ARMin

Journey to Wholeness at the South Bend Berean Transformation Center  By David Sedlacek, PhD, LCSW, CFLE Journey to Wholeness was birthed in 2010 when Adventist Recovery Ministries (ARMin) formally built on the foundation laid by SDA Regeneration and its founder, Hal Gates. It was shortly after this that David Sedlacek, a member of the ARMin board, petitioned his church, the Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church in South Bend, Indiana, to vote the approval of the formation of a Journey to Wholeness group at the church. Prior to the vote of the board, an Addiction Awareness Sabbath program was conducted to inform the members of the church about addiction, its [...]

A New Vision for Adventist Recovery Ministries By David Sedlacek, PhD, LCSW, CFLE Adventist Recovery Ministries (ARMin) began in 2010 when SDA Regeneration officially went under the auspices of the North American Division Health Ministries Department. Our vision was to expand the view of addiction from simply alcohol and drugs to any obsession, compulsion or addiction that had a crippling effect on human beings. This vision included multiple behavioral addictions such as food, gambling, media, sex, to name a few. Other “drugs” of choice include processes and activities that are out of balance in a person’s [...]

Jesus Is Ready to Help! By Frank S. My name is Frank, and I am a new creature in Christ (2 Cor 5:17). I am recovering from the malady of alcoholism, which is the misuse of self will. As you will hear from my experience, it runs riot if it is left unchecked. The only way I have found to keep it in check is to turn my will and my life over to the care of Jesus. Step 3 of the 12 steps of recovery says we need to turn our will and our lives [...]

A New Chapter Contributed by Angeline D. Brauer, DrPH, MHS, RDN When I first began my service as Director of Health Ministries just over nine years ago, Adventist Recovery Ministries (ARMin) was going strong. In the previous five years, nearly 400 individuals had been trained in the Journey to Wholeness addiction recovery program. Many were leading the 12-step support groups we now call “Journey Groups.” But some, understandably, encountered obstacles—some couldn’t sustain a group, and others struggled to launch due to lack of support or resources. The work of ARMin was at risk. There were many [...]