1. Building the Capacity to Become a Recovery Friendly Congregation
Addiction
Recovery
Ministry

2. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) offers a concise definition of addiction:
Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry.
-All the brain's systems that are driven or motivated by survival, even such basic instincts as hunger and thirst, can be overtaken by the disease, compelling the addict to prioritize using drugs and alcohol above all else.
Addiction:

3. Number of Tennesseans:
Statistics:
-Needing but not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug Use: 116,00 people
-Needing but not Receiving Treatment for Alcohol Use: 290,000 people
-Number of Tennesseans with abuse of or dependence on opioids other than Heroin: 26,030
-Total Number of Tennesseans positioned for your support: 432,030
-Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. ( ). National Survey on Drug Use and Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.
Number of Tennesseans:

4. Tennessee’s Faith Based Institution Info:
-There are 11,542 Faith Based Congregations/Organizations in Tennessee! Ranking 10th in the United States. -Tennessee’s Population is: 6,550,000 -Number of Identified Congregation Members in Tennessee: 3,522,345 -Almost 54% of our state identifies themselves as individuals who attend Faith Based Organizations and/or Congregations regularly. -There are 8.2 congregation members per one person positioned for support
Tennessee’s Faith Based Institution Info:

5. Provide Spiritual/Pastoral Support- According to your congregation
View addiction as a treatable disease- By its definition
Embrace and support people in recovery and walk with them on their journey- Fellowship
Disseminate recovery information-TDMHSAS will provide
Host or refer individuals to recovery support groups- TN Project Lifeline will help guide, if needed
Become a Recovery Friendly Congregation- Fill out attached questionnaire to join the state wide network
What can you do:

6. Types of 12 Step Meetings:

7. Celebrate Recovery:
-Celebrate Recovery (CR) is an American Christ-based approach to recovery that was a response to twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. It was founded in 1990 by Pastor John Baker of Saddleback Church, and is aimed at all "hurts, habits, and hang-ups", including but not exclusive to: high anxiety; co-dependency; compulsive behaviors; sex addiction; financial dysfunction; drug and alcohol addictions; and eating disorders. The founders felt that Alcoholics Anonymous was too vague in referring to God as a "higher power", and wanted a more specifically Christ-based program. Celebrate Recovery utilizes eight Recovery Principles that are based on the Sermon on the Mount.
Celebrate Recovery 12 Steps 1. We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. 2. We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God. 4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6 We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7 We humbly asked Him to remove all our shortcomings. 8 We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. 9 We made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10 We continue to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it. 11 We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us, and power to carry that out. 12 Having had a spiritual experience as the result of these steps, we try to carry this message to others and practice these principles in all our affairs.

8. Alcoholics Anonymous:
Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable. 2.Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 4.Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 5.Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6.Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7.Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
-Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid fellowship founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio. AA's stated "primary purpose" is to help alcoholics "stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety". With other early members Bill Wilson and Bob Smith developed AA's Twelve Step program of spiritual and character development. AA's initial Twelve Traditions were introduced in 1946 to help the fellowship be stable and unified while disengaged from "outside issues" and influences.

9. Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous 1
Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous 1. We admitted that we were powerless over our addiction, that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 8. We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. 10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. 11. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out. 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Narcotics Anonymous:
-Narcotics Anonymous (NA) describes itself as a "nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem". Narcotics Anonymous uses a traditional 12-step model that has been expanded and developed for people with varied substance abuse issues and is the second-largest 12-step organization.

10. Twelve Steps of Double Trouble 1
Twelve Steps of Double Trouble 1. We admitted we were powerless over mental disorders and substance abuse -- that our lives had become unmanageable. 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him. 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character. 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. 9. Made direct amends to such people whenever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others Continued to take personal inventory and, when we were wrong, promptly admitted it Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other dually-diagnosed people and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
Double Trouble :
-Double Trouble in Recovery (DTR) is a Twelve Step fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problems and help others to recover from their particular addiction(s) and manage their mental disorder(s).

11. Other Types of Support Ministries Recovery Friendly Congregations:
Recovery Support is not just 12 Steps:
Employment services and job training
Peer-to-peer services, mentoring, and coaching
Case management and individual services coordination, providing linkages with other services
Self-help and support groups (e.g., 12-step groups, SMART Recovery®, Women for Sobriety)
Outreach
Life skills
Relapse prevention
Spiritual and faith-based support
Housing assistance and services
Education
Child care
Parent education and child development support services
Transportation to and from treatment, recovery support activities, employment, etc.
Substance abuse education.
Family/marriage education
Other Types of Support Ministries Recovery Friendly Congregations:

12. Actions Steps: Become Recovery Friendly Congregations:
Partner with Dr. Monty Burks to build capacity to become recovery friendly
Partner with TN Project Lifeline to stay up to date on current information
Partner with Tennessee Dept. of Mental health and Substance Abuse Services to attend or host trainings for clergy and staff to better educate them on addiction:
TDMHSAS will provide trainings, free of charge. You can host or attend
If you need training on a specific issue, contact TN Lifeline Representative and they will coordinate with TDMHSAS
Actions Steps:

13. Best Practice Questionnaire:

14. Monty Burks, MCJ, CPRS, PhD.
Dept. of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Director Faith Based Initiatives
(615) Office
(615) Cell
(615) Fax
Contact Information:

15. Project Lifeline Contact Information By Region:
Region
NAME
County(ies) Served
PHONE # 1
Jason Abernathy
Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Greene, Washington, Unicoi, Carter, Johnson 2
Andrew Watson
Scott, Campbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Anderson, Union, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Knox, Roane, Loudon, Monroe, Blount, Sevier, Cocke 3
Nathan Payne
Macon, Clay, Pickett, Smith, Jackson, Overton, Fentress, Putnam, Dekalb, White, Cumberland, Warren, Van Buren 4
Dave Hodges
Grundy, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Rhea, Meigs, Marion, Hamilton, Bradley, McMinn, Polk 5
Kirk Johnson
Davidson 6
Steve Shates
Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Houston, Humphreys, Dickson, Cheatham, Williamson, Rutherford, Cannon, Wilson, Trousdale 7
Allen Burnette
Perry, Hickman, Maury, Marshall, Bedford, Coffee, Wayne, Lewis, Lawrence, Giles, Lincoln, Moore, Franklin 8
Drew Lester
Lake, Obion, Weakley, Henry, Dyer, Gibson, Crockett, Carroll, Benton 9
Ashley Davis
Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, Madison, Chester, Henderson, Decatur, Fayette, Hardeman, Mc Nairy, Hardin 10
Shelby

16. Harford Institute for Religion Research: http://hirr. hartsem
Prescription for Success (2013): Statewide Strategies to Prevent and Treat the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic in Tennessee
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. ( ). National Survey on Drug Use and Health. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.
U.S. RELIGION CENSUS (2013). AMERICAN RELIGIOUS DATA: | U.S. RELIGION CENSUS