Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting. Aa, alcoholics anonymous, has but one solution for the deadly disease of alcoholism. This is an english language phone meeting which concentrates on the reading and study of the big book of a. Big book step study the primary purpose group elmira, ny.
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. 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. Et step study phone meeting works a different step every week. Big book study central jersey intergroup alcoholics. Our hyannis format page also contains a bit of history about how and why bbss came into being.
Find someone in your area who has done the twelve steps as outlined in the big book to sponsor a group of people. The primary instructions for the 12 steps are highlighted, in. We are not experts on the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This site is optimized for mobile devices as well as desktoplaptop computers. This is especially helpful to those who live in remote area where there is not.
The podcast will be one step each day for the next 12 days. The purpose of this writing is to help to clarify any misunderstanding about whether big book step study groups adhere to the principles of the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. 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. This site is not endorsed by or affiliated with any 12step program. Open, big book, step study the simple actions group. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings. Nhl, the nhl shield, the word mark and image of the stanley cup, the stanley cup playoffs logo, the stanley cup final logo, center. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. I thought itd be nice to have a place on this forum to meet others from around the country who follow the steps exactly as theyre written in the book alcoholics anonymous. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12.
Click the meetings button for a list you can viewsearch online, print, or download. Big book awakening emotional sobriety thursdays from 7. These people will work together as a group and will share their 4 th step inventories with someone who is familiar with the process. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states. These are suggested topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as a guide to selecting a. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr.
Have you noticed how often the aa first step is misquoted and misstated when read and discussed in meetings. In the case of big books, a number of meetings in the area give new members a copy to keep for their own use. Alcoholic selftest using the big book this study of the book alcoholics anonymous was used as the foundation for this test. Some addresses in the meeting list are hyperlinked to a virtual roadmap service not affiliated or endorsed by this site. It describes clas archive of 12stepstudy phonemeeting recordings and how to access it. To help anyone be able to find a big book all addictions meeting in florida using our uptodate listing of a hyannisstyle bbss meetings. Littleton big book step study first congregational church 189 main st 7. There are more than sixty meetings of this type listed in the us and abroad, with the majority of them in the new england area.
This is a 15week rotation of the readings that most big big step study groups use. 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. It is a spiritual journey and the big book is our travel guide. Its not about being sponsoredits about sponsoring others that is a predictor. 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. The big book study movement is outside of the structure of alcoholics anonymous in ireland. Our big book step instructions booklet is published below for public use and printing adobe acrobat pdf. This email address is being protected from spambots. The primary purpose group big book study guide a study of the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states hyannis format meeting schedule. Wednesday manchester big book step study st paul methodist church 335 smyth rd 7. Wednesday nashua big book 12 step study united methodist church 154 main st 7.
So, to all the present and past members of this group goes. The big book step study alcoholics anonymous seattle aa. Since the first one held in asheville in 2004, the program of the big book step study convention established by members of alcoholics anonymous has relied on strong speakers to connect their own experience of working the twelve steps to our basic text. Big book step study meeting central service office aa maine. Basic big book step study cancelled until further notice temporary closure back to meetings. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord.
At a big book meeting, they readdiscuss and hopefully study the big book. World directory of primary purpose groups big book study for a. For a printable, clickable pdf meeting list, organized by daystate, click the big blue button on the meetings page. Faith, to be sure, is necessary, but faith alone can avail nothing. What does big book mean, i know its the blue aa 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. Like all the remaining steps, step three calls for affi rmative action, for it is only by action that we can cut away the selfwill which has always blocked the entry of god or, if you like, a higher powerinto our lives. Wake up and smell the recovery na rear room 12 noon lunch bunch aa open discussion 3. If you find any inconsistencies or you know of a meeting change, you can email us here. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. What we endeavor to do is share our experience working the 12steps from the book alcoholics anonymous. Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting started. This meeting is based on the 12 steps and is open to anyone wishing to deepen their recovery. Aa meeting topics in the big book and suggested topics for a.
Alanon at same timeplace, big book meeting, discussion, online, open, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access 5. 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. They want the 9th step or 10th step promises, but didnt know how to get them. This is especially helpful to those who live in remote area where there is not a big book study or for those who cannot attend face to face meetings or just want to attend the phone bridge meeting. Welcome to big book revealed a site dedicated to the process of recovery as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss.
Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in. Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. Big book step study is both a particular style of aa meeting as well as a philosophy about working the twelve steps precisely as they are laid out in the big. The reason is, the bb is the basic textbook for recovery in aa. You come into the meeting unmuted6 to mute and unmute. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord.
We made this book so that anyone who wants to can point easily to all 12 step instructions in the big book. Welcome to the happy, joyous, and free big book meeting of alcoholics anonymous. In 1981 aa meetings in new england were so far to the other extreme no mention of god anymore, no prayers after wards,no mention of the big book, it was all, just dont drink today and go to a meeting. A list, and look, at the big book step study bbss meetings. Todays aa meetings meetings alcoholics anonymous nh. Big book meetings, you read a chapter out of alcoholics anonymous book and have a discussion afterwards. This version is a compilation of three preexisting guides, all of which were used in actual. Alanon at same timeplace, big book meeting, discussion, online, open, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. District 26 aa general service committee of area 30. Does anyone else on the forum here follow the official big book step study hyannis format. Alcoholic selftest using the big book of aa step 12. Stepstudy phone meeting recordings clutterers anonymous. Trenton, nj get directions next meeting will be held tomorrow at 8.
Please let me know if you like this or would prefer random speakers. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. The program of alcoholics anonymous is not an intellectual challenge. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. Between 2010 and 2015, this meeting worked the same step. To overcome and survive the disease and live happy, joyous and free, we must study and learn what the solution is and what we have to do to obtain it. Closed, discussion, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access. The primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous of dallas, texas, in january, 1988. Big book sponsors also tend to place greater emphasis upon the spiritual aspects of the aa program. In meetings hosted by a network of big book sponsors, one is likely to hear a great deal about god and how god has transformed the lives of those who have worked the twelve steps as they are laid out in the big book. The sbbb study guide is for those in recovery from the disease of addiction who wish to work the 12 steps by the big book, alcoholics anonymous.