Who Started Celebrate Recovery?

Celebrate Recovery was created in 1991 by Pastors Rick Warren and John Baker at Saddleback Church in California. John Baker started Celebrate Recovery with the main purpose of being able to talk openly in his recovery meetings about Jesus Christ as his Higher Power. Over 8,500 people have gone through the program at Saddleback Church, addressing many of life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups. It is currently being used in over 5,000 churches nationwide and internationally.  more

John Baker started Celebrate Recovery with the main purpose of being able to talk about Jesus Christ as his Higher Power. For the history of Celebrate Recovery see John Baker's Testimony.  more

John Baker of Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA started Celebrate Recovery with the main purpose of being able to talk about Jesus Christ as his Higher Power.

John Baker of Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA started Celebrate Recovery with the main purpose of being able to talk about Jesus Christ as his Higher Power. Is Celebrate Recovery for me? Celebrate Recovery offers a person the opportunity to participate in a group fellowship where love and hope combine with Gods purpose to mend our lives. Ask yourself: Are there things in my life that I do that hurt others? Is there something I wish I could live without? Is it time to crack my denial and admit I am not in control of my life? Do I have a painful habit or hang-up from which I need to be freed? If you answered yes to any of these statements then we urge you to attend a Celebrate Recovery meeting to see if it is for you. Does it cost anything to attend? Celebrate Recovery does not charge for this ministry. Free-will offerings are received on Tuesday evenings to help mitigate the cost of the ministry. The Step Study Workbooks and the Celebrate Recovery Bible utilized in the Step ...  more

John Baker started Celebrate Recovery with the main purpose of being able to talk about Jesus Christ as his Higher Power. For the history of Celebrate Recovery see John Baker's Testimony. Is Celebrate Recovery for me? Celebrate Recovery offers a person the opportunity to participate in a group where love and hope combine with God’s purpose to mend our lives. Ask yourself: • Are there things in my life that I do that hurt others? • Is there something I wish I could live without? • Is it time to crack my denial and admit I am not in control of my life? • Do I have a painful habit or hang-up from which I need to be freed? If you answered “yes” to any of these statements then we urge you to attend a Celebrate Recovery meeting to see if it is for you. Does it cost anything to attend? Celebrate Recovery does not charge for this ministry. Celebrate Recovery is a self supported ministry and freewill offerings are accepted. Workbooks are utilized in the step studies and are available at the ...  more