The bbss format is the only thing that worked for me. Round rock big book step study group austin aa hill. Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. If you have done this step as it is laid out in the big book, please share your experience with us. 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. When was the last time you explained to a suffering alcoholic the threefold disease described in this book. 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 following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. Bbss big book step study an approach to working the twelve steps as they are laid out in the big book alcoholics anonymous. A list, and look, at the big book step study bbss meetings. An active journey through the 12 steps schwartz, aron on. If you havent, we ask that you be open minded enough to listen. Some reflections and general guidelines on how a big book step study meeting might be conducted.
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. Friday medford mens big book step study unitarian universalist church 147 high st 7. Step 2 came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. The second step tells me i cannot do recovery alone. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. 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. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this organization which, i understand, feels alcoholics. Open big book 12step study group sanctuary united church of. 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. 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. Wednesday manchester big book step study st paul methodist church 335 smyth rd 7. Big book step study groups ask that people share their experience with the steps as they are laid out in our basic text. 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. A guide to the big books design for living clears our way for.
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. Its based on the big book comes alive in oa weekend workshops. How it works 61 his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wished, the show would be great. Round rock big book step study group austin aa hill country. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The big book carries the great message of the common solution. The podcast will be one step each day for the next 12 days. And, without taking step 1 perfectly all the other 11. 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.
The steps by the big book workbook can be downloaded for free. All aa literature that has the aa logo is approved by oa world service. Friday wakefield big book step study congregational church 1 church st 7. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. In the years since 1939, the big book, alcoholics anonymous, has guided millions in their search for a design for healthy living free of addictive behaviors. Saturday charlestown big book step study constitution. That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. Home professional community substance use disorders. Maybe thoroughly too, sincere, dedicated with the best of intentions, even line by line word by word with all the desperation of drowning men. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. This is the book for the serious student of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. In hindsight, i had ignored the suggestion in the long form of tradition five. These panelstyle meetings will consider the challenges big book step study groups often.
Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting. 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. The titled side also tells us what the book alcoholics anonymous is to. Littleton big book step study first congregational church 189 main st 7. Big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. 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. Updated may 11, 2017 we are here to help in any way we can. Knightdale united methodist church 7071 forestville rd knightdale, nc. Round rock big book step study group back to meetings. I went up to her after the meeting and started to ask her about herself.
Later on it is revealed that the common solution to alcoholism is a vital spiritual experience. I cannot say enough good things about this book, or stress its importance enough if you are interested in working your 12 step program of recovery the way our founders did. Steps by the big book step 4 resentments steps by the. Twelve step recovery breathes new life into the big books timeless wisdom. I had never heard anyone share her experience, strength and hope like she did at that meeting. I dont know what others have to do i only know what i had to do. Nothing short of continuous action upon these as a way of life can bring the muchdesired result. The anonymous press study edition of alcoholics anonymous. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. 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. If one says that he has done so, he should demonstrate it by speaking on the step directly and accurately. Quality information and tools for a 12 step program of. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa.
The only requirements are to show up, to study the big book and to practice the steps. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. Now, two program oldtimers share their years of intensive study of the big book. Experience the big book is a guided, detailed study of the aa big book and 12 steps, by dr. One of the fl bbss websites with speakers is the north central fl group. Includes a zoom meeting schedule and qualified speakers, recorded at the asheville bbss meeting between 1999 and 2018. On one side is the title of the book and the other side is blank so persons wishing to maintain their anonymity can simply turn it over and recover the book in plain white paper. 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. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states hyannis format meeting schedule. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. A program for you clears our way for discovering positive, powerful answers to these questions. The big book study our chief responsibility to the.
I can begin to have an experience with this awesome power that keeps me sober, gives me a new life and reveals more and more truth as i become more teachable and place more reliance on god than self. Welcome to big book revealed a site dedicated to the process of recovery as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. My big book step study sponsor came to an open, womens 1212 meeting and spoke on step three. The big book study our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program home. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves reading. It is the opinion of the presenters and the words are directly taken from the big book. The fourth edition of the big book is used and this may be found online at. The big book is the original source of for step instructions in alcoholics anonymous. Please let me know if you like this or would prefer random speakers. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. Short breaks between sessions are for fellowship and endless coffee refills. Thirty questions in sundays meeting on step one, several people mentioned the 30 questions were a powerful tool for guiding. We determined from the first part of the big book that we are powerless.
World directory of primary purpose groups big book study for a. Big book step index step 1 we admitted we were powerless over alcohol that our lives had become unmanageable. We change only alcohol and alcoholic to food and compulsive overeating in the script and nontext portions click hear to read. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. Wednesday nashua big book 12 step study united methodist church 154 main st 7.
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. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord. If they havent done the steps that way or they arent sure, we ask that they be openminded enough to listen. As a result of the application of the twelve steps as contained precisely in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Is sober, has done the steps as laid out in the big book, and can demonstrate that by their own words and example. This step is described on roman numeral pages 25 32 xxv xxxii, on pages 1 44. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the.
607 341 458 356 784 382 1309 1358 1274 339 638 202 467 524 67 1281 1087 631 600 1016 1014 1250 594 1261 123 1157 1443 931 30 478 116 733 717 779 520