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The International Christian
Recovery Coalition is an informal, international fellowship comprised of
Christian leaders and workers in the recovery arena, together with Christians in
recovery and others seeking the power and love of God as a means of recovering
from the ravages of alcoholism, addictions, and other life-controlling problems.
Our Mission Statement
Mission Statement: "To glorify God by: (1) sharing accurate information with
Christian leaders, workers, newcomers, and other participants in the recovery arena about the roles played
by God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible in early A.A.'s astonishing successes; and (2) showing Christian
leaders and workers in the recovery arena how they can substantially enhance their effectiveness by
including in their recovery efforts the ‘old-school’ principles and practices of First Century
Christianity employed by the Christian pioneers of early Alcoholics Anonymous and the Christian Recovery
Movement.”
International
Christian Recovery Coalition
“We Christians in the Recovery Arena Are Not Alone”
www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com
Who We Are
An
informal, worldwide fellowship of Christians who care about carrying an
accurate, effective, message about the role that God, His Son Jesus Christ, and
the Bible played in the origins, history, founding, original program, and
astonishing successes of the early Alcoholics Anonymous “Christian fellowship”
founded in Akron in 1935. And who also inform others about the role that God,
His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible can play today among those who want God’s
help in overcoming, and reducing the impact of, alcoholism, addictions, and
other life-controlling problems—and who are willing to go to any length to
believe, seek, receive, and pass along the long-held good news about the power
and love of Almighty God. Telling others the words that Peter spoke:
Acts 10:38-39a (KJV):
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went
about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was
with him.
And we are witnesses of all things which he did . . .
Acts 4:9, 10, 12 (KJV):
If we this day be examined of the good deed done unto the impotent man, by what
means he is made whole;
Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead,
even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under
heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Where We Are
In many
parts of the world.
What Does It Cost to Be Listed as a
Participant
$0.00.
It's free. No charge!
How To Join
Send your
name and regular mail address (and affiliation or ministry, if desired) to:
Dick B.
PO Box 837
Kihei, HI 96753-0837
Or call Dick B., the Executive
Director of the Coalition at (808) 874-4876
Or send Dick B. an email message at
DickB@DickB.com
This Is Your Invitation to
Participate!
In His
Service,
Richard
G. Burns, J.D., CDAAC
Executive Director, International Christian Recovery Coalition
Main Office: Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
U.S. mainland office: Huntington Beach, California
Christian Recovery Resource Centers
A Project of the International
Christian Recovery Coalition
Dick B., Executive Director
Explanation and Purpose
Across the globe today, there
are an estimated twenty million alcoholics and drug addicts who don’t know where
to turn to get information about, find resources for, and overcome objections
to, their seeking the help of God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible.
There is no lack of Christian
resources for recovery. The “depth” of the resources may be another matter
entirely.
There is a relentless
opposition to the seeking, mention of, and reliance upon such resources in the
recovery arena today. Twelve Step Fellowship members frequently eschew mention
of God, Jesus Christ, the Bible, church, and religion. Many among them have
swallowed the idea that they can invent their own idea of a “power greater than
themselves.” They tend to invent a self-made religion which claims to be
“spiritual but not religious.” They frequently espouse the idea that there is a
“higher power” that can help. They then go on to claim that this “higher power”
can be a tree, a chair, a light bulb, a radiator, Santa Claus, the Great
Pumpkin, Something, Somebody—any thing or “power” other than the Creator of the
heavens and the earth. They leave their fellowships in droves—some relapsing,
some turning to other alternatives, and some actually aligning themselves with
some sort of Christian alternative. Even there, they often hear that any Twelve
Step recovery effort is contrary to the Bible, dangerous for Christians, and
ineffective in result.
Yet there are tens, if not
hundreds, of thousands of Christian leaders, afflicted in recovery, and
concerned others who want to stick with God. They don’t want to reject
fellowships. They want to be healed, forgiven, delivered, loved, empowered, and
assured of an everlasting life. They don’t want “manufactured” Christian
programs with a spot of prayer, a spot of Bible, unlicensed Christian
counselors, or lack of connections with vibrant church activities, dynamic
Christian recovery fellowships, and skilled Christian Bible teachers, prayer
leaders, and healing experts.
Mothers, brothers, spouses,
grandparents, uncles, other relatives, and friends contact us almost daily with
messages of bewilderment and despair. They say that they are dealing with an
alcoholic or drug addict. They say that afflicted person does not want to quit.
They say he is despondent and depressed. They say he gets into endless
troubles—criminal, family, child-custody, tax, imprisonment, debt, divorce, and
health, even suicide attempts. When asked if there is belief in God and a
Christian affiliation, they may yes. But where can they find Christian help!
This plan attempts to provide
an effective answer today. www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com
It's Finally Here!
“Introductory Foundations for
Christian Recovery”
By Dick B. and Ken B.
A Four-Session Class on DVD
Available now
for Christian organizations, leaders, and workers in the recovery arena!
You may have heard
that early A.A. claimed a 75% success rate among "seemingly-hopeless,"
"medically-incurable," "last-gasp-case," "real," alcoholics who thoroughly
followed the original Akron A.A. "Christian fellowship" program developed by A.A.
cofounders Bill W. and Dr. Bob beginning during the summer of 1935. (Please see
page xx of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed.) If so, you may also
be aware of Dick B.'s 20 years of research into the roles played by God, His
Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible in early A.A.'s astonishing successes—especially
in Akron, Ohio (and later in Cleveland, Ohio, beginning shortly after the First
Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous—the "Big Book"—was published in April
1939). You may have already read one or more of Dick B.'s 39 books (such as his
best-selling title, The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A.'s Roots in the Bible),
read some of his more-than-300 published articles, heard one or more of his
recorded "audio talks," and/or attended one or more of his live seminars or
conferences. Your study group, church recovery group, or other
Christian-oriented recovery efforts may have already even incorporated some of
Dick B.'s findings into your program. Perhaps this is your first visit to
this web site,
or you would simple like to know, "What is the bottom line?" or "Is there a
short version?"
The "Introductory
Foundations for Christian Recovery" class focuses on the power and love of God:
(1) in Christian individuals and organizations before A.A. began in 1935 that
had a heart for helping alcoholics, addicts, and those with other
life-controlling problems, and whose principles found their way into A.A.; and
(2) in early A.A. pioneers—especially in Akron (and later in Cleveland)—who
discovered what they called a "cure" for worst-case, "medically-incurable"
alcoholism. And that same power and love of God is available today to help those
who still suffer. Please
click
here
to learn more about this class, and whether it might be right for you, or your
Christian group or organization.
To obtain a license for this class for yourself, or
for your Christian group or organization now, please
click here.
Completing the Dr. Bob Core Library and Dr. Bob
Biography
This is currently the "top priority" project for the International Christian
Recovery Coalition.
Please click here for details on this project.
Summary of International Christian Recovery Coalition
Objectives
To establish, publicize, and
complete the stocking and funding of existing recovery resource libraries, which
are focused on the roles played by God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible in
the astonishing successes of early A.A., such as:
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The Wilson House/Griffith House
Library in East Dorset, Vermont;
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The Dr. Bob Core Library in St.
Johnsbury, Vermont;
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The St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
A.A.-related library in Akron, Ohio;
and
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The Sam Shoemaker Archives Room at the
Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
To establish and fund with a
Coalition participant or entity in Southern California a Christian-oriented
recovery information center, with a view to housing, displaying, and
disseminating throughout the world:
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The Christian recovery resources
developed by participants in the International Christian Recovery Coalition;
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The “Dick B. Historical Treasures”
[e.g., the photocopy of the complete, pre-publication manuscript of DR. BOB
and the Good Oldtimers; photocopies of (most, if not all, of the) numerous
pre-publication drafts of Lois Remembers; and a photocopy of the
manuscript of Anne Smith’s personal journal(s) she kept between 1933 and 1939,
and read parts of to Bill W. and Dr. Bob during the summer of 1935] displayed at
“A Nationwide Recovery Conference with Dick B.” in May 2009;
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The Dick B. Christian Recovery
Guide by Dick B. and Ken B.
developed in conjunction with a presentation to International Christian Recovery
Coalition participants at a July 2009 Conference in Orange County, California.
Learn
More!
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DVDs,
booklets, tri-fold brochures, and other materials that inform Coalition
participants and others of successful Christian efforts to carry effectively the
message to those who still suffer with life-controlling problems and
self-destructive behaviors such as alcoholism and drug abuse; and
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Books—such
as those by Dick B.—and historical documents which the establish the
integrity of statements made by Dick B. and other Christian writers and speakers
as to the roles actually played by God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible in
the astonishing successes in early A.A. in curing “seemingly-hopeless,”
“medically-incurable,” “real” alcoholics who thoroughly followed the Akron A.A.
program developed in Akron, Ohio, beginning in the summer of 1935 by Bill W. and
Dr. Bob. (For example, benefactors made possible the distribution of entire
cases of historical books by Dick B. to all 14 prisons in the State of Hawaii
correctional program.)
To provide publicity on the
“International Christian Recovery Coalition” web site (www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com)
and on of individual Coalition participants that:
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provides an attractive text description
of each Coalition participant’s program(s), contributions, and resources;
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allows an opportunity for banner displays
on the Coalition’s web site to the same effect; and
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enables other web sites to incorporate,
link to, and publicize the common and individual efforts.
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