Step Work

Traditions and Concepts

Each week or so take one of the Twelve Traditions and then one of the Twelve Concepts (in order).

The basic resources for the Traditions and Concepts are here:

Traditions and Concepts: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OKcTFuW74EE6BaSuToFDEyxMp6IjeZR7&usp=drive_fs

Some talks Tim gave on the Traditions and Concepts, which might be useful: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1L2w9GpyNj71y6zDoB1W5fkWcwWX6XPQ9&usp=drive_fs

With the Traditions, start with the Traditions essays in the book Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. This is the ‘basic text’.

Then read the pamphlets on the Traditions.

With the Concepts, make sure to start with the essay by Bill W on the Twelve Concepts (best to use the ‘AA SERVICE MANUAL COMBINED WITH THE TWELVE CONCEPTS FOR WORLD SERVICE’).

Then read the pamphlet ‘3300 Twelve Concepts Illustrated’ (contained in the folder ‘AA pamphlets’)

Read the other materials on the Tradition or Concept.

Take your own notes of what you find important or useful.

In particular, consider how you could apply the Tradition or Concept in your service and in other areas, and how you would explain the Tradition or Concept to another person.

Talk through with someone else who has studied the Traditions or Concepts.

Once you’ve completed a Concept, make a list of questions you have or aspects you would like to discuss, and call me.

If it takes more than a week to get through a Tradition or Concept, so be it. Spend time every day (at least one hour on working days and two at weekends or other days off) and do the exercise diligently and thoroughly.

Don’t squeeze the work to fit the deadline of one week.