Therefore if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation; old
things have passed away, and look, new things have come.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Love Lifted Me
Recovery Fellowship Guidelines
1.
Keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts and feelings. Please
limit your sharing to 3-5 minutes.
2.
There will be no cross talk please. Cross talk is when 2
individuals engage in dialogue, excluding all others. Each person
is free to express feelings without interruption.
3.
We are here to support one another. We will not attempt to "fix"
another.
4.
Anonymity and confidentiality are basic requirements. What is
shared in the group stays in the group!
5.
Offensive language has no place in a Christ-centered group.
Love Lifted Me
Recovery Fellowship Rules, and Why
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Other Focus:
Concentrating on others needs and problems. Analyzing their
motives and behavior. Asking questions of others. Telling
stories about what he/she did.
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NEGATIVE RESULTS: Helps us avoid our own issues. Makes us
observers, not participants. Puts a safe (and lonely)
distance between ourselves and others.
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RULE 1: Keep your sharing focused on your own thoughts and
feelings. Please limit your sharing to 3-5 minutes.
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RULE 2: We are here to support one another. We will not
attempt to "fix" one another.
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GOALS: Work on self. Share personal needs, feelings, ideas
and problems. Allow time for all those who need share.
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Breaking Confidentiality:
Telling outsiders what was said or done in group. Gossip
disguised as a prayer request.
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NEGATIVE RESULTS: Violates trust and safety. Makes members
afraid to share risky material.
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RULE 3: Anonymity and confidentiality are basic
requirements. What is shared in the group stays in the
group.
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GOALS:
Love Lifted Me
Recovery Fellowship
is a safe place.
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Cross-Talk:
Interrupting people, asking questions, having a dialogue with
one other member of the group.
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NEGATIVE RESULTS: Members fear that they won't be able to
finish sharing, that their ideas are not valued, or that
they won't get a chance to speak.
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RULE 4: There will be no cross-talk please. Cross-talk is
when two individuals engage in a dialogue, excluding all
others. Each person is free to express feelings without
interruption.
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RULE 5: Offensive language has no place in a Christ-centered
recovery group.
GOALS: Listen respectfully to what others choose to share.
Love Lifted Me
Recovery Fellowship
Will / Won't…
Love Lifted Me
Recovery Fellowship
Will:
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Provide you a safe
place to share your experiences, strengths and hopes with others who are
going through the "Principles" in a Christ-Centered recovery.
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Provide you a leader
who has gone through a similar hurt, hang-up on habit that will facilitate
the group as it focuses on a particular Step each week. The leader will also
keep Love Lifted Me
Recovery Fellowship's
"FIVE RULES."
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Provide you with the
opportunity to find an accountability partner or sponsor.
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Encourage you to
attend other recovery meetings held throughout the week, if available.
Love Lifted Me
Recovery Fellowship
Will Not:
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Attempt to offer any
professional clinical advice. Our leaders are not counselors. We will
provide you with a list of approved counseling referrals.
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Allow its members to
attempt to fix one another.
Love Lifted Me
Recovery Fellowship
Is / Isn't...
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Things We Are |
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Things We Are
Not |
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A safe
place to share.
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A refuge.
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A place
of belonging.
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A place
to care for others and be cared for.
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Where
respect is given to each member.
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Where
confidentiality is highly regarded.
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A place
to learn.
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A place
to demonstrate genuine love.
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A place
to grow and become strong again.
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A place
for progress.
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Where you
can take off your mask and allow others to know who you are.
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A place
for healthy challenges and healthy risks.
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A
possible turning point in your life.
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A place
for selfish control.
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Therapy.
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A place
for secrets.
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A place
to look for dating relationships.
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A place
to rescue or be rescued by others.
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A place
for perfection.
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A
long-term commitment.
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A place
to judge others.
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A quick
fix.
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