1. Purpose: The World Service Conference of Cocaine Anonymous is the guardian of the world services and of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Cocaine Anonymous. The Conference shall be a service body only, never a government for Cocaine Anonymous. 2. Composition of World Service Conference: The World Service Conference shall be composed of…
Category: Concepts
As the Twelve Steps of Cocaine Anonymous are our recipe for individual recovery, the Twelve Traditions of Cocaine Anonymous are our recipe for group unity and the Twelve Concepts are our recipe for world service.
“Property and Prestige”
By Hal K., Houston TX In the spirit of the Traditions and the direction of the Concepts of World Service, it appears that many of us, as trusted servants, may want to examine our adherence to the intent of our founders of being directly responsible to those they serve. In my travels over the past…
Concept Twelve: General Warranties of the Conference
Concept Twelve: The Conference shall observe the spirit of the C.A. tradition, taking care that it never becomes the seat of perilous wealth or power; that sufficient operating funds and reserve be its prudent financial principle; that it place none of its members in a position of unqualified authority over others; that it reach all important…
The Twelve Concepts: An Introduction
Adapted from the A.A. Service Manual Combined with Twelve Concepts for World Service p. 1-3 The “Twelve Concepts for World Service” to be described in this Manual are an interpretation of C.A.’s world service structure. They reveal the evolution by which it has arrived in its present form, and they detail the experience and reasoning…
Concept Seven: The Power of the C.A. Purse
Concept Seven: The Charter and bylaws of the World Service Board are legal instruments, empowering the trustees to manage and conduct world service affairs. The Conference Charter is not a legal document; it relies upon tradition and the C.A. purse for final effectiveness. Suggested Readings: May 24 – 29, 2010 WSBT Quarterly Minutes p. 36…
Concept Six: World Service Office Board of Trustees
Concept Six: The World Service Conference recognizes that the chief initiative and active responsibility in most world service matters should be exercised by the trustee members of the Conference acting as the World Service Board of Cocaine Anonymous. Suggested Readings: CA NewsGram, Third Quarter 2000, Vol. 14 No. 3 “Concept VI” I would venture to…
Concept Two: The Authority of Our Collective Conscience
Concept Two: The World Service Conference of C.A. has become, for nearly every practical purpose, the active voice, and the effective conscience of our whole Society in its world affairs. CA NewsGram, Fourth Quarter 1998, Vol. 12 No. 4 “Cocaine Anonymous Concept Two” No matter how many hundreds of Cocaine Anonymous meetings and thousands of…
Concept Eleven: Best Possible Members
Concept Eleven: The trustees should always have the best possible committees, corporate service directors, executives, staffs, and consultants. Composition, qualifications, induction procedures, and rights and duties will always be matters of serious concern. Suggested Reading: CA NewsGram, Third Quarter 2003, Vol. 19 No. 3 “Concept Eleven—Best possible ‘members’“ A few years ago Amy B. visited…
Concept Ten: Service Responsibility and Authority
Concept Ten: Every service responsibility should be matched by an equal service authority, with the scope of such authority well defined. CA NewsGram, Fourth Quarter 2004, Vol. 20 No. 4 “Service: Responsibility and Authority“ This is one of the most powerful Concepts. It speaks to the power of the conference and the ultimate authority of…
Concept Nine: Good Leadership
Concept Nine: Good service leadership at all levels is indispensable for our future functioning and safety. Primary world service leadership, once exercised by the founders, must necessarily be assumed by the trustees. The Twelve Concepts for World Service Illustrated p. 18 Good leadership cannot function well in a poorly designed structure…Weak leadership can hardly function…
Concept Eight: Capacity of the Trustees of the World Service Board
Concept Eight: The trustees are the principal planners and administrators of overall policy and finance. They have custodial oversight of the separately incorporated and constantly active services, exercising this through their ability to elect all the directors of these entities. Cocaine Anonymous World Service Office Minutes, July 23, 2016, p. 9-10 From the World Service…
Concept Four: The Right of Participation
Concept Four: At all responsible levels, we ought to maintain a traditional “Right of Participation,” allowing a voting representation in reasonable proportion to the responsibility that each must discharge. Suggested Readings: CA NewsGram, July-August, 1988, Vol. II No. 1 “Fourth Concept: The Right of Participation” The Fourth Concept is the heart of our democratic process….
Concept One: Who is in charge?
Concept One: The final responsibility and the ultimate authority for C.A. World Services should always reside in the collective conscience of our whole Fellowship. Suggested Reading: CA NewsGram, First Quarter 2006, Vol. 23 No. 1 “Who is in charge” C.A., like A.A., is run from the bottom up. Simply stated the final responsibility and ultimate…
Concept Five: The Right of Appeal – Voicing the Minority Opinion
Concept Five: Throughout our structure, a traditional “Right of Appeal” ought to prevail, so that minority opinion will be heard, and personal grievances receive careful consideration. Suggested Reading: CA NewsGram, Second Quarter 2004, Vol. 20 No. 2 “Minority Opinion” This concept expresses the principle of the “Right of Appeal” that all minorities whether it is…
Concept Three: The Right of Decision
Concept Three: To ensure effective leadership, we should endow each element of C.A. — the Conference, the World Service Board of Trustees and its service corporations, staffs, committees, and executives — with a traditional “Right of Decision.” Suggested Readings: CA NewsGram, April-May, 1988, Vol. I No. 5 “3rd Concept: trust and The Right of Decision”…