A.A. Literature
what is the tremendous fact for everyone of us that we have discovered?
A common solution
Safety and A.A is addressed in what Tradition?
Tradition One: "Each member of A.A. is but a small part of a greater whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes first. But individual welfare follows close afterward."
A Brief History of AA's first two decades.
Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age
"The ultimate responsibility and final authority for world services resides with'" - this.
The Group
WHat does this statement describe: "The group conscience is the collective conscience of the group membership and thus represents substantial unanimity of an issue before definitive action is taken.'
An Informed A.A. Group Conscience
Groups taking an Inventory examine these, one at a time, to determine how well they are living up to these principles.
The 12 Traditions
The Fourth Tradition states the "Each group should be ...., except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole."
Autonomous
This A.A. service office provide services directly to the groups:
The Intergroup
The AA groups themselves ought to be…
fully self supporting through their own contributions.
Groups periodically hold group invetory meetings to evaluate what?
How well they are fulfilling their primary purpose.
Groups interested in taking a regular invetory will find a review of this Step helpful.
Step 10
Which Tradition states: The only requirements for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
Tradition 3
This pamphlet states "Many groups periodically hold a "group inventory meeting".
The AA Group pamphlet
True or False, A.A. recognizes clubs?
False. Owning and managing real estate are not a part of the functions of an A.A. group or of combined groups.
What method is useful for arriving at an informed group conscience?
Answering questions compiled from AA shared experience.
Bill W.'s Life Story; how the AA message reached the world.
Pass It On
This Tradition states: Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principle before personality.
Tradition Twelve
For our group purpose there are this many ultimate authorities.
One
A groups primary purpose is what?
To carry its message to the alcoholic that still suffers. - Fifth Tradition
This guide is an effective way to facilitate a Group Inventory
Group Inventory Discussion Worksheet
These pages from the AA Big Book state "next we launch out on a course of vigorous action, the first step of which is a personal housekeeping. ....
Pages 63 and 64
This Tradition states: Each group has but one primary purpose ...to carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Tradition 5
Tradition 12 states that we are to practice a genuine humility so that we shall forever live in this
Thankful contemplation of him who presides over us all.
What is the main difference between meetings and groups?
Groups generally continue to exist outside the prescribed meetings, ready to provide Twelve Step help when needed.
Almost every group problem can be solved through the process of these three influences.
An Informed Group Conscience
A.A. principles
our Twelve Traditions