cr accountability partners

An accountability partner in Celebrate Recovery 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, unlike a sponsor, who should have completed the eight principles or 12 Steps. The main goal of this relationship is to encourage one another. You can even 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”.

Prerequisites for Accountability Partners

actively attending Celebrate Recovery meetings
sharing a similar area of recovery
must be same sex
developing deeper relationship with Christ
demonstrating growth in their recovery.

A-TEAM

A = Accountability

identify with the same area of recovery in order to understand the specific struggles and have the same recovery goals
you must have ongoing accountability. Regardless of the length of our recovery, we all need accountability.

T = Teamwork

attend meetings and events together. The process of recovery is based on the “we” system, not the “I” system.

E = Encouragement

be an encourager. When you see positive behavior, even if it seems insignificant, remember that encouraging each other gives the feeling of accomplishment. And that positive reinforcement is a foundational step in building more positive behavior.

A = Ask for Help

be willing to be vulnerable. It is by exposing our weaknesses to each other that we are able to ask for what we need. If we don’t ask for help . . . we won’t get any!

M= Motivate