The Group Business Meeting: Where A.A. Service Begins Reprinted from Feb./Mar. 1990 issue of Box 4-5-9. The 85,000 groups comprising A.A. today [108,000 in 2011] hold what co-founder Bill W. called “the ultimate responsibility and final authority for our world services.” But where does this ever-lengthening chain of responsibility begin? Who has the authority to…
My homegroup faced some challenges this year. Even though I was glad that we had the opportunity to apply the traditions, they were really not all that clear. In the fall, I filled in as chairperson. I hate chairing big discussion meetings because I feel, as the chair, it is my responsibility to keep the…
TRADITION TWO For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern. Finding a true group conscience requires a willingness to work for great patience and it can be painful. Simply arriving…