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Long Form: While the Trustees hold final responsibility for A.A.’s world service administration, they should always have the assistance of the best possible standing committees, corporate service directors, executives, staffs, and consultants.
The Twelve Concepts for World Service were written by A.A.’s co-founder Bill W., and were adopted by the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1962. The Concepts are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.
The Twelve Traditions (The Long Form) Our A.A. experience has taught us that: One—Each member of Alcoholics Anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. A.A. must continue to live or most of us will surely die. Hence our common welfare comes fi rst. But individual welfare follows close afterward.
Each Concept Contains: The Concept’s Short Form Version. The Concept’s Long Form Version. The Tradition’s Spiritual Principle. The One Thing You Need to Know. The Concept’s Simplified Summary. The Concept’s Illustrated Summary.
Long Form: “Our relations with the general public should be characterized by personal anonymity. We think A.A. ought to avoid sensational advertising. Our names and pictures as A.A. members ought not be broadcast, filmed, or publicly printed.
16 gru 2020 · The kids would think AA is useless and be less likely to seek it when they need to seek sobriety. But Tradition 11 was also developed by the founders of the 12 step programs in order to avoid other potentially damaging situations.
