Steps to Recovery- by Columnist Rebecca Michael for Power for Today Magazine May 2010

12 Steps To Recovery, Part 1
By Apostle Dr. Rebecca Michael
We will start this series of informative
articles which follow for addictions
recovery and overcoming by posting
the 12 steps common to most recovery
groups fi rst. We will post aft er that the
Christian form of these 12 steps for
those who want to follow these. Th is
will be followed by the 12 traditions as
used complimentarily with the steps.
We will follow this with some famous
recovery prose and Aaron’s blessing
prayer. We will use this corner in future
magazine issues to discuss these
steps and traditions in specifi c ways
that can be applied.
12 Steps ( from http://www.12step.org )
Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless
over our addiction - that our lives
had become unmanageable.
Step 2 - Came to believe that a Power
greater than ourselves could restore us
to sanity.
Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will
and our lives over to the care of God as
we understood God.
Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless
moral inventory of ourselves.
Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves
and to another human being the exact
nature of our wrongs.
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God
remove all these defects of character.
Step 7 - Humbly asked God to remove
our shortcomings.
Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we
had harmed, and became willing to
make amends to them all.
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such
people wherever possible, except when
to do so would injure them or others.
Step 10 - Continued to take personal
inventory and when we were wrong
promptly admitted it.
Step 11 - Sought through prayer and
meditation to improve our conscious
contact with God as we understood
God, praying only for knowledge of
God’s will for us and the power to carry
that out.
Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening
as the result of these steps, we
tried to carry this message to other addicts,
and to practice these principles
in all our aff airs.
Th is version of the 12 steps is an adaptation
from the original 12 Steps of
Alcoholics Anonymous and is intended
for general use with any addictive
or dysfunctional behavior.
THE TWELVE TRADITIONS OF
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS   
(from Overcomers Outreach Group
Traditions)
1. Our common welfare should come
fi rst. Personal recovery depends upon
God’s grace and our willingness to get
help.
2. For our group purpose there is but
one ultimate authority—a loving God
as He ex-presses Himself through His
Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
Our leaders are but trusted servants;
they do not govern.
3. Th e only requirement for Overcomers
Outreach membership is a desire
to stop addictive or compulsive behavior.
4. Each group should be autonomous
except in matters aff ecting other
groups or Over-comers Outreach as a
whole.
5. Th e primary purpose of each group
is to serve as a “bridge” between traditional
12 Step groups and the church.
We carry the message of Christ’s delivering
power to individuals and family
members both within and without the
church who still suff er.
6. An Overcomers Outreach group
uses Th e Holy Bible along with the 12
Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous for
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12 Steps To Recovery, Part 1
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its tools of recovery. Outside enterprises
are prayerfully evaluated lest problems
of money, property and prestige
divert us from our primary purpose.
7. Every Overcomers Outreach group
ought to be fully self-supporting,
declining outside contributions.
8. Overcomers Outreach groups should remain
for-ever non-professional, but our Service
Centers may employ special workers.
9. Overcomers Outreach, as such, ought
never be organized, but group coordinators
net-work with the Central Service Center,
seeing that the group is facilitated through
adherence to the Freed Book’s “Meeting
Format” and rotation of leadership.
10. Overcomers Outreach is, without
apology, a Christ-centered recovery
group; however, persons of
all faiths are welcome. Discussions of
doctrine should be avoided; our focus
must be upon our mutual recovery.
11. Our public relations policy is based
upon attraction rather than promotion; we
need to always seek the Holy Spirit’s discernment
whenever sharing in the media,
in order to maintain personal anonymity of
all Overcomers Outreach group members.
12. Jesus Christ is the spiritual foundation
of all our traditions, ever reminding
us to place principles before
personalities. We claim God’spromise
that His power can set us FREE!

Apostle Dr. Rebecca
Michael is Apostle for
Phoenix Alive Christian
Ministries, Inc. in
Maple Ridge, BC. She
has over two decades
in education, mental
health, and many
years experience in
ministry. She is also
an independent songwriter/producer, publishing blues, rock, and Gospel. To
contact Apostle Dr. Rebecca, visit her
website at http://PhoenixHorizons.webs.com

Mental Health Corner - by Columnist Rebecca Michael, D.Min. for Power for Today Magazine online

Mental Health Corner
By Apostle Dr. Rebecca Michael

Q. What is a hallmark of psychological
mental health in a person of normal
health?
A. There are many aspects of mental
health characteristics we could discuss
such as the ability to delay gratification,
self-control, self-mastery, an accurate
self-image and sense of self-worth,
humility, the ability to forgive, to love
and receive love, patience, acceptance
of self-limitations and others, respect
for others and differences, diligence,
genuine admiration of ability in others,
teachable spirit, adaptability, productiveness
to do with genuine goodness,
to be able receive and give mentoring
and correction to do with authority
etc. If I had to pick a mental health trait
from studies on this I would say the
word “resilience” is the buzzword for
mental health in terms of research on
the hallmark of psychological strength
in the ability to overcome trials and adversities
life will throw at us all.
For this reason we need to pay attention
to biographies of heroes and heroines
from history in order to examine
what characteristics and traits they had
and cultivated. We have included articles
on both heroes and heroines in
this magazine for the purpose of case
studies to do with what motivates and
leads such admirable people. We find
that their gift s and spiritual callings are
evident and vary greatly for their time.
However- what does appear to be universal
and repeatedly shown in the bible
as well is this characteristic of faith,
endurance over time and especially resilience-
the ability to adapt and stretch
ourselves to grow in the diverse ways
we need to, to meet the challenges and
overcome the obstacles that the status
quo may put before us as these are resistant
to change and the movers and
shakers must learn resilience and to0
oft en stand alone if these social changes
are to prevail for the good of all.
It is an elastic kind of strength which
can withstand conflict as needed- and
it is not a rigid hardness which is brittle
and breaks down- but the elastic is
much stronger than steely strength by
far and can stretch and grow. For this
we need to remain supple, teach-able
and able to let go of inaccuracies and
traditions of men that are now institutions
which block progress and true
community. We need to value truth
above all including false sentiments to
be accurate and grow in the right directions.
You can learn much of the
research on “psychological resilience”
academic research studies including
overcoming adversities and trauma
character traits if you google search it
through “scholar” on google as there is
not room enough to publish it all here just
a basic introduction for this brief
article. Much of the published findings
as I have summarized above to do
with characteristics of this trait are in
the bible and inherent in the trained
servant leadership of God. God trains
His leaders expressly through adversities
if He is sending them as His leaders
of-ten through suffering and trials
in order to make them resilient and
strengthened to do effective combat
with the enemy using spiritual and not
weak carnal ways and weapons which
break us down over time and incur
losses.
You can study this by exploring various
biblical leaders and godly Kings-
You can see what make them tick and
how they ascended as such. You can
also see conversely what brings down
the antichrist leadership as well- they
usually implode eventually through
foolhardy choices even if they are not
brought low by God and His leaders through
their own evil and corruption
as this leads to folly and to a fall- evil
self-destructs and hurts others- ultimately
it takes itself out over time.
Th e truth, however, eventually sets us
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  Mental Health Corner Cont'd ( Columnist Apostle Dr. Rebecca )
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free of all vice and corruption-inwardly
and outwardly- but we must be willing
to see and respond to truth and not just
what we want to believe. This in turn
enhances and builds true community the
ability to deny self as Jesus instructs
us and to take up our cross and follow
Him. He is headed for glory in Resurrection
but first the ego / self must
be executed through an act of humble
servanthood and submission via trust
to God and the Cross of Christ which
puts self-serving ways to death. God
then exalts us once we have passed
these tests in the end- but He brings
down and debases the proud often just
through their own error and folly over
the long haul. I strongly recommend
you explore the psychological research
findings on this as well as study the
biblical counsel on how God champions
and creates His own leaders which
is the wisdom that prevails and lasts.
These have the hallmark of psychological
health in the end which is this ability
to stretch themselves as God leads
and this is called “psychological resilience”
in the mental health research
literature on psychological strength.

( Excerpt from Power for Today online Magazine )

Apostle Dr. Rebecca
Michael is Apostle in Office for
Phoenix Alive Christian
Ministries, Inc. in
Maple Ridge, BC. She
has over two decades
in education, mental
health, and many
years experience in Christian Ministry. 
She is also an independent songwriter/producer,
publishing blues, rock, and Gospel. To
contact Apostle Dr. Rebecca, visit her
website at http://PhoenixHorizons.webs.com

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Power for Today online Magazine article on Apostle Dr. Rebecca Michael- Pt. 2/ 2 Mar / 2010

Walk, Then Run! Part 2
An interview with Apostle Dr. Rebecca Michael

Apostle Dr. Rebecca Michael is Apostle for
Phoenix Alive Christian Ministries, Inc. in
Maple Ridge, BC. She has over two decades
in education, mental health, and many
years experience in ministry. She is also an
independent songwriter/producer, publishing
blues, rock, and Gospel. To contact Apostle Dr.
Rebecca, visit her website at http://Phoenix-
Horizons.webs.com.
 

Q: As an apostle, how does your
anointing come through your music
ministry?
A: Well- as I stated before- the apostolic
call is a call to death, servanthood
and suff ering. With the Lord, if this
is your calling - the Resurrection is to
servant leadership, the faithful bride of
Christ who then rules and reigns with
Him (having been tested and approved
unto even death by God fi rst - which
is of course lifelong and progressive) -
having been identifi ed and conformed
to His likeness and His death and so
then raised as a Son (not genderal but
Spiritual) to His Right Hand in power,
glory and honour to do all that He ordains
for us to do working with others
in the body of Christ, especially with
other ministers.
Q: Have you gotten any feedback
from your albums? What are people
saying about your music?
A: Yes. I have received much praise and
even acclaim by CBC Radio-Canada
and from other musicians who I really
admire. Th is is my fi rst published music
works and so I was so surprised -
pleasantly surprised and really thankful
as I am encouraged to do more
songwriting, producing and recording
soon. I can get by on several instruments
and so am not much of a
player per se, though I did get to concert
level musicianship when I was an
adolescent. However, my forte is really
songwriting and producing. I also
love to promote other ministries and
musicians.
Q: What else is new with your ministry
and work?
A: I am considering writing my books
soon, hopefully later this year. I will be
doing a column for Power for Today magazine
soon to start with and am writing
regular blogs at blogger and Wordpress to
get in to a regular writing mode as preparation
for this. For sure, we will have another
CD album release in 2010 - maybe
more than one- I am already working on
new songs that I have written- I have over
100 songs that I have not yet recorded
and produced- sometime by this summer
I hope to produce free online songs and
release another CD! I am also praying to
visit, play and preach all over the world,
of course- I have a special love for Africa
and the ministries I have worked closely
with the past 3 years, since I started all
of this work! I had almost 1000 fans in
just a few days and I have several groups
and social network connecting with several
thousands now and growing stronger.
Th ank-you for this interview Apostle Dr.
Lee Ann- I really admire and love what
you do in your own Ministries and allied
Ministries with Kingdom Women Ministries
with Apostle Dr. Yenan. I predict that
your online Power for Today magazine
and your Ministries will continue to grow
and be blessed and highly favoured by the
Lord in the months ahead for 2010! God
richly bless you all!

“...The apostolic call is a call to
death, servanthood and suffering.
With the Lord, if this is your calling -
the Resurrection is to servant leadership,
the faithful bride of Christ who
then rules and reigns with Him.”
- Apostle Dr. Rebecca Michael

Excerpts from Interview by Apostle Dr. LeeAnn Marino

for Magazine Power for Today March / 2010 p. 13 edition

Website- http://www.powerfortoday.org

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Power for Today online Magazine article on Apostle Dr. Rebecca Michael- Feb / 2010

Walk, Then Run! Part 1
An interview with Apostle Dr. Rebecca Michael

 
Apostle Dr. Rebecca Michael is Apostle for
Phoenix Alive Christian Ministries, Inc. in
Maple Ridge, BC. She has over two decades
in education, mental health, and many
years experience in ministry. She is also an
independent songwriter/producer, publishing
blues, rock, and Gospel. To contact Apostle Dr.
Rebecca, visit her website at http://PhoenixHorizons.webs.com .
Q: Blessings Apostle! It is always good to
speak with you.
A: Hugs all around and blessings to you!
Q: I’ve been watching your Facebook account
( http://www.facebook.com/RebeccaMichael. Music ) – it is abuzz with news about your new
musical albums. Tell us a little about them!
A: I wrote 3 CD Albums and they are now
published! I also started a publishing record
label, registered as a member of SOCAN and
ASCAP under my name (Apostle Dr. Rebecca
Michael). I recently started Phoenix Horizons
Records, where I will write, produce, and publish
my own music and music of other “Indie”
musicians. I am combining all of this with our
PACM Inc. Non-Profi t Ministries and waiting
to see where the Lord leads us!
Q: Wow, it sounds like you are very busy!
A: Producing and writing music is fun work to
do!
Q: Tell us about your albums.
A: Th e fi rst CD is called, Walk Th en Run. It is
blues rock style; love blues rock! Th e next two
are rock Christian contemporary. Th e second
is called Agape Love, with a strong marriage
theme. Th e last one is called Rose of Sharon,
where I wrote and sang harmonies to the entire
book, the Song of Solomon. I also incorporated
some other Scriptures (such as 1 Corinthians
13) and my own songs.
10% of all of our proceeds will automatically go
back in to our Ministries, and 10% of any proceeds
from our own Ministries automatically
go back in to our Spiritual father, Apostle Dr.
Herman Bouwer.
Th e albums are going up the charts, especially
the fi rst released CD. I was interviewed as a
Canadian Songwriter for blues, rock, gospel
and a music Producer with SOCAN / ASCAP
recently by CBC Radio-Canada- the interview
can be found in the articles posted at my facebook
music fan page. My music and teaching
videos are also being featured for the ‘Hey Cover
Girl’ 8 part series as well at the viswikipedia
site for Chatelaine magazine as a former Cover
Girl for them- 30 yrs. Later I am back with
these Ministries and they have posted my videos-
also my work as a music Producer with
Bill Clint- another upcoming Canadian Songwriter
who is recently signed and produced
with our record label called Phoenix Horizons
Records. I am being asked to radio airplay in
Ghana, Africa and places in the Caribbean.
Basically, in a nutshell- I am President of two
organizations to do with creating, producing
and publishing Christian teaching media at
our NPO started in 2006 called PACM Inc.
and blues, rock, gospel and folk genres music
so far with our Record company called Phoenix
Horizons Records started in 2009.
Q: What is your most popular song?
A: My most popular songs are from the
fi rst ‘Walk then Run’ CD Release, 2009-
especially the lively upbeat songs like
‘Movin to the Island’, ‘He Says, She Says’
and ‘Tribal blues for Africa’- the last two
songs are what attracted CBC Radio-
Canada to interview me as I mentioned
and the other songs that are increasingly
popular is the Song of Solomon songsespecially
‘Return of the King’ from the
Rose of Sharon CD, 2009, where I sing
the entire bible book of the Song of Solomon
in choral harmonies to a driving contemporary
studio beat mix. I did this to
encourage and facilitate bible chapter and
verse memorization.
Q: What is your favorite song that you’ve
written, and why?
A: My favourite song that I have written is
probably ‘Dark Night of the Soul’ which
is a spontaneously written prayer of the
process of the Cross in my own life- death
/ resurrection life that happens for all believers
over our lifetimes. Without our
Lord Jesus Christ- we would eventually all
experience this soul death part with no rebirth
/ resurrection process to accompany
it- which is the life of the fool. With the
Lord- we will lose- we will suff er losses,
grief and deaths- but we will be raised in
glory- beauty for ashes, joy for mourning,
eternal life of the soul for death- eventually
this will result also in physical resurrection
of our very bodies.
Stay tuned next time for the second installation
of this interview and more from Apostle
Dr. Rebecca!

Article written by Magazine Editor / Publisher
Apostle Dr. Lee Ann Marino
Website- http://www.powerfortoday.org

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