Sunday, February 19, 2012

Special Pre-publication $9.95 Old School A.A. Guidebook Offer


Announcing!





How to Conduct

“Old-School” 12-Step Recovery Meetings

Using Conference-Approved Literature



A Dick B. Guide

for Christian Leaders and Workers in the Recovery Arena



By Dick B. and Ken B.

© 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved





Are you tired of being told in recovery meetings:



“You cannot talk about Jesus Christ or the Bible—even God—here!”



Are you tired of hearing when you bring a Bible—or even the “non-Conference-approved” first edition of the Big Book!—into recovery meetings:



 “That’s not Conference-approved!”



“That’s against the Traditions!”



Dick B. and Ken B.’s newest title, How to Conduct “Old-School” 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature may be just what you need! This book addresses both how to launch A.A. Central Office / Directory-listed meetings and other Christian Recovery-oriented meetings, and how to “fine-tune” either kind of meeting if you already have or participate in one.



How to Conduct “Old-School” 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature by Dick B. and Ken B. also provides many direct quotations from A.A. General Service Conference-approved literature—including Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed. (the “Big Book”), The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous pamphlet (Item P-53), and DR. BOB and the Good Oldtimers—which highlight the roles played by God, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible in the 75% success rate early A.A. claimed overall and the documented 93% success rate in Cleveland among “seemingly-hopeless,” “medically-incurable,” “last-gasp-case,” “real” alcoholics who thoroughly followed the seven-point program and related practices of the original Akron A.A. “Christian fellowship”



Why suffer another minute? Why try to “reinvent the wheel?” Benefit from obtaining Dick B. and Ken B.’s new book, How to Conduct “Old-School” 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature, today through this pre-publication, digital download offer, for only $9.95. (NOTE: This special offer is subject to change or removal at any time, as we will be making this title available through Print-On-Demand and in eBook formats very shortly.) The book’s contents are complete! We are working on final cover design for the perfect bound format and on uploading this title as an eBook right now (February 19, 2012).



Get a leg up on this powerful new approach. How to Conduct “Old-School” 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature—together with videos we will be producing shortly, and a substantially-revised, fourth edition of The Dick B. Christian Recovery Guide (2012)—will be a major feature of



The First 2012 North American Conference

of the International Christian Recovery Conference

May 18-19, 2012

At the new His Place Church location in Westminster, California



Be there!



These new tools with be featured in Conference workshops, personal meetings, training meetings, and groups already beginning to implement this important “old-school,” “First Century Christianity”-oriented recovery approach founded upon the very language of “Conference-approved” literature, and applicable in fellowships, programs, counseling, and 12 Step work today.



Here is the Table of Contents from How to Conduct “Old-School” 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature:





Contents



             Introduction: “Old-School” Christian Recovery                               9



Ch. 1: Resources for “Old-School” 12 Step Recovery Meetings                  15



Conference-approved Resources                                                        17

Other Resources                                                                                  18



Ch. 2: Conference-Approved Literature Foundations                                  23



Alcoholics Anonymous                                                                        23

The Co-Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous                                       28

DR. BOB and the Good Oldtimers                                                     29



Ch. 3: The Real Akron A.A. Program                                                           33



Ch. 4: 16 Key Practices of the Real Akron A.A. Program                            35



Ch. 5: “Old-School” A.A. and First Century Christianity                            47



Many Compared Early A.A. to First Century Christianity                48

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and his representatives                    49

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., himself                                 49

Frank Amos                                                                50

Albert Scott                                                                50

“First Century Christianity” in the Book of Acts                   51

A.A.’s Christian Predecessors                                                                        55

The Vermont of Dr. Bob and Bill W.’s youth                        55

Christian Recovery before A.A.                                             57

The Young Men’s Christian Association.                   57

The Great Evangelists                                                 58

The Rescue Missions                                                   63

The Salvation Army                                                    64

The Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor  64

“A First Century Christian Fellowship”

(The Oxford Group).                                      65

Dr. Bob and Bill W.’s Christian Upbringings                                     68

Dr. Bob’s Christian Upbringing                                              68

Bill W.’s Christian Upbringing                                               68

The Conversion Factor in Bill W.’s Life                                             69

Many Early AAs Claimed They Were “Cured”                                 71



Ch. 6: “Old-School” Elements That Can Be Used Today                              75



Where to Begin with a Newcomer                                                     75

Have Newcomers Give Their Lives to God                                       78

Eliminating Sinful Conduct and Obeying God’s Will                       78

“We Are Willing to Grow along Spiritual Lines.”                              79

Carrying the Message to Those Who Still Suffer                               80

“Religious and Social” Comradeship Is Important!                           81

“Be Quick to See Where Religious People Are Right.

Make Use of What They Offer.”                                            82



Ch. 7: How to Conduct “Old-School” Recovery Meetings                           85



How to Start a “Conference-approved Literature” Group                 85

Initial Decisions and Actions—Including Literature Selection          86

Only Conference-approved material on the lit. table              87

Lit. tables with Conference-approved & other materials        87

General Guides to Establishing Study Meetings                                89

Topics for Study Meetings                                                                 90



            Conclusion                                                                                          93



To take advantage of this pre-publication special offer for How to Conduct “Old-School” 12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature: A Dick B. Guide for Leaders and Workers in the Recovery Arena by Dick B. and Ken B. for only $9.95 for a digital download version of this new book, please:



1.      Go to the center column of the www.DickB.com Web site front page;



2.      Scroll down to the “Help Support Our Work” section (which looks like this):




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First, if you have benefited from and wish to support this work financially, you can now make your donations online by clicking here!Top of Form



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3.      Enter   9.95   in the “Donation amount” box and complete the remainder of the form and steps. Please note you may use credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal, and you do not need a PayPal account.



If you have questions, please contact Ken B. by email at kcb00799@gmail.com or on his cell phone at (808) 276-4945. Please remember Hawaii time is two (2) hours earlier than California time, and five (5) hours earlier than Florida time, at this time of year. (i.e., 8:00 am in Hawaii is 10:00 am in California and 1:00 pm in Florida.



Gloria Deo








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