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Resources for OA Groups Suggested Meeting
Formats You may download this PDF file* of OA's Suggested Meeting Format, or you may order it from the World Service Office, item #512. Another format your group might consider is the Lifeline Meeting Format (download this PDF file or order item #515), which gives a structure for a meeting that uses material from Lifeline magazine. The Suggested Step-Study Meeting Format offers a suggested format for working through the Twelve Steps in six sessions. You can download the PDF file or order it in printed form (item #516). Many groups meet to determine how best to conduct meetings, spend funds, organize special events and deal with issues that affect the group or OA as a whole. These business meetings are conducted by group conscience, which is about the special ways (unique to Twelve-Step Fellowships) in which the individuals in the meetings are inspired to enable the meeting to agree on the best decisions for OA. For guidance in conducting group conscience meetings, please download the PDF file Guidelines for a Group Conscience Meeting/Suggested Group Conscience Meeting Format. Would you like to start a new group, but you don't know where to begin? Read How to Start a Meeting* for more information. For suggestions on publicizing your new meeting, read Let People Know About Your Meeting*. For more information about starting a new group and retaining members, read this excerpt from the OA Handbook*. Order the New Group Starter Kit from the online catalog, and you will have everything you need to get started. Visit the Group Successes page to learn from other groups' experiences. The Strong Meeting Checklist will help you assess your meetings to see areas for improvement. Contains 13 items, including everything from starting and ending times to avoiding cross talk and advice-giving. Flyers for Groups and Service Bodies Designated Downloader (DD) flyer*. Through this service opportunity, you can help members of the Fellowship who do not have access to computers. Download this flyer for more information and a flyer to post or distribute.
The Group Inventory* can help a group and its members assess their effectiveness. The Group Meeting Record Book* is now available as a PDF file for download and printing. It contains suggested duties of the group secretary, treasurer and intergroup representative. It also contains sheets for recording information about each meeting with spaces for attendees to sign in. Feel free to print as many of the recording sheets as you need. Border Guards: Tradition Four Issues Tradition Four: "Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or OA as a whole." A workshop at World Service Business Conference 2006 investigated the many facets of this Tradition, and participants shared their experiences and insights. To learn more, download the workshop report, Border Guards: Tradition Four Issues.
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