New Beginnings | Jay Boylan and Courtney Drakulic

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on recovery and community support with Jay Boylan and Courtney Drakulic from New Beginnings, an Alcoholics Anonymous group.

This month, Marianne and Brittany sit down with Jay Boylan and Courtney Drakulic of New Beginnings — an Alcoholics Anonymous group that meets daily in the sanctuary at Light of Christ UMC. They share their personal journeys with alcoholism, reflect on what 12-step communities can teach the Church about authentic connection and showing up for one another, and talk about what it looks like when a congregation truly opens its arms to its neighbors. It's a conversation about recovery, partnership, and what it means to be a vital church.

People in this episode

Hosts: Marianne, Brittany

Guests: Jay Boylan, Courtney Drakulic

Topics covered

• alcoholism
• recovery
• 12-step communities
• church connection
• community support

Keywords

• alcoholism
• recovery
• 12-step
• community
• church
• support
• connection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New Beginnings, Alcoholics Anonymous, Light of Christ UMC

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