MinistriesRecovery
Overview
"I always thought recovery was just for drug addicts or alcoholics. It was great to find others who struggle with other things in life who understood me."
"I wasn't sure if recovery was really a safe place to let go of secrets that had kept me so sick, so I gave a fake name for the first few times. I now know that we are serious when we say, "Whom you see here, what you hear here, when you leave here, let it stay here."
Perfectionism, pride, overeating, shopping, anger, control, workaholism, depression, anxiety, pleasing others at the expense of ourselves…these are all ways that we “cope” with our own pain, fears and denial. The similarity to the underlying spiritual disease addressed by the 12 Steps strongly suggests to us a connection between the way of life prescribed by those steps and a committed Christian’s spiritual growth. At Recovery at IBC, we’re real people learning how to apply the 12 steps as a powerful model in our lives for alleviating emotional pain, stress, and control and for seeking practical spiritual development in Christ.
While Recovery at IBC is a Christ centered 12 Step program, being a follower of Christ is not a requirement for attendance or participation. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome to attend! Join us 52 weeks a year for worship, teaching on the 12 Steps, personal recovery testimonies, and small group discussion.
Every Thursday night, we're here.
"The Blend"
Fellowship, a cup of coffee, and a light meal.
6:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Large Group Worship
Testimonies and Teachings.
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Solution Groups
Gender specific groups that meet to share specific topic-related experience, strength and hope about solution-living in a fallen world.
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
All meetings are in the Student Lounge, in the West Wing of Irving Bible Church.
What Recovery is, and what it isn't.
Things We Are:
- A safe place to share.
- A refuge.
- A place of belonging.
- A place to care for others and be cared for.
- Where respect is given to each member.
- Where confidentiality is highly regarded.
- A place to learn.
- A place to demonstrate genuine love.
- A place to grow and become strong again.
Things We Are NOT:
- A place for selfish control.
- Therapy
- A place for secrets.
- A place to look for dating relationships.
- A place to rescue or be rescued by others.
- A place for perfection.
The 12 Steps
Recovery at IBC is a Christ centered 12 Step Program and these steps are a powerful model for releasing emotional pain, stress, and control in the process of drawing closer to God. We have outlined these steps and their Biblical comparisons here on our site.
About Childcare
Childcare is available by reservation only. Contact Michelle Tibbatts at (972) 560-4639 to register or sign up for KidsKlub online by clicking the link below (you will need to create an ibcLink account if you do not have one already. This is done for security purposes).
Other Meetings
There are a variety of powerful 12 Step programs available for those who are interested. We encourage you to attend another 12 Step program in addition to Recovery at IBC.
Other 12 Step, topically based programs
Register
If you will be attending Recovery at IBC, feel free to register using our registration form. It's not necessary, and you can share as much or as little as you like, but it helps us prepare a space for you when you attend. The information is kept completely confidential.
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