Where can I find helpful suggestions for
an old school AA Christian recovery meeting content?
A question tendered to us with more and
more frequency as the Christian Recovery Movement Roars Forward
Dick B.
Copyright 2012 Anonymous. All rights reserved
Though many of those contacting us more and more are
interested in old school A.A., are devoted Christians, and are enthusiastic
about A.A., they have often felt that they are not qualified, not well enough versed, or are not
able to lead such an effort. In fact, they will very often opt for existing
A.A. language than endeavor to grasp the new objectives (report how old school
A.A. was actually conducted with great success as a Christian Fellowship;
review how much our present-day conference-approved literature actually
supports an old school approach by those who want God’s help; and show how old
school A.A. can be conducted in harmony with present-day Traditions, language,
and manner of presentation and allow Christians and those wanting God’s help
the freedom to do what early A.A. Christians did, and get what they
got—long-term sobriety plus a new life in Christ assuring them the choice of
God’s love, power, forgiveness, healing, deliverance, redemption, and guidance
enabling them to walk by the spirit and receive the fruit of the spirit)
Here, then, is the road we suggest be traveled
1. Stick with the
Winners! How to Conduct More Effective
12-Step Recovery Meetings Using Conference-Approved Literature. The first
part of chapter one (including the footnotes), and especially chapter seven,
cover meeting formats. See especially the free articles available online and
the books listed on page 81--such as By
the Power of God: A Guide to Early A.A. Groups & Forming Similar Groups
Today (especially Chapter 12: "Guides for Groups Direct from A.A.'s
Pioneers")
2. The "Stick
with the Winners!" video class. See especially these videos:
18 Organizing and Conducting a “Conference-Approved Literature” Group
19 Resources for Your Group and
Its Meetings
20 Topics for Your Group and Its
Meetings
21 A Sample Meeting Format
22 Using the Sample Meeting
Format with Other Topics
23 Putting It All Together: Some
Suggested Basic Approaches
3. The Dick B. Christian Recovery Guide,
3rd ed. See especially these chapters:
Chapter 8:
The Highly-Successful, Original Akron A.A. Program, as Summarized by
Frank Amos and Quoted in DR. BOB and the Good Oldtimers.
Chapter 9: 14 Specific Practices
Associated with the Original Akron A.A
"Christian
Fellowship" Program Bill W. and Dr. Bob Developed
Chapter 13: Helping the Newcomer
with a Full Set of Spiritual Tools
Chapter 14: Some Suggested Tools
with Which to Arm the Nestling about to Be
Flung out of the Nest
Chapter 15: Helping a Christian
to Begin Recovery Today
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