“Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Sex “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Fear “Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.” Resentment “Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.” “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” “…that our lives had become unmanageable.”Ĭhapter 3: More About Alcoholism pp. “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol…” The chairperson starts the reading by asking people to read, a paragraph at a time, going around the tables or the room. The chairperson announces the step, and pages in the Big Book that will be used as a topic for the meeting that night. Also known as the cycle, or step rotation, this is a 15-week rotation of readings. The Readings for the 12 Steps in the Big Book. It’s divided into three basic parts: the reading, the speaker, and discussion of the step being studied. Usually lasts an hour and a half with no break. In many BBSS meetings, only members who have worked the 12 Steps according to this structure are permitted to share. in the 1980’s, is part of a very structured way of working the 12 Steps out of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
The “Big Book Step Study” (BBSS) format, based upon an AA meeting format originated in Hyannis, Mass. Since 1977, an estimated 200,000 AA Members have experienced the spiritual benefits of these collective studies. This is in accordance with the AA Guidelines for Conferences and Conventions (MG4), published by the General Service Office. Actually, only travel expenses, meals and lodging are paid for by the independent AA host committee sponsoring the study. Others have accused them of making money on these weekends. What spiritual journey does not encounter obstacles? Some fellow AAs have termed the duo, “self-appointed gurus”. Additionally, Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands have all hosted the Big Book Study seminars with Joe & Charlie.Īll this growth has not come without a measure of turbulence. Studies have been given in 48 states and most Canadian provinces. By 1980, there had been about eight studies offered. The tapes were gradually circulated throughout the fellowship and invitations were received for Joe & Charlie to present the study at AA conventions, roundups and special events. An AA taper made a four tape set of their presentation and called it “The Big Book Study”. One asked Joe & Charlie to come to his home group to present a program on the book. In 1977, some members met in a Tulsa, OK hotel room for a discussion of the Big Book. met in 1973 ,soon they were planning meetings in hotel rooms at AA conventions in Oklahoma and Arkansas, and within a few years, the meetings grew in popularity. But the Seminars have stood the test of time, with A.A.’s own archivist from New York often participating. Even the Joe and Charlie Big Book Seminars have been subjected to the comments that they violate the Traditions and that they speak of non-Conference approved literature. They did it with humor, with purpose, and with brevity. They did a line by line study of the first 103 pages. Joe and Charlie – Specific, Precise, Clear Cut Directions – A Guide to The Big Book and Recovery( ). Here are just a few of the ways a newcomer can experience their Big Book. Since the Big Book’s publication in 1939 there has been several approaches developed to help the newcomer understand the AA way of life. “If he shows interest, lend him your copy of this book.” The Big Book gives us one suggestion to encourage the newcomer to learn the AA way of life, on page 94 it says, (Forward to the First Edition of Alcoholics Anonymous) And besides, we are sure that our way of living has its advantages for all. Many do not comprehend that the alcoholic is a very sick person. We think this account of our experiences will help everyone to better understand the alcoholic. For them, we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary. To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. WE, OF Alcoholics Anonymous, are more than one hundred men and women who have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body.
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