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“Greetings and best wishes for the success of ‘A New Way Out Conference’ to the
conferees from Todd Smith, grandson of Dr. Bob and Anne Smith, and son of Robert
R. and Betty Smith.” Todd
Southern California
Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16, 2009
Mariners Church - Community Center
5001 Newport Coast Drive, Irvine, California 92603
“Greetings and best wishes for the success of “A New Way Out Conference” to the
conferees from Todd Smith, grandson of Dr. Bob and Anne Smith, and son of Robert
R. and Betty Smith,” Todd
Concept: “We Christians in the Recovery Arena are not alone.” Conferees will be
sharing along these lines: “Here’s what we are doing as Christians in the recovery
arena. Here are the problems we have encountered. Here’s how we are dealing with
them. Here’s how we can help others present recovery history, the Christian roots
of recovery, and helping others establish or reestablish a relationship with God,
recover with God’s help, and pass it on.”
3:45 – 4:00 –Chairperson asks those to stand who will make remarks and/or have
brought their
materials for display
4:20 – 5:30 – Chairperson will recognize audience members for 5 minutes each, to
share on subjects relevant to the Conference theme, about his or her program, his
or her accomplishments and group, his or her problems encountered, suggestions for
future outreach, what he or she will do in distributing literature, posting on
websites, organizing list-serves, setting up conferences and seminars, organizing
study groups, and other suggestions.
5:45 – 6:45 – Question and Answer Panel – Questions addressed to Dick B., Chair,
answered
by panel: Dick B., Michael Liimatta, Ray Grumney, Darvin Smith, M.D., Larry Webb
A place and opportunity for some motivated, experienced believers in the love and
power of God and the value of recovery fellowship work today. With one-on-one
discussions of individual programs, literature, conferences, centers, archives,
forums, guidebooks, websites, radio, TV, and meetings
Concept: “Here’s what we are doing. Here are the problems we encounter. Here’s how
we are dealing with them. Here’s how we can help others present recovery history,
Christian roots, and the ways of helping others establish or reestablish a
relationship with God, recover with God’s help, and pass it on.”
Agenda will cover: (1) Hospitality and introductions of those present. (2) Opening
remarks by Dick B. (3) Display of key conference exhibits and workshop materials.
(4) Music by Santos. (5) Food and beverages. (6) Roundtable period for presenters
and “ambassadors” to share, report on works-in-progress, raise questions, propose
outreach approaches and solutions. (6) Opportunity for those present to express
themselves. (7) Panel for Q & A period. (8) Closing program ideas. (9) Time for
personal talks, meetings, exchange of introductions.
“Greetings and best wishes for the success of “A New Way Out Conference” to the
conferees from Todd Smith, grandson of Dr. Bob and Anne Smith, and son of Robert
R. and Betty Smith,” Todd
9:45 – 9:50 - Rev. Ken B.: Reading 1 Corinthians 13—one of the three Bible
segments believed by the Akron A.A. old timers to be “absolutely essential” to
their program [from the New American Standard Bible]
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have
become a noisy gong or a
clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all
knowledge; and if I have all
faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I
give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned,
but do not have love, it profits me nothing.
“Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not
arrogant. does not act
unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into
account a wrong suffered, does
not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth;
“Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love
never fails; but if there are
gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease;
if there is knowledge, it
will be done away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when the
perfect comes, the partial
will be done away.
“When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like
a child; when I became a
man, I did away with childish things. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then
face to face; now I know
in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known.
“But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
9:50 – 10:00 – Address by Darvin Smith, M.D., addictionologist, YWAM, and ISAAC
10:00 – 11:00 - Address by Dick B.: “The Historical Success Factor and the
Pressing Need for ‘A New Way Out.’”
• The Bridge Group: Pauline Bartosch & Jeff MacLeod, Overcomers Outreach,
Inc., Whittier, California
• The Church Approach: Pastor Jim Gaffney, Counselor, Consultant, Ministry
Catalyst, Newport Beach, California
• Treatment: Fr. Bill Wigmore, Austin Recovery, Austin, Texas
• Christ Centered Recovery Fellowship Programs, Operation Integrity, David
Zailer, Monarch Beach, California
• Urban Ministry: Rev. Michael Liimatta, City Vision College, Kansas City, MO.
• Historical Locations, The Wilson House, East Dorset, Vermont: Bonnie Lepper
• Historical Locations, Dr. Bob’s Home, Akron, Ohio: Ray G., Archivist (ret.),
Dr. Bob’s Home
• Mark Galligan, “Akronites,” Collinwood, Ontario, Canada
• James Club Groups: John Sorrells, Norco, California
• Focus on the newcomer: Joseph Delgado, San Dimas, Californa
• Focus on the newcomer: Keith Walters of Kailua Kona, Hawaii
• Focus on the newcomer: Scott Craven, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Big Book/Bible Study Groups: Larry Webb, Rancho Santa Margarita, California
• Community outreach groups: Russell Spatz, Attorney, Miami, Florida
• Recovery Radio and How to Get It Done, Monty Meyer, Albany, Oregon
3:30 – 3:40 – Pass the basket, music with Santos, stretch break
Rev. Ken B.: Reading from the New American Standard Bible:
Hosea 4:1, 6: “Listen to the word of the LORD, O sons of Israel, For the LORD has
a case against the inhabitants of the land, Because there is no faithfulness or
kindness Or knowledge of God in the land. . . . My people are destroyed for lack
of knowledge. . .”
Jeremiah 2:13: “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The
fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That
can hold no water.”
Matthew 7:21: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom
of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.”
Acts 17:11: “Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they
received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see
whether these things were so. Therefore many of them believed ...”
James 1:19-22: “This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to
hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the
righteousness of God. Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains
of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your
souls. But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude
themselves.”
Lord’s Prayer
Meet with Dick B. and Ken B. before or after the Conference days. At previous
conferences, Dick B. and Ken B. had lunches, meetings, visits, and dinners at
their hotel and elsewhere with many interested in Christian outreach; and that is
how this present Conference came about. We invite and encourage such exchanges
with us individually and as groups, and among others attending. To that end, both
before and after the Conference days, Dick B. and Ken B. may be available to meet
with you—by appointment only--at the Fairmont Newport Beach Hotel, 4500 MacArthur
Boulevard, Newport Beach, California 92660; (866) 840-8402. Appointment days will
be Wednesday (4/13), Thursday (4/14), Sunday (4/17), and Monday (4/18). To
schedule an appointment, please contact Dick B. by email at DickB@DickB.com or by
phone at (808) 874-4876.
Note about accommodations and food: There are a number of lodging facilities and
places to eat within easy distance of Mariners Church Community Center in Irvine.
During the Conference, coffee (and probably tea and water) will be provided free
on the Mariners Church Community Center premises; and other beverages, fruit, and
sandwiches will be provided at nominal cost so that conferees need not leave the
Conference area during sessions.
• A Bible (King James Version preferred since that was the book pioneers used)
Our mission, beginning in 1991, has been to find out what role, if any, God, Jesus
Christ, and the Bible had in early Alcoholics Anonymous. Having completed more
than 18 years of research, our objective now is to show people the power and love
of God present in the early A.A. Christian Fellowship program in Akron, Ohio; and
to report the astonishing success rate in pioneer A.A. among seemingly-hopeless,
medically-incurable, real alcoholics who went to any lengths to establish (or
reestablish) their relationship with God and to be healed. Finally, our present
desire is to bring that same power and love of God to those who still suffer from
life-controlling problems and self-destructive behaviors, and to those who have
the heart to serve and help those still in need.
The Core Ideas in A New Way Out Guidebook by Dick B. and Ken B. That Will Provide
the Full and Accurate Roots and Historical Sources of Effective Recovery You Need
to Know
A Birdseye Summary of the Original A.A. Program Founded on June 10, 1935 (the
actual words of the summary can be found in the report by Frank Amos to John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., in DR. BOB and the Good Oldtimers, 131, and in A New Way Out
Guidebook by Dick B. and Ken B.)
Special Thanks to
Those Who Have Funded and/or Endorsed the Conference Thus Far
For more information about “A Nationwide Conference with Dick B.”, please see the
official conference web site at: www.ANewWayOut.com.
Gloria Deo