The AA Twelve Concepts Workshop
When:
Saturday – October 27, 2018 – 8:00 am – 12:00 Noon
Where:
St. Charles Catholic Church
2200 W Elm St
Lima, OH 45805
Venue:
The 12 Concepts of AA do for AA as a world-wide organizations what the 12 Steps do for personal recovery and what the 12 Traditions do for harmonious and effective functioning of AA Groups.(More information about AA’s 12 Steps and 12 Traditions can be found in the AA books, Alcoholics Anonymous and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.)The 12 Concepts for World Service provide the framework within which AA as a world-wide organization functions. The 12 Concepts are listed below in “short form.” For a detailed explanation on how they operate, obtain a copy of the most current edition of the AA book, The A.A. Service Manual combined with Twelve Concepts for World Service by Bill W.
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A Viewer With Alarm
“I went through several fruitless years in a state called “viewing with alarm for the good of the movement”. I thought it was up to me to be always “correcting conditions”. Seldom had anybody been able to tell me what I ought to do, and nobody had ever succeeded in effectively telling me what I must do. I had to learn the hard way out of my own experience. “When setting out to `check’ others, I found myself often motivated by fear of what they were doing, self-righteousness, and even downright intolerance. Consequently, I seldom succeeded in correcting anything. I just raised barriers of resentment that cut off any suggestion, example, understanding, or love.”
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“A.A.’s often say, `Our leaders do not drive by mandate; they lead by example.’ If we would favorable affect others, we ourselves need to practice what we preach – and forget the “preaching,” too. The quiet good example speaks for itself.”
1. Letter, 1945
2. Letter, 1966