Celebrate Recovery Kalamazoo

10/29/2026

❤️ CELEBRATE RECOVERY PODCAST #204: I'M NOT OK, AND I NEED SOMEONE

Ever have one of those days when you're just not OK? 💔

Sometimes the enemy wants us to believe that asking for help is a sign of weakness, that we should be able to handle everything on our own, or that admitting we're struggling means we've failed.

But we were never meant to do life alone. ❤️

Whether we're on day 1 or day 10,001 in recovery, we all have days when we need connection with another person. We need our daily connection with our Heavenly Father, and we need the support of others who can walk alongside us.

In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, unpacks why admitting we're hurting isn't weakness, how we can invite others into our pain without embracing hopelessness, and how God meets us in our struggles so we don't have to stay there.

📖 “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” — Galatians 6:2 (NIV)

💬 It's OK to not be OK. But we don't have to stay there, and we don't have to walk through it alone.

🎧 Listen to Episode #204: I'm Not OK, and I Need Someone
https://share.transistor.fm/s/8f5019d4

Let's keep showing up for one another, extending grace, and reminding each other that asking for help is a courageous step toward healing. We are stronger when we walk together in Christ. 🙏❤️

One of the enemies schemes... to convince us that we shouldn't have to ask for help and it's not OK to be "not OK." However, in celebrate recovery, whether you're in day 1 or 10,001 there are always days that we are going to need connection with another human being. Every day we need connection...

10/28/2026

🔑 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘? 🔑

❤️‍🩹 We all have hurts, habits, and hang-ups that can keep us stuck in old patterns. Sometimes, we know what needs to change, but letting go of control and trusting God with the process is the hardest part.

This Wednesday at 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗼, we're diving into 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟰: 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬! 🙌

📖 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝟱: Voluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in our lives and humbly ask Him to remove our character defects.

📖 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝟲: We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
"𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙥." — 𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 4:10 (𝙉𝙄𝙑)

Are we ready to release control? Are we ready to accept the changes we need to make? Are we ready to let Jesus work in the areas of our lives we've been holding onto?

Recovery isn't about becoming perfect overnight. It's about being willing to take the next step, trusting God, and allowing Him to shape us into the people He created us to be. We don't have to do it alone! ❤️
Whether you're just beginning your recovery journey or have been walking this road for years, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. Come as you are, bring your hurts, habits, and hang-ups, and let's grow together in Christ!

📍 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵
931 W Maple St, Kalamazoo, MI

🍽️ Dinner: 5:45 PM
🎤 Large Group: 6:45 PM
🤝 Open Share Groups: 7:30 PM

✝️ 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿!

"𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚, 𝙞𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚!" — 2 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙨 5:17 (𝙉𝙄𝙑)

🙏 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴!

❤️ Come find hope, healing, and a community that understands. You are welcome here!

10/27/2026

10/03/2026

❤️ 𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗬 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 — 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟳 ❤️

There is power in sharing what God has brought us through.

Join us 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟳𝘁𝗵 at Celebrate Recovery Kalamazoo for 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 — an evening to hear stories of God’s grace, healing, freedom, and transformation.

Sometimes our testimony is the very thing someone else needs to hear to realize: “𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲, 𝘁𝗼𝗼.”

You don't have to have everything figured out. You don't have to have a perfect story. We simply come as we are and point to the One who is still working in our lives. 🙏

📖 “𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑚 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑚𝑏 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑦.”
— Revelation 12:11

🍽️ 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿: 5:45 PM
🙌 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽: 6:45 PM
💬 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲: 7:30 PM

Come listen. Come encourage. Come celebrate what Jesus is doing.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿. ❤️

10/03/2026

It's not too late, but the opportunity is knocking - don't miss it! The second meeting is on October 8th. Empower yourself and join our Men's Step Study!

10/01/2026

🎙️ 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 #𝟮𝟬𝟬 — 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗣𝘁. 𝟮

𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨.

In Part 2, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field Director of Celebrate Recovery, continues answering questions from local ministry leaders gathered at the West Gathering in California.

This episode wraps up the series with a focus on helping leaders gain 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙙𝙤𝙢 as we serve at the local level. Because none of us have all the answers—and we were never meant to lead alone. ❤️

Whether you're currently serving in Celebrate Recovery or simply want to better understand what healthy ministry leadership looks like, there's encouragement here for all of us.

🛠️ 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘄.
🙏 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴.
❤️ 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀.

🎧 Listen to Episode 200:
Celebrate Recovery Podcast — Episode 200 https://share.transistor.fm/s/60c89897

"𝘼𝙨 𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣, 𝙨𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧." — Proverbs 27:17

We are continuing a part two conversation around answering some hard questions from our great leaders on a local level of celebrate recovery. In this episode, Rodney Holmstrom, Global Field, Director of celebrate recovery, will wrap up a series of questions from the west gathering in CA that need...