Instead, the following is a lament that the recovery groups (like Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, and Celebrate Recovery) often catch the essence of the gospel calling of the church better than most churches do. Second, the circle of chairs communicates a equality that’s crucial for the recovery group to function in its primary calling of helping people receive healing from the truth. So, where is your “church within a church,” where is your circle of “grey folding chairs,” where you can be “rigorously honest” about all of your life, even the ugly and messy parts of life?