423 Communities are men, women, and young people recovering from the impact of unhealthy sexual choices and addictions. We are radically committed to helping others overcome all forms of unhealthy sexuality, restoring healthy sexuality and intimacy with others through, confessional, recovery communities.
Through a biblical worldview, our communities focus on healing through a lens of interpersonal neurobiology & clinical addiction recovery. We base the function of our time together on Hebrews 12:1 speaking to our participation in this type of recovery community and what it should look like as we do community together.
“Therefore, since you are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and sin that clings so closely and let us run with endurance the race set before us..”
One of the greatest privileges that we have inside our groups is getting to step into the space alongside our brothers and sisters and introduce them over and over again to the grace and love of community, allowing them to step out of hiding, out of isolation and shame, and into the freedom of being known and loved.
Inside this group system, the practices of radical confession, repentance, and reflection of one another inside the community, lead towards deeper and deeper levels of self-understanding, fostering healthy emotional and spiritual growth. It is from these dynamic relationships of intimacy and trust, that true healing can begin. From this space, our communities work to equip one another with clinical recovery resources, focusing on repairing ruptures, unpacking emotional trauma, and building effective relapse prevention tools to aid in the journey of recovery.
Our goal is not to solely end bad sexual behavior, but to lead others towards a right-centered understanding of themselves, providing for not only sobriety from unhealthy sexual behaviors but movement towards the abundant life that is available to us.
Inside safe, gender-specific groups in local communities, men, women, and young people can honestly embark on the journey of self-discovery, and find healing from the destructive grip of broken sexuality in a safe, shame-free, and supportive environment.
One of our core beliefs is in the authority and purpose of the local church. So it is one of our main goals to equip the local church in providing resources for men, women, and young people to find healing from unhealthy sexual behaviors in any form. We fully know and understand that not every church is going to be able to facilitate the needs of a qualified sexual addiction & trauma recovery program. So it is our aim to come alongside the local church, and provide a lasting and progressive resource to help serve the local congregation.
We do this by partnering and bringing our programs into the church, where we train members from the congregation to become leaders of programs inside the walls of the church. These groups then begin to grow as leaders become discipled in sexual Addiction recovery, aiding and helping others step into this space of finding healing.
Our ongoing leadership development and discipleship program, continually pours into members from the church with clinical resources, teachings, counseling tools and biblical discipleship.
We use all of our resources to support every aspect of a group's health, from on boarding, applications, attendance, membership initiation, ongoing care, and 24 hour pastoral and administrative support.
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Watch the video below where our Founder and former director, Dave Scriven, talks about how 423 started and where we are at today!
What We Believe
At 423 Communities, we are theologically aligned with the statement of faith which emerged from the First Lausanne Congress in 1974, Switzerland. You may read the entire text of the Lausanne Covenant below:
