How Faith-Based Recovery Support REALLY Helps Individuals
In this heartfelt episode of Partners in Ministry, host Dan Smith sits down with Gene Schwimmer and Ray Chobanian, the leader of Recovery Matters at Northway Christian Community Church. Gene shares his raw and powerful testimony—a decades-long battle with addiction, the devastating consequences, and ultimately, the life-changing hope he found through faith and Christian-based recovery.
Gene opens up about his childhood, struggles with substances, the love he lost, and the dark places addiction took him. But more importantly, he shares how Recovery Matters and the teachings of scripture helped him rebuild his life and find true freedom.
If you or someone you love is struggling, this honest conversation will remind you that healing is possible and that it’s never too late to start again.
Table of Content
00:29 The interview begins
00:33 Life experiences that contributed to your addiction
13:40 How did you find out about Recovery Matters?
15:24 How did Recovery Matters differ from other programs you attended?
18:01 Key words to describe life before Recovery Matters
20:00 Transformation of the Gene you first met and the Gene you know now
22:27 Key words to describe life today
25:12 Your future before Recovery Matters and your future now
27:03 What would you tell someone considering calling Recovery Matters?
28:50 Final comments
Originally published on Wednesday, April 09, 2025.
Recovery Matters:
Ray Chobanian, Group Leader
Recovery Matters, Northway Christian Community Church
WEBSITE: https://northway.org/small-group-details/?id=15341
EMAIL: jpdesign989@gmail.com
PHONE: (412) 694-2145
Quakerdale Foundation:
Dan Smith, Operations
Josiah White’s Quakerdale Foundation
WEBSITE: QuakerdaleFoundation.org
EMAIL: DSmith@Quakerdale-Foundation.org
PHONE: (641) 497-5294
Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/JWQF_SpotifyPodcast
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