Concept Three
"The NA groups delegate to the
service structure the authority necessary to fulfill the
responsibilities assigned to it."
The Third Concept speaks of delegation. The NA
groups delegate to us the authority necessary to fulfill the
tasks they have assigned us. We, in turn, are accountable to
them for that authority. As PI subcommittees, it is equally
important that, when we select people to lead and to serve us,
we also practice vigilance and accountability.
When we ask people to speak about our
Fellowship, it is important that those chosen practice humility
and the other spiritual principles necessary to help them
effectively carry out their task.
When we are designing a project, it is important
to support that project throughout its entire life cycle, not
abandon our responsibility for it part of the way through. When
selecting speakers for PI presentations, we must keep in mind
that what is important in the end is the credibility of our
Fellowship itself, not that of the individual messengers. Again,
humility and integrity play important roles here.
When delegating responsibilities, or when
receiving delegated responsibilities, we must understand exactly
what these responsibilities are, and precisely how much
authority has been delegated. Sometimes with new projects or new
committees, the groups will want to have more involvement in the
decision-making process than they would if the project were a
continuation of a previous one, or the committee had been in
existence for a while.
Trust in our trusted servants is not automatic.
We develop this trust by continuing to act with honesty and
integrity within the committee framework, guided by group
conscience and the will of our Higher Power. |
