The Twelve Concepts for Dummies is our original introduction to the Twelve Concepts for World Service, AA's third Legacy. Learn about the principles which guide our AA service structure, from the local district and area to the national level at the General Service Organization.
Here is an excerpt:
The proceedings at these annual General Service meetings, with their
committees, motions, reports and the like, may seem abstract and far
removed from the original fellowship which stated, in the Forward to the
first edition of its primary text, that “We are not an organization in
the conventional sense of the word.” Such an impression could reinforce
the idea that the Twelve Concepts are irrelevant to sobriety in A.A.,
and discourage their study. But it is important to note that the
Alcoholic Foundation (precursor to the General Service Board), with its
board of trustees, and an office with a full time secretary devoted to
A.A. affairs, both predate the Big Book.
(See A.A. Comes of Age, and Pass It On for this history.) It is thus
clear that A.A. has had a service structure of sorts virtually since it
was founded.
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