Open, big book, step study the simple actions group. The tremendous fact for everyone of us is that we have discovered a common solution. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. Speakers new castle pa, original recipe group big book step. Big book step study meetings use the speakerdiscussion format common to many aa meetings.
The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. Best aa speakers with big book sobriety odomtology 12 step. These people will work together as a group and will share their 4 th step inventories with someone who is familiar with the process. If one says that he has done so, he should demonstrate it by speaking on the step directly and accurately.
Bbss groups record their lead speakers and share them on this site to help other alcoholics around the world. Volunteers read aloud from the big book, followed by speakers at the podium. Big book step study vineyard christian fellowship church 8 hilltop ave 7. Big book step study groups ask that people share their experience with the steps as they are laid out in our basic text. We are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. The bbss format is the only thing that worked for me. These panelstyle meetings will consider the challenges big book step study groups often. Includes a zoom meeting schedule and qualified speakers, recorded at the. Recorded live during a big book study over 27 weeks during winterspring 201516 by tim b. We take six or so paragraphs from the book addressing each step and provide a panel of speakers who share their experience working that step.
Step study speakers from monday night original recipe group. Step 5 we are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. Our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program home. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. If they havent done the steps that way or they arent sure, we ask that they be openminded enough to listen. Two study guides for the big book of alcoholics anonymous the first study guide has a summary of each book and then hundreds of follow up questions to answer and add sobriety notes. Friday medford mens big book step study unitarian universalist church 147 high st 7. Short breaks between sessions are for fellowship and endless coffee refills. Some of the most influential and insightful we have found are listed below. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and. Big book study or step study count345 alanon step meeting ny,tx,unkown 721955 in st. Links to various bbss, big book step study websites throughout the united states.
The reading big book step study group of aa 5 year anniversary tuesday august 4, 2015 food 6. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Big book step study aa meetings turned out to be the antidote and balance to that weak aa message and group that dominated aa at the time. There are thousands of aarelated tapes and digital recordings of meetings and workshops available on the internet.
For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Steps by the big book is a nocharge website for people in recovery from alcohol and drugs and other addictions who wish to study the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa as part of a friendly, focused group, and work them according to the big book, alcoholics anonymous. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. Wejoy aa and alanon speakers index big book study or. One of the fl bbss websites with speakers is the north central fl group. Each week a step is read out of the big book followed by a speaker who will share their. The following is a suggested study outline with assignments for use by the step study team. These two speakers have some of the most powerful and moving amends stories i have ever heard. Powerful and extremely moving talk on forgiveness, character defects, and letting go and letting god ken d.
The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics. Lots of great stuff on daily spiritual exercises that are applicable and practical. We primarily refer users to either xaspeakers or stories of recovery. The primary purpose of this site is to carry the message contained within the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. In addition to the resources listed, we hope to have recordings of each session available in the near. I tried 12 step groups twice and found the disease model, the codependency, the dependence of a higher power for addiction to be not for me. To show other alcoholics addicts precisely how we have recovered is. Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the muchdesired result. We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa wilson, bill, silkworth, william, bob, dr. Before there was a big book, twelve steps, twelve traditions, the aa grapevine or general service. Aa speaker tapes youtube big book, book study, speaker.
Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in. Often big book study meetings do not focus on chapters such as to employers but this latest installment is a great reason why these chapters should always. Given current events we have moved to a virtual meeting only, until further notice.
I do however enjoy smart recovery, dbsa, mha and nami support groups in the year 2018, for me. Welcome to big book revealed a site dedicated to the process of recovery as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The book of james and the sermon on the mount from the holy bible. Big book step study hyannis format we are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. Just 1212 step and tradition meetings or big book study which skipped over the 12 steps to the stories. In a friendly, focused group of sponsors, sponsees, and others in recovery, we study and practice the 12 steps as they were originally described in the text, alcoholics anonymous. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa by.
This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. This page was developed as a repository for the sponsorship and oa 12 step study resources that were mentioned in the how to sponsor series of workshops that ran for 12 weeks beginning in january, 2011. This site is not endorsed by or affiliated with any 12step program. If you wish to be contacted please fill out the form below and click submit.
The steps by the big book workbook can be downloaded for free. Experience the big book is a guided, detailed study of the aa big book and 12 steps, by dr. Towns hospital for drug and alcohol addictions in new york city in the 1930s, during which time bill wilson, a future cofounder of the mutualhelp movement alcoholics anonymous a. North central florida big book step study groups welcome if anyone has access to speakers online from the bbss annual convention i would really appreciate direction on how to find that. Bbss speakers on step four in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. Bbss big book step study an approach to working the twelve steps as they are laid out in the big book alcoholics anonymous. Includes a zoom meeting schedule and qualified speakers, recorded at the asheville bbss meeting between 1999 and 2018. Our big book study meetings are based on following a big book study guide which examines virtually every sentence in the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. The big book study our chief responsibility to the.
Maybe thoroughly too, sincere, dedicated with the best of intentions, even line by line word by word with all the desperation of drowning men. A list, and look, at the big book step study bbss meetings. A list of recordings from speakers around various bbss meetings. Friday mattapoisett big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. Read the preface and forewords to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions of the big book pgs. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. We suggest you follow along in your own 4th edition big book and take notes as you listen to the audio.
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