CELEBRATE RECOVERY

We have Group Guidelines that are designed to ensure a safe and productive meeting.  They are:

1. Please turn off cell phones.
   
   
2. Please keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts, feelings, and actions; this means, not your friend’s, spouse’s, boyfriend, or family members’ hurts and hang-ups.  Focusing on yourself will benefit your recovery as well as the ones around you.  Stick to “I” or “me” statements, not “you” or “we”.
   
   
3. Please limit your sharing to 3 – 5 minutes, so that everyone has an opportunity to speak.  If you begin to exceed this time, the leader will raise his/her hand to let you know to wrap up your thoughts.  Please do not be offended by this.  We do this only to ensure that everyone has a chance to share.
   
   
4. There is NO cross talk.  Cross talk is when two people engage in a dialogue, excluding all others.
   
   
5. Each person is free to express feelings without interruptions.  There are times when sharing is painful, and the person sharing might pause to collect themselves.  Do not jump in and begin sharing.  The person sharing should finish by saying something like “Thank you for letting me share”.  Also refrain from making distracting comments or questions while someone is sharing.
   
6. We are here to support one another, not “fix.”  This keeps us focused on our own issues.  We do not give advice, or solve a problem someone shared.  You may share your experience, hope and strength.
   
   
7. Anonymity and Confidentiality are basic requirements.  What’s shared in the group stays in the group.  We are not to share information to our spouses, family, or co-workers.  This also means not gossiping about what is shared in the group between group members.
   
8. Offensive language has no place in a Christ-centered recovery group.  Therefore, we ask that you please watch your language.

Thanks in advance for honoring all these guidelines!