The First International A.A. History
Conference
September 6-7, 2013, Portland, Maine,
Specifics
By Dick B.
© 2013 Anonymous. All
rights reserved
How and Why You Can
Bring Your Mission and Expertise to the Birthplace of Christian Endeavor via
the Christian Fellowship, Book of Acts, and Practices of “Old-School” A.A.
September is always a busy month. But the beginning of
September is the time for you to plan to join us at The First International
Alcoholics Anonymous History Conference in Portland, Maine, on September 6-7,
2013--and even before and after those dates in specific meetings and
discussions which will enhance your efforts and teach others your heritage for
recovery from alcoholism and addiction using the tools of early A.A.’s
Christian Fellowship, the practices and successes of First Century Christians,
and the untarnished biblical relationship with God that was the epitome of
early A.A. success. And still is planted on the firm “conference-approved”
Solution set forth on page 25 of the 4th edition of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Special features:
·
Participation will be free and international in
leadership and techniques.
·
Participants will be folks from all over who
want to apply A.A.'s effective historical, biblical, successful principles and
practices today.
·
As covered below, the range of contributions and
skills of participants, leaders, and speakers will either encompass your
heritage and techniques today and/or inspire you to work with, support, teach
and learn from other skill sets that apply to you and to all of us.
A full two conference days; and a week (Sept. 6-12) to meet
with Dick B. and Ken B. and learn how to:
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Start an A.A. History-Bible Study Group that is
a Fellowship, shows you the roots of A.A., and tells you how and why to seek
and apply God's help in recovery today.
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Five major talks on:
1.
The new era of A.A. history and how recovery
successes really began to be molded and pointed at the suffering drunk in New
England—particularly Vermont.
2.
How to look at A.A.'s historical roots as a tool
to enhance and apply in recovery today the role that God, His Son Jesus Christ,
and the Bible played and can play in the recovery arena and programs today.
3.
What sponsors need to add to their spiritual
tool kits.
4.
How more personal and direct information to and
focus on the newcomer can be restored and enabled to produce more recoveries
today.
5.
How the alarming impairment of physicians,
nurses, dentists, technicians, pharmacists, clergy, lawyers, and treatment
leaders can be prevented, corrected, and bring hope and effectiveness back to
the treatment scenes.
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Special talks on Friday by leaders on topics of
special interest in such fields as:
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Quiet Time and the Eleventh Step.
o
Techniques of Quiet Time.
o
The real roots of A.A. in Vermont as manifested
in the YMCA, Rescue Missions, Evangelists like Dwight Moody, Congregationalism,
Salvation Army, and United Society of Christian Endeavor
o
The potential today arising out of insights by
Christian Endeavor International, Rescue Missions, Salvation Army, and Young
Men’s Christian Association
o
The Christian upbringing of A.A.'s cofounders Bill
W. and Dr. Bob.
o
How the first 3 got sober; the program,
principles, and practices they employed; and the manifestations of that
original program reported in Dick B. and Ken B., Stick with the Winners! http://mcaf.ee/s50mq;
Pioneer Stories in Alcoholics Anonymous http://mcaf.ee/gj7iw; A.A. Pamphlet P-53; and
the First Edition reprint of Alcoholics
Anonymous with Introduction by Dick B. (Dover Publications) http://mcaf.ee/j4hq5
o
The Program and Radio Show of International
Christian Recovery Coalition (www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com;
www.ChristianRecoveryRadio.com)
o
Programs for impaired professionals.
o
Christian treatment programs
o
Christian counseling programs – for AAs, NAs,
Codependents, etc.
o
Christian sober living programs
o
Christian Recovery Fellowships
o
Overcoming restrictions and censorship of
program activity through standing on Conference-approved literature for
openers.
o
How groups are already dealing effectively with
rigidity at "governing" levels in 12 Step Fellowships.
o
How groups are starting, forming, and conducting
Christian recovery fellowships and groups today—around the globe.
o
What International Christian Recovery Coalition
offers, at no cost, to enhance information about the role played by God, His
Son Jesus Christ, and the Bible.
o
The effectiveness of spiritual retreats for AAs,
families, and newcomers today.
o
How the Steps and Big Book can be presented in
terms of the Traditions and A.A. facts.
o
The role that Christian Recovery Radio and its
interviews are playing today.
o
Community recovery outreach programs at The
Crossing, Rock Recovery, Manna House Ministries, Won Way Out, CrossFlorida,
Serenity Groups, Residential recovery programs like “Rescue,” Study groups like
those at Cornerstone Fellowship and Calvary Church of Los Gatos.
o
More . . . to be suggested by you.
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Special groups conducted by leaders on the
foregoing talks and embodying participation by those attending.
·
An introductory roundtable of leaders who share
their work, their plans, their needs, their visions, and what they bring to the
Conference.
·
Meetings of individuals and small groups
throughout the week with Dick B. and Ken B. in the restaurant or lobby of their
hotel, in their hotel room, in other restaurants, and/or where otherwise
convenient. To arrange a meeting, please contact Ken B. in advance of the conference
on his cell phone at 1-808-276-4945.
·
As more and more attendees register and make
their schedules, needs, and desires known, the conference plans are flexible
and designed to produce networking, sharing of friendships, and development of
new avenues of outreach.
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Just since the First Nationwide A.A. History
Conference in May 2009 at the Mariners Church Community Center, conferences, seminars,
interviews, meetings, fellowships, participants, and networking have grown into
the International Christian Recovery Coalition (www.ChristianRecoveryCoalition.com)
with “Participants” in nearly all 50 states and 14 other countries. There is a
Christian Recovery Movement on the march; and it provides a badly needed
restoration of the role of Divine Aid today. You can become one of the movers
and leaders and commentators.
To stay up to date on the details concerning “The First
International Alcoholics Anonymous History Conference,” please check the
official conference Web page on the www.DickB.com
Web site:
Gloria
Deo
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