The International Christian Recovery Coalition
Presents
The North American Summit Conference Meeting #1
Saturday, September 17, 2011, 9:00 AM to 1:45 PM
The Crossing Church
(949) 645-5050
Theme
Using Akron-Cleveland Christian Recovery Model Principles
to Enhance Substantially Today's Christian Recovery Efforts
Contact: Dick B., Executive Director
International Christian Recovery Coalition
Email: DickB@DickB.com
Cell: 808 276 4945
The Program
The Crossing Church , Costa Mesa , California
[Friday Evening, September 16, 7:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
(** We hope you can make these “pre-Conference” meetings, too)
Address by Dick B. at the Lifelines Meeting of The Crossing Church , Costa Mesa , CA
Workshop meeting with International Christian Recovery Coalition Participants]
Saturday, September 17, 9:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Pre-meeting music, signing in, viewing exhibits, and hospitality
Commencing prayer
Welcome by Host Church
Theme presentation by Dick B., Executive Director, International Christian Recovery Coalition
“Christian Recovery Resource Centers
Learning about the astonishing success of the original Akron A.A. “Christian fellowship” program and how to apply its principles and practices today; and
how the early Cleveland program built upon the original Akron
set the stage for Christian recovery opportunities today
Break and Music (10 minutes)
Vision presentation by Ken B.
“Christian Recovery Resource Centers
Lunch Break on the Premises (30 minutes)
First Speakers Panel:
John Barton, Historian, Writer, Orange , New Jersey
Randy Moraitis, Executive Pastor of Ministry, The Crossing Church , Costa Mesa , California
Russell Spatz, attorney, Alive Again, Miami , Florida
Bobby Nicholl, Director of Admissions and Interventions, Celebrate a New Life at Hope by the Sea,
Jerry McDonald, Interventionist, Certified Counselor, long associated with the Betty Ford Center
Rancho Mirage, California
Danny Whitmore, A.A. Historian, former leader of the Roots Revival Group and of Clarence Snyder
Retreats in Southern California
Break (10 minutes)
Second Speakers Panel:
Roger McDiarmid, International Christian Recovery Coalition Speakers' Bureau, Huntington Beach
Robert Tucker, Ph.D., Exec. Dir., New Life Spirit Recovery, Huntington Beach , California
President, Association of Christian Alcohol & Drug Counselors
Dale Marsh, Recovery Pastor, Oroville Church of the Nazarene, Oroville , California
Wally Lowe, Christian Recovery Resource Center Satellite Office, Vero Beach , Florida
Jeff McLeod, Executive Director, Overcomers Outreach, Inc., Whittier , California
Concluding: International Christian Recovery Coalition Future Plans: Dick B. and Ken B.
Closing Prayer
Our Sponsors and Endorsers
Christian Denominational Recovery Programs
United Methodist Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence
Rev. Cynthia W. Sloan
Program Associate,
United Methodist Special Program on
Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV)
New York Office location: 475 Riverside Drive
phone: 212-870-3699, fax: 212-870-3932
North Carolina Office location:
Matthews NC 28104-4309
phone: 704-882-0282
SPSARV Advance Number: 982598
Episcopal Diocese of Texas
Fr. Bill Wigmore, Chaplain & Former President
Austin Recovery
8402
Tel: 512.697.8674
Email: RevBillW@gmail.com
Individual Benefactors
Bob J., Kihei, Maui , Hawaii
Philanthropist and long-time Christian recovery and A.A. history collector and benefactor
Rick S.
Long recovered Christian recovery work supporter
Preparing to publish his Alcoholics Anonymous, 1st Edition Sponsor’s Guide publications, website, and recorded talks
Nationally known authors, lecturers,
interventionists, authors of Love First: A Family’s Guide To Intervention—Updated
Tools and Techniques to Help Loved Ones Heal from Addiction, 2d ed., rev & exp.
(Center City , MN
Robert P. Turner, M.D., M.S.C.R.
Associate Professor of Neurosciences, Pediatrics, and Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, & Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , South Carolina
The Crossing Church , Costa Mesa , California
Endorsing Christian Recovery Libraries and Archives
Griffith Library, The Wilson House – birthplace of Bill Wilson, East Dorset, Vermont
Bonnie Burke (formerly, Bonnie Lepper), President
23,000 historical items donated by Dick B., A.A. meetings, Quiet Time, seminars
Conducted Tours at East Dorset, Vermont (Wilson House, Griffith Library, East Dorset
Congregational Church—where both the Wilson and the Griffith
Bill W. attended—and nearby cemetery where Bill and Lois Wilson are buried)
Conducted Tours to St. Johnsbury , Vermont
North Congregational Church—where all of Dr. Bob’s family attended,
The Athenaeum—the village library containing many historical records,
St. Johnsbury Academy—where Dr. Bob attended, his father was an Examiner,
and his mother had been student, teacher, school historian & Exec. Comm. member)
Dr. Bob Core Library—North Congregational Church (UCC), St. Johnsbury , Vermont
Jay Sprout, Pastor
The entire family of Dr. Bob attended this church and was active in its affairs.
North Congregational Church sponsors this Conference in the context of housing the “Dr. Bob Core Library.”
Ray G., Newton Falls , Ohio , and Seminole, Florida
Traveling archives; and, for 21 years, the Archivist and a Managing Board Member, Dr.
Bob’s Home, Akron , Ohio ; A.A. speaker and exhibitor of A.A. historical Items all over the United States and Canada
The St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church Library, Akron , Ohio
Mark Pruitt, Rector
This is the church in which Dr. Bob became a communicant before his death.
Its former rector, Dr. Walter Tunks, was a major figure in the beginning Akron
The library is a source of A.A. historical materials.
Christian Intervention, Treatment, Recovery Ministries, Counseling, Sober Living
New Life Spirit Recovery
Robert T. Tucker, Ph.D., D.Min., Registered Addiction Specialist, MCA & M-RAS)
Founder and Executive Director, New Life Spirit Recovery Christian Treatment Center
(714) 841.1906 or Call Toll Free (866) 543.3361
Rock Recovery Ministry, ABC Sober Living, Soledad
David Powers, Rock Church
Contact: david@abcsoberliving.com
619.925.1879
Association of Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors Institute, Redlands , California
Pastor Mike Belzman, Ph.D., Chairman and Founder
Jeff Jay and Debra Jay, Grosse Point , Michigan
Nationally known authors, lecturers,
interventionists, authors of Love First: A Family’s Guide To Intervention—Updated
Tools and Techniques to Help Loved Ones Heal from Addiction, 2d ed., rev & exp.
(Center City , MN
Publishers
Hazelden Publishing and Educational Services, division of Hazelden Foundation
The Book That Started It All: The Original Working Manuscript of Alcoholics Anonymous
Bill W.: My First 40 Years
Silkworth: The Little Doctor Who Loved Drunks
with an Introduction by Dick B.: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486480593.html
Our Exhibitors and Displays
United Methodist Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV)
New Light Spirit Recovery, Huntington Beach , California
Association of Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors Institute, Redlands , California
Hazelden Publishing and Educational Services, division of Hazelden Foundation
Our Panelists
First Panel:
John Barton, Historian, Writer, Orange , New Jersey
Randy Moraitis, Executive Pastor of Ministry, The Crossing Church , Costa Mesa , California
Russell Spatz, Attorney, Frequent Speaker, Alive Again, Lost Sheep Fellowship, Miami , Florida
Bobby Nicholl, Director of Admissions and Interventions, Celebrate a New Life at Hope by the Sea, San Juan Capistrano , California
Jerry McDonald, Interventionist, Certified Counselor, Long Associated with the Betty Ford Center , Rancho Mirage, California
Second Panel:
Robert Tucker, Ph.D., Executive Director, New Life Spirit Recovery, Huntington Beach, California; President of Association of Christian Alcohol and Drug Counselors Institute.
Dale Marsh, Recovery Pastor, Oroville Church of the Nazarene, International Christian Recovery Speakers Bureau, Oroville, California
Wally Lowe, Christian Recovery Resource Center Satellite Office, Vero Beach , Florida
Jeff MacLeod, Executive Director, Overcomers Outreach, Inc., Whittier , California
Acknowledgements
Our Conferences Could Not Have Taken Place Without The Following Leadership and Help
Randy Moraitis, Executive Pastor of Ministries, The Crossing Church , Costa Mesa , CA
Matt Pierce, Pastor of Recovery Ministry, Golden Hills Community Church , Brentwood , CA
David Powers, Rock Recovery Ministries Leader, Rock Church , San Diego , CA
The Lifelines Band, Costa Mesa
The Musicians at Golden Hills Community Church
Roger McDiarmid, Huntington Beach , California
Our Sponsors
Our Endorsers
Our Exhibitors
For Further Participation in and Support of the Projects of International Christian Recovery Coalition
The Dick B. and Ken B. The Dick B. Christian Recovery Guide, 3rd ed., 2010
The “Introductory Foundations for Christian Recovery Class’
4 DVD presentations by Dick B. and Ken B.
Instructor’s Guide
Student’s Guide
Dick B. with Ken B., The Dick B. Handbook for Christian Recovery Resource Centers
The 29 Volume Dick B. A.A. History and Christian Recovery Movement History
The International Christian Recovery Coalition Website
The International Christian Recovery Coalition Blog
International Christian Recovery Forums Website
Other Christian Recovery Resources
FREE: The Dick B. Newsletters. If you would like to subscribe, you can find the
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