That s a pretty big step. Sometimes we need to encourage people where their dysfunction is less noticeable. To put it into simple terms, we have mind, body, and spiritual issues. When you go through the 12 steps you quickly learn where your issue is Sometimes if we can just encourage people where they are comfortable let s say if its with spiritual issues and physical issues, as they grow in those ways there becomes this widening gap where their obvious dysfunction is and that allows people to become more aware of the areas where they need work. You talk in the book about the importance of reading Scripture.
Most people don t even attempt it, or if they do they become frustrated.
If you re going to read the bible, get a bible that you can understand. Get one that communicates to you. The purpose of a translation is to put it into your language. If you want to find a good translation and don t know where to look, go to a Christian bookstore and they ll recommend one. Go to the Gospel of Mark to start which is easy to read.