International Christian Recovery Coalition
Our Forthcoming Workshops, Meetings, Training Talks, and Conferences
On
Old School Christian Recovery Programs, Fellowships, Groups, and Meetings
Dick B.
Our Planned Focus is
on Four Varieties of “old school” Book of Acts Programs for those who want God’s
help in overcoming alcoholism, drug addiction, and life-controlling problems.
·
Those already conducting 12 Step programs
and wanting an “old school” A.A. Conference-approved foundations and approaches.
·
Those exploring, desiring, and planning to organize
and present “old school” 12 Step programs without concerns about satisfying
“conference-approved” or “Twelve Traditions” issues.
·
Those already leading or attending “
Christian recovery fellowships” and wanting to include “old school” A.A. First
Century Christianity at work meetings
·
Those wanting to organize, lead, train others
for, and learn the content for Christian Recovery programs or fellowships or
groups or meetings that the elements, principles, and practices of First
Century Christianity at work in recovery.
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The proposed fundamental resources include the group’s choice of the
Bible, Specified “conference approved” literature, Explanatory books and
articles and our new Guidebook and Films covering each proposed class
What we would like to
learn:
Your thoughts about how to present (with
your own program and format)–in your training, meetings, talks, and materials
on learning and applying Old School Early A.A. Christian Fellowship principles
and practices.
Your
suggestions about making this subject a plan for a group, a weekly meeting,
workshops, training classes,
fellowships, 12 Step programs, and talks.
Your comments on integrating your
program into a mold that fits present-day 12 Step programs and ideas, that
presents the old school A.A. principles and practices, and captures the
importance of daily activities patterned after those of First Century
Christians in the Book of Acts and the old school Christian Fellowship in Akron.
Special
programs, formats, needs, problems, questions you may have.
Your own
present activities and desires and integrating them with this subject
Whether you agree as to the value
of a special group which offers or encourages daily fellowship among like-minded
believers—including such activities as a weekly training meeting, a weekly
Bible study, one or more 12 Step meetings, another’s Christian fellowship
meeting, meals and feeds and coffee gatherings, outreach meetings, recreational
events, and movies or films.
What we would like to
tell you and enable you to learn:
What other Christian recovery
programs, meetings, fellowships, and groups are doing
What we
suggest about how to organize, format, and conduct an old school A.A.
Christian-oriented recovery fellowship
and program
The
options, contacts, resources, programs, and outlines presently available
How you can
conduct old school meetings in such a way, if you wish, as to use a
conference-approved foundation, a
procedure consistent with the Traditions, an
autonomous status, and advance
solid, truthful, accurate, comprehensive knowledge of the origins, history,
founding, old school Akron A.A. Christian Fellowship, its successes, and their
applicability to recovery today.
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