tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197806465841457243.post4451524329179815860..comments2023-10-14T02:33:53.238-07:00Comments on A Recovering Pastor: Are 12 step programs church?Susan Vergoz Boeglihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11921081958669746454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197806465841457243.post-46140707713039184222017-06-11T07:34:17.283-07:002017-06-11T07:34:17.283-07:00Yes, for some reason, for some people, AA is a neg...Yes, for some reason, for some people, AA is a negative thing. In my opinion they simply don't understand what it's about or they've attended meetings that were not focused on the goal. They do exist, just like rotten churches exist. But you don't want to generalize all churches based on a few bad apples. It's the same thing. Testimony is powerful. Prayer is powerful. Shared experience in life is powerful. God is in it all. Thanks Jenny :)Susan Vergoz Boeglihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921081958669746454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3197806465841457243.post-91654377163971552812017-06-10T18:11:09.905-07:002017-06-10T18:11:09.905-07:00Last year while we were planning (way too many) ev...Last year while we were planning (way too many) events for Pride and discussing Pride Sunday, a day to share inside a church the joys and hardships and love within the LGBTQ+ community, I had a fellow board member say, "Isn't that like an AA meeting?" and I didn't know how to answer him. He had said it as an insult but it could have been a compliment, if he wanted to be, which he didn't.<br /><br />Nonetheless, it was a lovely Pride Sunday. There, surrounded by people who came to worship a Higher Power. Born again believers, recovering Catholics, a practicing Buddhist all there gathered in the same place at the same time for the same reason. And we were together. Our backgrounds didn't matter. Our choice of music wasn't a concern. Our knowledge of the Bible -or any other religious scripture- didn't even come into question.<br /><br />Of the several AA meetings I have been to, each seemed like it was a church of some way. A gathering of like-minded folks coming together to grow outside of themselves; separately together.<br /><br />Love you.Jennyologiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08564013131660973632noreply@blogger.com