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Slide 1
Focus on Sponsoring
Slide 2
Carry the Message through Sponsoring
Sponsors work one-on-one with another compulsive eater sharing the OA Tools, slogans, the Twelve Steps, and Twelve Traditions.
OA’s Responsibility Pledge
Always to extend the hand and heart of OA to all who
share my compulsion; for this I am responsible.
Slide 3
Tips for Sponsoring
- Agree on a regular time for you and your sponsee to talk.
- Discuss assignments, reading, writing, and the nature of the disease.
- Work the Steps.
- Emphasize honesty.
- Don’t preach. Share your experience, strength, and hope.
Slide 4
An effective sponsor is . . .
- Abstinent
- Available
- Committed
- In recovery
- A good listener
- Humble
- Honest
- Supportive
- Encouraging
Slide 5
When am I ready to sponsor?
- Sponsor up to the level of your experience, sharing as much recovery as you have.
- It may be helpful to discuss sponsoring with your own sponsor first, then begin sponsoring when you both feel it is right.
- We learn to sponsor by doing it.
Slide 6
Temporary Sponsors: Newcomers’ First Twelve Days
- An introduction to OA
- Provides a structured approach to help a newcomer learn how the OA recovery program works
- Time frame of twelve sessions
Temporary Sponsors: Newcomers’ First Twelve Days
Slide 7
How to find documents in OA’s Document Library
After watching the first video, continue with the second video.
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