Twelve Steps for All of Us
Next Course To Be Announced Soon
The Twelve Steps for All of Us course is for people in faith groups and community organizations who:
Desire change
Desire freedom and healing from an addiction, self-destructive behavior, unresolved past hurt, adverse circumstance, or have been affected by someone else’s addiction and have a desire to integrate their faith and spiritual beliefs into the process
Are curious about the twelve steps and/or have been working a twelve-step program already, and want to connect more deeply with others from their faith community who want to go through the steps together as a group
Want to learn how the twelve steps can benefit your congregants, especially those who come to you for help
The Workbook is a companion tool that guides you through the course. This twelve-week course includes the following format:
- Meeting weekly for one-and-a-half hour sessions for twelve weeks.
- One step is covered each week in consecutive order.
- A guest speaker from one of the community twelve step programs will share his/her experience, strength and hope about working the step of the week.
- Participants will read the workbook step summary and answer the questions.
- All will break out into previously assigned small groups, led by a trained facilitator to discuss the step and how it applies to their individual lives.
- Everyone reconvenes with the large group for a recap and time is allowed for individuals to share highlights of the evening.
The twelve steps have transformed the lives of millions of people from different cultures, religions, socio-economic backgrounds, races, ages, and genders.
Please invite others in your faith community or a small group of your choosing to participate in this twelve-week facilitated study.
About Donna Clark Love
DONNA CLARK LOVE IS A MASTERFUL ENGAGER, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, AUTHOR, AND CHANGEMAKER who has inspired audiences worldwide with her dynamic presentations. Bringing thirty-plus years of experience working with schools, churches, businesses, and community organizations, Donna has served as a catalyst for strengthening communities, restoring relationships, and generating a climate of dignity and respect.
Donna Clark Love is an internationally recognized expert and trainer. Donna has been featured on the NBC Today Show and the NBC Evening News and also has been interviewed and featured in Forbes Magazine.
From working with educators and families on the Washington Kalispel Indian Reservation and the Māori tribe of New Zealand to consulting with NASA/Johnson Space Center and the Department of Education to confronting systemic bullying on US Air Force bases, Donna has a diverse background in training and coaching people from all walks of life.
As a former teacher and district administrator, Donna was featured on the NBC Today Show and the NBC Evening News to highlight the development of ground-breaking, school-based programs for fifty-three schools in a large metropolitan school district in Houston, Texas. She created a model that provided wrap-around services for students and families struggling with alcohol/drug addiction. Donna was also recognized for her trailblazing efforts to collaborate with outside agencies, law enforcement, area churches, and other community entities, which all led to the program’s far- reaching success.
While on staff as a recovery advocate and outreach coordinator for Mercy Street Church, Donna utilized her recovery coaching skills to shepherd and connect people to twelve step meetings, community resources, and counseling opportunities. While spearheading new member orientations and facilitating book and Bible studies, she also occasionally filled the pulpit as a guest preacher.
Donna’s faith-based roots run deep, and it has been her passion to build bridges between religious organizations and recovery groups by creating this workbook. She also continues to work her own recovery program. At Mercy Street, she worships with people from a myriad of backgrounds and loves that whether one has faith, struggles with faith, or has lost faith . . . Mercy Street’s doors are open wide to all.
Donna Clark Love
Testimonials
Don’t Just Take Our Word For It. Read What Our Participants Are Saying
I was able to let go of a resentment I have held onto for thirty years.
I learned how to work the 12 steps on the habits that trip me up and cause me to spiral down.
I now understand the true nature of my son’s addiction; I have more compassion for him. I learned here: Hate the disease; love the person.
I need a caring, safe, and loving community where I can be real.
I feel fifty pounds lighter. After sharing my inventory of how I have hurt others and hurt myself … I am free from a lot of guilt.
I learned that I cannot control, fix, or rescue someone else. I can only control myself.
I would have never attended a twelve-step meeting on my own, but I attended this study offered by my church, only to help a friend in need. Little did I realize that I needed to work the twelve steps for myself! It changed my life forever. Thank you!
I had been keeping my addiction a secret. In my small group, I disclosed I had a serious addiction and afterward asked my group facilitator for help.