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Al-Anon's
Twelve Concepts of Service
Carrying the message, as suggested in the Twelfth Step, is
Service, Al-Anon's third legacy. Service, a vital purpose of Al-Anon, is action.
Members strive to do as well as to be.
Anything done to help a relative or friend of an alcoholic is
service: a telephone call to a despairing member or sponsoring a
newcomer, telling one's story at meetings, forming groups, arranging for
public information, distributing literature, and financially supporting
groups, local services, and the World Service Office.
1. The ultimate responsibility and
authority for Al-Anon world services belongs to the Al-Anon groups.
2. The Al-Anon Family Groups have
delegated complete administrative and operational authority to their
Conference and its service arms.
3. The Right of Decision makes
effective leadership possible.
4. Participation is the key to
harmony.
5. The Rights of Appeal and
Petition protect minorities and assure that they be heard.
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6. The Conference acknowledges the
primary administrative responsibility of the trustees.
7. The Trustees have legal rights
while the rights of the Conference are traditional.
8. The Board of Trustees delegates
full authority for routine management of the Al-Anon Headquarters to its
executive committees.
9. Good personal leadership at all
service levels is a necessity. In the field of world service the Board of
Trustees assumes the primary leadership.
10. Service responsibility is
balanced by carefully defined service authority and double-headed
management is avoided.
11. The World Service Office is
composed of standing committees, executives and staff members.
12. The spiritual foundation for
Al-Anon's world services is contained in the General Warranties of the
Conference, Article 12 of the Charter.
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