The Study Format of the chapters that are reviewed during the cycle of the Big Book Study Group meetings in thier specified orders. This example is given as a guideline for the reading of the chapters that specifically outline a program of recovery according to the steps and the specific instructions given to complete those steps. A group choosing not to consider themselves a Big Book Step Study meeting can choose to alter or adopt other chapters.

Week 1 – Table of Contents, Forewards and Preface (History of AA) 01/07/09
Week 2 – Doctor’s Opinion 01/14/09
Week 3 – Bill’s Story (first half) 01/21/09
Week 4 – Bill’s Story – (second half) 01/28/09
Week 5 –There Is A Solution – (first half) 02/04/09
Week 6 – There Is A Solution – (second half) 02/11/09
Week 7 – More About Alcoholism – (first half) 02/18/09
Week 8 – More About Alcoholism – (second half) 02/25/09
Week 9 – We Agnostics – (first half) 03/04/09
Week 10 – We Agnostics – (second half) 03/11/09
Week 11 – How It Works and Step 3 03/18/09
Week 12 – Step 4 – Resentments 03/25/09
Week 13 – Step 4 – Fear 04/01/09
Week 14 – Step 4 – Sex and Harms 04/08/09
Week 15 – Into Action – Step 5 04/15/09
Week 16 – Steps 6 & 7 04/22/09
Week 17 – Amends – Steps 8 & 9 04/29/09
Week18 – Step 10 05/06/09
Week 19 – Step 11 05/13/09
Week 20 – Step 12 –(first half) 05/20/09
Week 21 – Step 12 – (second half) and page 164 05/27/09

Repeat format starting with week 1

A home group will want to replace their chosen week for anniversary pushing the next week one week backwrads.