Service: In working the 12th Step, when “having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to marijuana addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs,” we were practicing the principle of SERVICE.
What does service mean to our group and why is it important?
Do we have strong “Service Sponsorship” in our group to encourage members to be of service by learning from the outgoing trusted servant?
Do trusted servants burn out and stop attending the meeting or stop being of service once their commitments end (or before they end?) Why? How can we prevent this?
Do we encourage sponsorship in our group? How? How can we better encourage this form of service in our fellowship? Do we provide any support to our sponsors?
Some districts have a sponsors meeting for sponsors to share about their experiences being sponsors and seek support from other sponsors.
Do our group’s members stick around and continue to serve, or do they leave our group once they’ve been sober for a while?
If they leave MA after being sober a while, why do you think this is? What do you think can be done to encourage longer time members to stay in MA and value service and giving back to MA where they got sober by attending meetings, sharing, taking service roles at all levels, sponsorship and service sponsorship, outreach to newcomers and more?
How can we encourage the principle of service in our group?
