Re:generation is a 12-step ministry based on principles of healing and life transformation found in the Bible.

Traditional 12-step programs such as alcoholics anonymous, al-anon, etc. have helped millions of people. Re:generation honors and builds on many of the strengths of traditional 12-step programs while focusing more specifically on our full devotion to Christ in all areas of life.

Re:generation helps people who are struggling with issues of anxiety, depression, anger, abuse, chemical dependency, pornography, procrastination, pride, control, feeling spiritually "stuck" or stagnant, and many other personal struggles.

Yes! Re:generation is for everyone. God's steps of healing can bring insight and increased freedom from any struggle, addiction, or hurt. Re:generation helps people discover the source of their pain, and develop new ways of living and relating. You will always be welcome.

We all experience brokenness in life. At Hope City Church, we believe that anyone can experience increased freedom, friendship, and a new life in Christ by working through biblical steps in weekly meetings within authentic community. Re:generation is a safe place for everyone, no matter where you are in life or in your faith journey.

• Change is possible- God can do transformational work in anyone, no matter what we are struggling with or how stuck we may feel.

• Authentic community- Healing occurs when we are truly known and accepted by a people committed to growing alongside us.

• Life as God intends- Addictions and struggles steal from us. They keep us from having a fulfilling life. Come find the life that God desires for us to have.

No. While sobriety from an addiction or a struggle is indeed essential, our conviction is that sobriety is not the destination but is rather a road-marker along our way to a deeper journey with Christ. We believe that true freedom comes from a daily intimate relationship with Jesus.  

As we discover the source of our pain, and God’s truth about our identities many people experience increasing or total freedom from their areas of struggle or addiction. Whether we experience complete victory over a particular area or not; however, we can all grow stronger and healthier in any area of our life.

“Integrity is not about living something perfectly, but wrestling with something faithfully.” –Pastor Rich Villodas

We admit we are powerless over our addictions, brokenness and sinful patterns—that in our own power our lives are unmanageable.

“For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.”

–Romans 7:18

We come to believe that God is the one whose power can fully restore us.

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

–Psalm 103:2-5

We decide to trust God with our lives and wills by accepting His grace through Jesus Christ.

"But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved."

–Ephesians 2:4-5

We make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

"Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart."

–Psalm 51:6

We confess to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our sins.

“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

–1 John 1:7-9

We become entirely ready to turn away from our patterns of sin and turn to God.

"So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart."

–2 Timothy 2:22

We humbly ask God’s Spirit to change our hearts and minds in order to follow Christ fully.

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit."

–Galatians 5:22-25

We forgive those who have harmed us and become willing to make amends to those we have harmed.

"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children."

–Ephesians 4:32-5:1

We make direct amends whenever possible, submitting to God, his Word and biblical counsel.

"Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all."

–Romans 12:17-18

We continue to examine our lives and when we sin promptly confess and turn to walk with Christ.

"Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!"

–Psalm 139:23-24

We seek to deepen our relationship with God daily and depend on his power to do his will.

"And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."

–John 17:3

Because of our new lives in Christ, we carry God’s message of reconciliation to others and practice these biblical principles in every aspect of our lives.

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation."

–2 Corinthians 5:17-18