Mission – Christian Discipleship Center

Restoring and rebuilding lives for our Lord Jesus Christ requires a dedicated staff and a multifaceted ministry. Here are some key elements essential to the effectiveness of our ministry.

Believers trapped in habitual sin patterns like addiction have experienced alienation from families and friends and have lost vital fellowship with God. They suffer a great loss of hope and are plagued with a burden of guilt few of us realize.

Men and women enrolling at CDC are shown God’s unconditional love, and His Holy Spirit then ministers healing in their souls, so they can respond to the Lord Jesus in repentance, joy in assured salvation, and commitment to discipleship.

CDC is a safe place away from temptation and sin. Here they relearn personal discipline through a structured program of devotions, classes, study, work, and managed free time. Furthermore, because addiction deprives the body and brain of important nutrients, a good nutrition program is essential.

The Word of God is the most important part of this Christian recovery program. It is truth that sets men free from Satan’s snares. Life principles are taught for character rebuilding, and Bible doctrine gives them a correct view of God to love and trust.

Counseling helps them address the personal issues involved in their addiction. Addicts are “stuffers,” and they need to face the experiences, actions and attitudes that have been factors in their life’s downward slide. Relationship problems also must be addressed.

An evening support group helps our men to be accountable to one another for their spiritual progress and recovery. Honesty, openness, and free expression help them apply the truths of the day’s classes.

We welcome the participation of the church and family in each person’s recovery. Their prayers, visits, financial help, and personal encouragement mean so much! And after graduation, each man’s local church will be his greatest resource for continued growth, victory, and service in God’s path of discipleship!

HISTORY

Most Native men drank abusively and became dependent drinkers at an early age. This situation not only affected Native society as a whole, but the Christian churches on reservations too. Those who professed Jesus were falling back into heavy drinking instead of growing in the Lord, being discipled and becoming leaders in their homes and families. The only rehabilitation programs that were available relied upon psychological, medical, or even Native traditional methods to bring sobriety. But these fell far short of offering the spiritual answers that a believer needs from God’s Word to overcome sin and its consequences.

The property of United Indian Missions in Cortez, Colorado was available because the former Bible School had closed. A large group of missionaries and Native pastors came together for prayer to seek God’s direction. Various mission organizations were contacted, and they responded with a desire to become involved in this important ministry of reclaiming lives for Christ and His church! In the fall of 1991 CDC opened its doors to the first of many Native men from different tribes across the U.S. and Canada, seeking help and hope for their addiction. A board of directors was formed, composed of missionaries and Native leaders from 11 missions, and CDC obtained its incorporation and Federal tax-exempt status.

FIRST OFFICERS OF CDC BOARD

In April, 2000 the Christian Discipleship Center became a completely independent mission, when the Cortez property was transferred by UIM . Today it functions as a missionary outreach of the Native church, taking referrals from pastors and missionaries who know the men under their ministry who are in great need of restoration, spiritual healing and the rebuilding of their lives according to the principles in God’s Word for faithful discipleship. As CDC continues in its fourth decade of ministry, it depends upon the support and prayers of the Lord’s people for its effectiveness and future progress.

BIBLE STANDARDS

As a Bible-believing mission, The Christian Discipleship Center maintains an evangelical position with regards to the fundamental doctrines of the Christian faith. It is non-denominational in its affiliation.

Believing God has raised up this ministry to be Christ-centered and Bible-based, the Christian Discipleship Center offers a compassionate view of personal responsibility to help people experience God’s victory over dependence upon alcohol or drugs. CDC does not hold to the disease model of addiction, but our program instructs and counsels struggling Christians to believe and apply the spiritual principles in the Scriptures so God can transform their lives with His sanctifying power!

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