Ways to quit, compared

Celebrate Recovery vs 12-step meetings like AA: how each began, what a night looks like, the role of Jesus, who each serves, and how to choose.

Christian AA meetings are 12-step meetings where faith in Jesus is shared openly. How to find them near you or online, and what to expect when you go.

Christian counselor vs sponsor: one is a trained professional, the other a peer in recovery. What each does, what neither can do, and when to use both.

Christian recovery programs come in four kinds: church ministries, Christian 12-step groups, faith-based live-in programs and counseling. How to choose.

Church small group vs recovery meeting: what a Bible study or home group gives someone with a drinking problem, what a meeting adds, and how to use both.

Counseling vs 12-step meetings for a drinking problem: what each does well, what each can't do, what they cost, and why many people end up using both.

Faith-based vs secular recovery: how Christian groups, 12-step meetings and groups like SMART Recovery differ, what each does well, and how to choose.

Higher power vs God: why the Twelve Steps leave God unnamed, what worries some Christians about it, and how to work the steps praying to Jesus by name.

Is AA Christian? AA says it isn't allied with any religion, yet its roots run through a Christian movement. The history, and what it means for believers.

Should you quit drinking alone or get help? An honest look at both: who quits alone, the real risks, what help actually means, and how to choose this week.

Recovery apps vs meetings: what an app can do that a meeting can't, what a room of people gives you that no app can, and how to use both well in recovery.

A recovery ministry is a church group for people facing addiction and other hurts. What a meeting is like, how to find one, and how a church can start one.

Sobriety apps compared by kind: counters, drink trackers, meeting finders, peer groups, coaching and Christian apps. What each does well, and its limits.

Sponsor vs accountability partner: one guides you through the 12 Steps from experience, the other checks in as a friend. What each does, and why have both.

Ways to quit drinking compared: meetings, church groups, counseling, your doctor, live-in programs, apps and going it alone. Strengths and limits of each.