About Us

WE CARRY OUT OUR MISSION 3 WAYS

JAIL/PRISON MINISTRY:  Walking the 12 Steps with Jesus Christ is a voluntary, correspondence program that maintains 2,000 participants.  We provide this program at no cost to inmates.  Participants can be found in over 900 correctional facilities world-wide.  Some facilities offer our small groups as well.

To begin this program, an inmate simply needs to send a written request to:  Christian 12 Step Ministry, PO Box 4321, Ocala, FL 34478-4321.

RECOVERY COACHING:  We help the person struggling with addiction identify and process where they are in life and how they got there.  We teach them about the power of God’s love, mercy, and forgiveness; that transformation is possible through Jesus.  We promote hope for a life-changing freedom that will enable them to move forward with their goals for better emotional, physical, and spiritual health.

SMALL GROUPS:  Our study guide is available for Small Group meetings at churches, transitional programs, correctional facilities or anywhere there is a need.  Contact us for more information about starting a group.

OUR VISION

Our vision is men and women who are spiritually and emotionally healthy. Christian 12 Step Ministry, Inc. is a designated 501c3 corporation.

Founder, Mr. Geisel, writes: “The original writing of this book took place in the Marion County Jail, Ocala, Florida, in 1989 and 1990. The idea behind the book was to give those suffering with addiction the understanding as to the cause of addiction, the solution to that problem, and the tools needed to overcome that problem for the rest of their lives. It began very humbly with no idea that such a guide would be needed and used by so many. Today, this publication is studied by people in all 50 states and a few foreign countries.

You may ask, “How did this come about?” Well, after 10 years of study and time spent with the inmates in our local state prison, I came to the conclusion that a very large percentage (90% or better) of the people in jails and prisons were there because they committed a crime while under the influence of a severe addiction. They were hurting spiritually and appeared to feel hopeless in finding the answer to their dilemma. After much prayer and study, I came to the conclusion that the answer to that problem was the Alcoholics Anonymous program.

My study of that program showed me that in the early stages of its formation, in the 1930’s, God was their “Higher Power” and He was the answer to their problems. Their success was phenomenal. I became very interested in this solution and the Lord showed me that He had to be the addicted person’s “Higher Power” and none other.

Through the Lord’s leading, I began to write lessons based on the 12 step program with Jesus Christ as the “Higher Power”. As the writing of this program began to filter out into society, the interest in this new, updated version of the AA program was immediate. After only a short time, the demand for this teaching material spread like wild fire. God brought about a mighty miracle.”