**Start of the New Women’s Step Study Delayed**
We are excited to let you know that the power is back on at our BP Campus! But, we have decided to delay the beginning of the New Women’s Step Study, it will start next Sunday the 24th. Please see below for more details.
So there will be a regular Sunday morning worship services at STF.
At the Ballast Point Campus we will not have our West Campus service this Sunday. Everyone will come together for the 9:15 and 11 a.m. services in the East Worship Center.
At the Davis Islands Campus, everything has been up and running all week, and our regular 10:30 a.m. service will take place there on Sunday morning.
If you need prayer or would like to speak to someone we will have people available. Send us an email by clicking Here and we will pray for you or call you if you request it. We will check those emails frequently.
We are planning on being back on our regular schedule this week, so we are excited to see you at “the best place to be on a Thursday night” next Thursday, September 21.
Blessings,
Your CR Leadership Team
Women’s Step Study
The Journey Begins.
Where: South Tampa Fellowship – 5101 S. Bayshore Blvd., Tampa, Fl. 33611 (Ballast Point Campus), room A-202 3rd floor.
When: Sunday Morning September 24th from 11:00 to 12:30pm.
Need more information click HERE or just show up Sunday morning.
What is a Step Study?
Celebrate Recovery uses 8 principles & the 12 steps along with their related Scriptures as the Biblical model for living your life. A Step Study is a personal journey through each of these steps in a confidential group led by a facilitator who has completed a study. The group is open for newcomers to join until the group reaches the fourth step, when the group is closed for the duration of the steps.
We use Celebrate Recovery’s four participant workbooks. When you finish the study, you will have worked your hurts, habits, and hang-ups through each of the 8 principles & 12 steps. A Step Study is a long-term commitment to the members of the group. We do follow guidelines to keep the group’s trust. Step Study meetings are gender-specific and meet on different days than the main Celebrate Recovery Thursday evenings.
Celebrate Recovery strongly encourages the use of a sponsor and accountability partners when working these steps to recovery.
What is a sponsor?
A sponsor in Celebrate Recovery is someone who has completed the four participant’s guides. He or she has worked through the 8 principles and the 12 steps. The main goal of this relationship is to choose someone to guide you through the program.
What is an accountability partner?
An accountability partner is someone you ask to hold you accountable for certain areas of your recovery or issues, such as attendance, journaling, and so forth. This person can be at the same level of recovery as you are.
What is the difference between a sponsor and an accountability partner?
Sponsors should be trained and have completed the 8 principles or 12 steps. The main goal of this relationship is to encourage one another. You can form an accountability team of three or four. The accountability partner or group acts as the ‘team’, whereas the sponsor’s role is that of a ‘coach’.
The CR Huddle!
CR leaders, volunteers and those who want to learn more about how to get involved in the ministry are invited for a time of worship, fellowship, prayer, learning and fun. Come here some upcoming exciting news about the ministry.
When: Has been moved to September 24th from 12:30 until 2:00 pm.
Where: Ballast Point Campus in the West or the Fellowship Hall.
*** Lunch will be provided***
CR One Day Seminar in Orlando
WHY SHOULD I ATTEND A NATIONAL ONE DAY TRAINING?
In ministry we have the incredible blessing to serve others in our Church and community. These people may be struggling with big struggles of hurt, fear, anger, anxiety, control issues, family chaos, addictions and more.
In ministry we can get tired, discouraged, off track or maybe even find ourselves losing our passion for ministry as a whole. We have an incredible tool in CR to help you become equipped to help those in your Church body in an effective way. Even better, we have National One Day Training’s to help train and equip you and your team on how to lead this incredible ministry of Celebrate Recovery.
Thousands of people across the globe who have attended our National One Day Training’s have expressed a great appreciation for the training’s. Why? Because they give us a place to hit the pause button in our “to-do” list and join others in sharpening our own saw.
Attending the One Day training’s reminds us that we are not alone and that we have a partner in ministry. Learning how to start and run a CR ministry in your church while gaining an army of family to walk alongside us in the journey is truly priceless. The Bible says in Ecclesiastes, “Two are better than one and a three-fold cord is not easily broken.” Our human nature is to keep our head down and try to muddle our way through life’s ministry problems.
Leave encouraged, equipped, trained and confident to grow your ministry strong.
DATE AND TIME
Sat, November 18, 2017, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM EST
*Snacks and lunch provided.
If you are in Leadership or have a desire to do more with this ministry, & would like to go. Let us know by clicking HERE.
In Addition:
The Davis Islands Campus has been up and running all week, and our regular 10:30 a.m. service will take place there this Sunday. And our new Channel District is still planning to host its first Launch Team meeting at 6 p.m., Sunday, at StageWorks, 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., West Building #151.
You might be interested in knowing that members of your church have been serving locally in the cleanup process. In addition, STF is making a donation to Hurricane Irma relief through the Florida Baptist Convention, where 100 percent of the donations goes to relief efforts.
We have been contacted by a community shelter that is in need of clothing and non-perishable food. Pastor Gio and several of the Rays players will deliver them. If you would like to donate items, please bring them to our Davis Islands Campus, 97 W. Biscayne Ave., between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Thursday, or 8:30 a.m. and noon on Friday.
For a list of important dates; testimonies, lessons, training, & leadership meetings. Please click Here or on the Calendar above.
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Prayer Requests
It is our privilege to pray for you! To submit a prayer request, please complete our contact form, which can be found by clicking HERE . Also feel free to write prayer requests on the back portion of the yellow response cards found in the CR bulletins on Thursday nights.