Learning from Recovery Communities: Webinar with Author Jennifer Carlier on March 25
Church leaders and congregations are invited to explore how faith communities can better support people experiencing addiction during an upcoming webinar hosted by the Center of Addiction & Faith. Register here.
“Finding God in the Basement with Author Jennifer Carlier” will take place Wednesday, March 25, 2026, from 12:00–1:00 PM CT on Zoom. The event features author Jennifer Carlier, whose book Finding God in the Basementreflects on what churches can learn from recovery communities that often gather quietly in church basements.
Participants will hear Carlier’s reflections on how recovery communities cultivate honesty, vulnerability, and grace—qualities that can deepen the church’s witness and ministry. Drawing from her own experience, Carlier offers a thoughtful critique of theological approaches to sin and salvation that may unintentionally reinforce shame or make churches feel inaccessible for those struggling with addiction.
Instead, she invites Christian communities to imagine a more faithful response—one that affirms human dignity even in brokenness and points toward hope, healing, and wholeness.
For congregations across the Grand Canyon Synod, this conversation offers an opportunity to reflect on how Lutheran theology’s emphasis on grace might shape more compassionate and authentic ministry alongside those navigating addiction and recovery.
The webinar is open to anyone interested in the intersection of faith, addiction, and recovery ministry.
