Would those who have completed the process as it is laid out in the big book with the help of a big book step study sponsor and who are willing to sponsor others through the twelve steps please raise your hands. This version is a compilation of three preexisting guides, all of which were used in actual. Friday kingston big book step study vineyard christian fellowship church 8 hilltop ave 7. This 1212 book of essays was of course the words of bill w. Step 3 group 1 read page 44 of the book alcoholics anonymous. Big book step study hyannis format the primary purpose group. Short but indepth look within the big book, highlighting the major points simply. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the big. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. Big book step study workshop all addictions step study. To show other alcoholics addicts precisely how we have recovered is. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery.
This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. It requires me to be humble before my god who can keep me from my addictive behavior if i. Bbss group conscience big book step study big book revealed. This desire gave birth to the primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous of dallas, texas, in january, 1988. Big book step study links newington, nh big book step study website. Sbbb refers to this steps by the big book workbook. The inventory is described as a factfinding and factfacing process. Learn what the 12 steps of aa are and how these principles can be.
Alcoholics anonymous big book cites a 50% success rate with 25%. We strive to provide information, tools and resources for working a 12 step program or any program using 12 step principles for recovery in as simple and effective way as possible. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. We are not affiliated with any twelve step fellowship. 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.
For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Friday mattapoisett big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Our format florida big book step study all addictions. Some people write down 1 page, others write the resentment in one notebook and my part the turnaround in another notebook. Dec 29, 2017 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. Step 1 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. We have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body by taking the twelve steps as outlined in the book alcoholics anonymous. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century.
Step two is the step in which we formerly acknowledge the higher power. This is an all addictions big book step study workshop. I admit that i am powerless over alcoholthat my life has. Open, big book, step study the simple actions group. We are not experts on the big book of alcoholics anonymous. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. 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. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. I want to thank everyone for respecting the format. Given current events we have moved to a virtual meeting only, until further notice. It requires me to be vigilant against my addictive behavior and against the triggers for my addictive behavior.
Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. My big book step study sponsor came to an open, womens 1212 meeting and spoke on step three. Steps by the big book our group study supports the passiton process of. Big book step study all saints parish 1773 beacon st 7. Please ignore anything in the group sessions or this workbook that you feel contradicts what you find in the big book. There is a saying in the 12step programs that recovery is a process, not an event. We have to cooperate, to do certain things that will allow a higher power to help us follow spiritual principles. With a few references to the big book 12 steps as the original format and where the 12 step process is made clear, some suggestion to seek god and grow spiritually, but all in all. Step 10 begins laying the foundation for the rest of my life. Step 4 big book step study step 4 turnarounds originally posted by wmj1012 as tommy outlined, the turnarounds can be written using columns his were good and thorough. Find someone in your area who has done the twelve steps as outlined in the big book to sponsor a group of people. 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.
Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this organization which, i understand, feels alcoholics. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. To show other alcoholics addicts precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. 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 their program of recovery.
Twelvestep guide to using the alcoholics anonymous big book. This big book study article shows where you can find the information in the book. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions twelve steps and twelve traditions. 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. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading.
Greshams law, by tom powers, is one of the best expressions of the sentiments of big book conservatives. Step study team study guide this study guide has proven helpful in providing structure and guidance for learning to work the twelvestep program, as it is described in the book alcoholics anonymous, in small groups of 812 persons. By 1980, there had been about eight studies offered. The experience outlined in the big book makes it clear that it is not enough to believe that there is a higher power that can help us.
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. Some adopt strict definitions of the big book process in an attempt to set a boundary between their style of stepwork and more social or psychological interpretations of the big book message. 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. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. Please let us know if you have any suggestions for improvement or comments about this site. Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the muchdesired result.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In hindsight, i had ignored the suggestion in the long form of tradition five. Primary purpose we are a group of alcoholics and drug addicts in memphis, tn that have taken the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. Relaxation focus meditations prayers steps 1, 2, 3 notes. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the mouth of that old timer over in the corner. A list, and look, at the big book step study bbss meetings. This is of use to those too ashamed to go to aa big book meetings in public, and thus benefit from the program in private, or until they are able to take the next step into semipublic activities. The big book explains that we must make a list that includes all our resentments we have and have ever had, an account of sexual conduct and our fears. The podcast will be one step each day for the next 12 days. Please do not state that you are in stephanies workshop, for it is a break of my anonymity.
Bbss speakers on step four in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. Eventually the group chose to keep the question and answer book study format, but to use a modern hybrid 12 step book instead of the big book. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. Meaning we are now on the 3rd step of the 12 step process we make our.
It is a pledge to continually monitor my life with honesty and humility. Step workgroup guide big book format last revised january , 2017 it is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. The big book step study bbss format, based upon an aa meeting format originated in hyannis, mass. Step study team study guide this study guide has proven helpful in providing structure and guidance for learning to work the twelve step program, as it is described in the book alcoholics anonymous, in small groups of 812 persons. 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.
In the process, the period for taking the steps was expanded and modified from 4 weeks to somewhere in between 12 and 16 weeks. Is willing to conduct the meeting according to the format. Apr 20, 2020 alcoholics anonymous big book cites a 50% success rate with 25% remaining sober after some relapses. These people will work together as a group and will share their 4 th step inventories with someone who is familiar with the process. Is sober, has done the steps as laid out in the big book, and can demonstrate that by their own words and example. Step study sundays 8pm est big book meeting same number as above note. This differentiates them from those aas who are not familiar with the bbss process. The sole purpose of this workshop is to study and experience the steps as they are laid out in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa kindle. The typical big book step study group conscience from the hyannis format of bbss meetings. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. We also must give thanks to a great lady, londa, who took time from.
I was living a life of selfishness and selfcenteredness, and i did not have peace, serenity or joy in my life. The group was a back to the basics of the big book kind of group, especially for those people who just could not stay sober for any length of. Eventually the group chose to keep the question and answer book study format, but to use a modern hybrid 12step book instead of the big book. That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. The big book step study bbss format, based upon an aa meeting format. When sharing on the sunday night big book step study meeting, please identify yourself as. Concord big book step study anniversary celebrated every october. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. Welcome to big book revealed a site dedicated to the process of recovery as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. The fourth step inventory was modified and became a much more laborious and detailed procedure.
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