Sponsors teach the newcomer that we must deal with problems that prevent us from coming to meetings. Sponsors remember the silver rule and don't do for another what they need to do for themselves. The sponsor carries the message, not the person. Sponsors give directions and share experience - they do not give advice. Sponsors are a channel for information, not a spokesperson for the program.
Sponsors encourage the newcomer to develop a daily program of reading, prayer and meditation.
Sponsors teach newcomers that a problem can be split into one minute at a time, one hour at a time, one day at a time. They teach how not to run away from or around a problem, but to work through it. Sponsors stress the importance of the Serenity Prayer. Sponsors pass on the information that the Twelve Steps are a way of life that can be applied to ALL problems. The use of such Conference Approved Literature here does not constitute endorsement of this website by AFG, WSO, or any other entities.