Carry This Message

By Joe McQ

Book Overview

As an internationally respected teacher and lecturer on the Twelve Step method introduced by Alcoholics Anonymous, Joe McQ knows that sponsorship is a key construct for the success of the program because it involves moving a person through the Twelve Step process to recovery. In the early days of AA, sponsors would come to the alcoholic's home and talk him through Steps 1 and 2, and when they were thoroughly convinced he was ready, they would start him on the program. Step 12 is the foundation of sponsorships: "Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, to practice these principles in all our affairs." Carry This Message addresses McQ's concern that sponsors have lost some skills in working with alcoholics. AA sponsors need to refocus on the Big Book, on the Twelve Steps, and on their message, urges McQ, to recognize the value of the program and to return to its roots and essence. Directed to sponsors, this is a companion book to The Steps We Took, offering tools for helping others find recovery and new life through the Twelve Step program.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000ESSRN0
• ISBN13: 9780874836547
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

CARRY THIS MESSAGE

CARRY THIS MESSAGE IS AN EXCELLENT BOOK FOR ANY ONE WANTING TO EXPAND ON THE PROGRAM OFA.A.THE BIG BOOK OF A.A.IS STILL THE BASIC TEXT.ANOTHER GREAT BOOK BY JOE McQ IS "THE STEPS WE TOOK".

Second only to the Big Book as a manual for Sobriety.

Okay, maybe the title of this review is a bit much. . . . Joe practically sponsored me in my early sobriety. I sobered up in his "Dormitory for Drunks" as he liked to call it in 1983. (He never liked the term "Treatment Center") Every Monday night many, many of us alcoholics would gather at the Wolfe Street Center in Little Rock, Arkansas to hear him lecture on one of the Steps. I don't have the ability to share how much and how well I've learned from this man. Even today as I attend meetings, I share the principles of sobriety he taught me. The serenity I have lived all these years is directly related to the program of AA as Joe shared it with me. Joe has helped tens of thousands, probably, literally hundreds of thousands of Alcoholics throughout the world with his famous "Big Book Study"'s. This book is no exception as he shares his wisdom, experience and knowledge of the program of Alcoholics Anonymous and how to share it with others. You'll be doing yourself and your prospects quite a favor by reading it.

Excellent book

Any and everything by Joe McQ is excellent. His knowledge and experience are unsurpassed.

There's only ONE message

I love the title of this book. It basically says "We have found a common solution" for recovery. Yes, there are many ways to get sober, but this book attempts to pass on "this" message from way back in the 30's. I have found it helpful because it's simple and to the point, no candy coating the issue at hand. This book will be a treasure and excellent resource for anyone wishing to give back what's been so freely passed onto us for 72 years.

God Bless Joe McQ!

I strongly disagree with the person who gave Joe one star and criticized him! I have met him personally, sat in his lectures and read his books several time. How can you possibly discourage those seeking recovery to avoid his wonderful books? Perhaps you are far ahead in your recovery, but there are those of us who definitely need Joe and his wisdom. I came in to buy several copies of The Steps We Took for friends of mine.