Thin

k A

bout

It

2/3 of all Americans

are touched by addiction50% of all US

marriages end in divorcePorn is a multi-billion

dollar industry world

wideAbout 38,000 Americans commit suicide in each year

The W

orl

d N

eeds

CR

Now

There are 20 million

untreated addicted Americans

There are 23 million

Americans in long term recovery !!!

What

sets

CR

apart

fr

om

oth

er

12 S

tep

gro

ups?

CHRIST is the one and only

higher powerWe have a set curriculum and

Bible.We require leadership

training We have gender specific

groups - AlwaysWe have the 5 Group

Guidelines We are accountable to Christ,

our Church, and the model of

CR from Saddleback.

Be P

roact

ive

about

Qualit

y

No children in Open

Share Group - especially babies.

No Phones! No Food!Have a plan in place for

“Under the Influence”

Meltdowns, Suicide

Threats, Safety Issues,

Obvious Mental Health

Conditions

Reco

mm

ended f

or

Eff

ect

ive M

eeti

ngs

Open Share Group

Leaders Recovery from – hurt,

habit, hang up they are

facilitating 1 year recoveryLeadership training12 step completion.

Less

ons

Teacher: 1 year of recovery, knows Bible,

has time to prepareMust at least do acrostic

A lot of CR lessons are

on YouTubeBalance – sermon vs

lesson (know your audience) Not everyone can teach

Find and use your gifted

communicators

Volu

nte

ers

Give them a little time to get settled in

Have Sign up for Name TagHave a variety of jobs

Rotate – don’t burn people outEncourage people to

use their gifts

Child

ren’s

Pr

ogra

m

Do you have trained

and dedicated volunteers?Do back ground

checks.Don’t’ do it if you don’t have enough resources.

Low

att

endance

Assess your meeting

qualityMeetingSmall GroupsStep StudiesMake yourself known in

the community WebsiteBulletin Inserts

TestimoniesPray

Genera

l Iss

ues

13 th Step Court Proof Cards (when is a meeting a

meeting)Funding & Financial

AccountabilitySupport (church, ministry etc)Fund raising, grants

Collections

CR

Rule

of

Thum

b The good of the group comes before one individual - however ----We can save one at a

time