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The Dunamis Initiative is a faith-powered recovery ministry offering an adapted 12-step program to help individuals break free from addiction through church-based groups, supportive resources, and the power of community.
"We're only as sick as our secrets."
Recovery circles have said it for years—but is it actually true?
In this clip, Dr. Don Middleton explains why hidden shame, fear, and isolation affect us spiritually, emotionally, and even physically.
Watch the full Step 5: Honesty teaching:
👉https://dunamisinitiative.com/christian-aa-step-5-honesty/
06/01/2026
What if the thing you're most afraid to talk about is the very thing keeping you stuck? 🫣
Step 5 of the 12 Steps asks us to do something that feels terrifying: tell the truth.
Not because God wants to shame us.
Not because we need to relive every mistake.
But because healing begins when we stop hiding.
In this new Stepping Into Power video, Dr. Don Middleton explores Step 5: Honesty through a Christian lens and explains why confession isn't about punishment—it's about freedom.
If you've ever wondered:
❓ What if people knew the real me?
❓ What if my mistakes are too big to forgive?
❓ What if honesty only makes things worse?
This message is for you.
Watch the video and download the free Step 5 guide here:
👉 https://dunamisinitiative.com/christian-aa-step-5-honesty/
Christian AA Step 4: Courage (From Hiding to Honesty) Christian AA Step 5 (Honesty) helps individuals and churches break free from shame through confession, healing, and God's grace.
Many people in your congregation are struggling silently.
Not because they don't want help—but because they don't know where to find it.
One of the simplest things a church can do is make recovery support visible. Talk about it from the platform. Include it in announcements. Let people know they're not alone and that hope is available.
When churches create safe places for honesty, healing can begin.
🙏 Recovery belongs inside the Church.
Too many people struggling with addiction have been told to “go get help somewhere else.”
But what if recovery was never meant to happen outside the Church?
Healing happens through community, honesty, discipleship, and walking alongside people who are fighting for freedom. That sounds a lot like the early Church to us.
The Church has always been called to help people find freedom — not just from addiction, but from shame, isolation, and hopelessness too.
💬 What do you think? Should recovery ministry be part of every church?
Many churches believe they don’t have the people or resources to start a recovery ministry.
But the leaders may already be sitting in your pews. 🙌
Recovery ministry has always been powered by people who have walked through healing themselves — people with wisdom, empathy, and lived experience that can’t be taught in a classroom.
The Church is more equipped than it realizes. ✝️
05/14/2026
Many churches want to help people struggling with addiction — but don’t know where to begin. 💔
The truth is, starting a Christ-centered recovery ministry may be far more doable than most pastors think. ✝️
In this new video, Dr. Don Middleton shares practical guidance for churches looking to create recovery ministries that are sustainable, peer-led, affordable, and rooted in discipleship and authentic community.
🙌 You may already have the leaders sitting in your pews.
Watch the latest video in our Church Leadership & Addiction Recovery Ministry series:
👉 https://youtu.be/lXHi4JwbLHQ
How to Start a Church Recovery Ministry | A Discipleship Approach to Addiction Many pastors and church leaders feel called to start a recovery ministry — but aren’t sure where to begin.Questions around staffing, cost, and leadership oft...
05/12/2026
What if success isn’t measured by what you accumulate… but by what you invest in eternity?
Jesus warned about becoming a “rich fool” — someone wealthy in possessions but poor in purpose.
This blog challenges us to rethink ambition, stewardship, and what truly matters before God.
👇 Read the full blog. Link in the comments.
05/01/2026
If you’re new here (or you’ve been meaning to start), our Stepping Into Power playlist is the easiest way to follow the journey from the beginning.
We’re walking through the 12 Steps of AA through a Christ-centered lens — short teachings + practical tools for individuals, sponsors/sponsees, loved ones, and churches.
🎥 Start the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com//playlists
If one step feels like “too much” right now, that’s okay. Start where you are. Come back when you’re ready. 🤍
When you look in the mirror and hear, “What’s wrong with me?”—that isn’t God’s voice.
In AA Step 4 (Courage), we stop hiding and invite God into the places we fear to face… and discover this:
He already knows—and He still loves you.
▶️ 🆕🆓Watch the full Step 4 video + download the guide.
📌 Link in the comments!
The Dunamis Initiative walks through the 12 Steps of AA through a Christ-centered lens for individuals, families, and churches.
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