Celebrate Recovery Summit East 2015

Last week, I had the privilege of attending Celebrate Recovery Summit East 2015 in Murfreesboro, TN. What a wonderful and unique experience! Celebrate Recovery (CR) is a Christ-centered program that helps people deal with their hurts, habits, and hang-ups. I’ve personally been participating since February of this year and it has brought about amazing breakthroughs in my life.

My team is presently preparing to launch a chapter of CR and we attended the Summit as part of our leader preparation. But it is so much more than a leadership conference! It is a time of praise and worship of our almighty God. It is a time of thanksgiving for the great work He has done in each of us through Christ. It is a time of fellowship for 3,000+ like-minded, like-hearted believers who have experienced recovery through their Lord and Savior with the support of the body of Christ. It is a time of training to help others experience recovery. Ultimately, it is a time of celebration!

I cannot really put into words what it is to experience such an instant connection with so many strangers. It was a great illustration of how mankind is united by the sin we struggle with, our need for a Savior, and the victory that can be gained through faith in Jesus. It reminded me to rejoice and celebrate in the greatness of God and the goodness of the gospel. Many said it was a glimpse into heaven, where thousands of people from every walk of life are made clean by the blood of the Lamb and united together in praise and worship of God. I could not agree more.

If you have a hurt, habit, or hang-up, click here to find out more about Celebrate Recovery and where to find a group in your area.