About
Shane's Crib
OUR PROGRAM
Shane’s Crib Discipleship & Recovery Center offers a Christ-centered, structured program designed to prepare individuals for long-term sobriety and successful reintegration into daily life. Our women’s residential programs operate on the same multi-phase discipleship process across all campuses.
The men’s El Shaddai campus serves as a 6–12 month transitional program for men who have already completed a recovery program elsewhere.
Through intentional scheduling, spiritual growth, and life-skills development, we create a safe and supportive environment where residents can rediscover their worth and learn to live guided by Christian love. As a faith-based ministry, we believe lasting transformation comes through a growing relationship with God, self, and others—while providing space to ask questions, explore faith, and grow in truth and grace.
No parent should have to bury a child.
But for Wayne County resident Cheryl Mainor, that sentiment became her reality when she lost her 22-year-old son, Shane.
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It is this enduring faith in God that has turned Cheryl’s tragedy into a personal challenge to become an advocate and educate others about the dangers of drugs and dependency.
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Forming Mothers Against Substance Abuse (M.A.S.A) ministry, Shane's Crib Discipleship and Recovery Center was birthed out of her tragedy.
Our
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Our Mission
At Shane's Crib Discipleship and Recovery Center, we are all about rescuing men and women, redeeming lives and restoring families.
Rescuing Men & Women
Shane’s Crib Discipleship and
Recovery Center provides a safe place for broken men and women to flee from the hurts, habits, and hangups of life. With 34 acres across 3 campuses, we provide a refuge for individuals to have the time they need to uncover the roots of their trauma, so they can find everlasting freedom.
Redeeming Lives
Shane’s Crib Discipleship and Recovery Center guides both men and women into a meaningful, restorative relationship with Jesus Christ. We walk beside them as they leave their old lives behind; releasing the guilt, shame, hurt and secrets of their past.
Restoring Families
Shane’s Crib Discipleship and Recovery Center establishes foundations for newly equipped men and women to transition into amazing new sober lives filled with hope and purpose. Empowered, they go into their communities to lead productive, healthy, and successful lives. 2 Corinthians 5:17
Vision
Those who have sown in tears will reap with songs of joy. - Psalm 126:5
We are committed to providing truths to men and women who suffer from chemical dependency.
Their truths will be taught as they relate to the most basic of life issues, assisting them to becoming aware of God's power in their lives through the Holy Spirit.
Spirituality
Spirituality plays a huge role in gaining ground against the disease. In order to be connected with God you must first surrender.
Absolute surrender includes a radical change in behavior and the persons belief system. One has to admit powerlessness against the disease and adopt the belief system that there is one who can help, through our faith-based program we can do just that.
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One must be willing to turn all of your cares over to Him on a daily basis in order to remain in permanent recovery. Healing will follow with absolute surrender.
Connection
Contrary to what people think, the opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.
Throughout our program we help restore what was once broken to help the individual find restoration in all relationships.
Our goal is that wives, husbands, parents, siblings, children and adult children will all have the opportunity to learn the same lessons as our women—that healthy relationship comes from lasting intimacy with God, self and others.
Empowerment
Addiction leads to a life of chaos and destruction. Recognizing that to reintegrate these men and men into society as functioning members, we must rebuild essential life skills.
Our on campus workplace environments foster accountability, build work ethic, and provide job skills training.
Immediately, our men and women begin work on campus for 4 hours a day. As those skills start to become natural at the 90-180 day time, they transition into full time employment out in society.
What We Believe
Spiritual Disease
We believe that addiction is primarily a spiritual disease which is manifested in the physical body.
Biblical Principles
We believe that spiritual disease must be battled using spiritual methods. You may experience Biblical/Spiritual Principles in this program.
At Shane's Crib we lead our residents down a road to recovery using 12-steps of faith.
The education of addiction and recovery is broken down into a three phase process. We believe that this process will lead to a permanent recovery.