• Accountability
• Action
• Affirmation
• Access Tribes; Class; Worldview; Are ALL welcome?

11.

• Strategy = Direction = Results
• Church As Healing Center
• What is your church’s vision? Why do you exist?
• What is the FELT NEED of your people? Community?
• How: Methodology = What will fill the need?
• Where are your CORE Church members at with this?
• Where to?