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Christian 12 Step Ministry, Inc
415 NW 1st Avenue
Ocala, FL 34478
Phone: 352.732.0877
Fax: 352.402.0177
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Proclaiming Jesus Christ in 12 Step Addiction Recovery.
"Jesus is the answer, Recovery is the goal."
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FOUNDER
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Ray Geisel started the Christian 12 Step Ministry in 1990 in order to help men and women through their addictions using values of the AA program and the power of Jesus Christ.
The best explanation of the basis of the program and the reasoning behind it is from the founder himself in his letter of introduction in the 2008 edition of "Walking the 12 Steps with Jesus Christ" study guide.
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STAFF MEMBERS
| Lonnie Earnest, Executive Director |
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Lonnie's love and passion for others is what has allowed God to use him to impact the lives of many. His time of incarceration is being used by God to assist others in overcoming the valleys that he faced due to the wrong choices he made. He now celebrates 20 years of sevice to God following his prison experience.
Education & Experience: William Carey College, Hattiesburg, MS. (BA), New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA. (ThM). Lonnie has served as senior pastor of local churches and following his incarceration he owned several businesses that he sold planning to enjoy a semi-retirement. However he was challenged by a prison chaplain to consider becoming involved in ministry. In 2003 he joined the Christian 12 Step Ministry as community services director.
In 2006 he was appointed by the board of directors of the ministry to serve as Executive Director upon the retirement of the Executive Director and Founder of the Ministry, Mr. Ray Geisel.
Lonnie's education and business experience is a plus, but his love of others qualifies him to serve as the leader of the ministry. He often states that his time in prison was the education he needed to more effectively serve God by serving others.
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| David Polk, Director of Development |
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After 27 years of the pain, suffering, and horrors of drug & alcohol addiction, and 4 rehabs in the later 10 year period, David had failed to find freedom from his addiction. Eventually he found himself in prison. There, he was set free from his addiction through the "Walking the 12 Steps with Jesus Christ" study guide and correspondence courses - acquiring a C12S Teacher Certification. While in prison David also acquired more than 60 other certificates. The majority were in Christian studies. He acquired various computer systems, IT, and network administration skills and certifications while earning several graphic design/desktop publishing and print related certifications. With all of this training, and his enormous passion for service David feels right at home as the ministry's Director of Development.
As of Sept. 2007, David celebrated 6 years of freedom from his addiction, and testifies daily that Jesus Christ does indeed set people free.
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| Abbie Earnest, Student Services Director |
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Abbie oversees virtually all aspects of our student correspondence database and mailing management with more than 2000 students enrolled. She is the ministry's volunteer coordinator along with all office management duties.
She has 25 years of Postal Service employment experience in the areas of: mailing clerk, supplies clerk, payroll, finance, and supervision. During these years she has given much of her time to volunteering for various organizations such as: Hospice, American Cancer Society, and United Way. During her time with the postal service, she and her husband Lonnie owned and managed their own successful businesses before joining the Christian 12 Step Ministry team.
Her volunteer experience, business and customer relations experience, passion and zeal for service - makes her the only choice for Student Services Director.
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Copyright 2006 Christian 12 Step Ministry, Inc. - a not-for-profit organization with 501(c)3 status from the Internal Revenue Service. Any donations made to this organization are tax deductible.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Brad Burnett
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Phillip Fisher
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Jimmy Garrett
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Ray Geisel
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Rita Geisel
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Robert Green
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Robert Gregory, Jr.
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Chpl. John Meyer
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Earnestine Porter
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Greg Linton
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Dr. Ralph Spiller
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Rev. Phil Wade
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HONORARY MEMBERS
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Dr. Paul Beecham
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Dr. Bobbie McFalls
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Father Pat Sheedy
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Dr. Charles Roesel
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Welcome to our new C12S website.
This site will soon be more user friendly, full of helpful links and downloadable materials.
However, with that comes some construction related issues.
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