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Ham: Absolutely. I was about to say that, but assumed you all knew that [[habit]]. Yes, please, Bob. Do you have a question or a concern?

Ham: Absolutely. I was about to say that, but assumed you all knew that [[habit]]. Yes, please, Bob. Do you have a question or a concern?

Bob D.: I had a question on my lips, ready to ask you, when you said, "Just do it!" sort of thing. At [[Niagara Falls Conference|the conference]] there was some [[discussion]] about developing some sort of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_%28501C3%29_organisation non-profit entity] aside from the [[Teaching Mission]] but paralleling it in a sense. We don't want an [[organization]] or association that would actually supplant the Teaching Mission, which we really feel is for a [[spiritual]] [[purpose]], but it seems increasingly with [[conferences]], with the preservation of the TeaM [[archives]], and certain things, that there is a need to have some sort of a surface organization or [[association]]. I was wondering about this whole thing, about not getting caught in the [[ego]]. It seems there is always that potential, when you do things, to have that [[quagmire]]. I was wondering if you had any [[insight]] from your level that could help guide our [[thinking]] about [[facilitating]] some kind of a service [[mechanism]] that would provide a basis for doing some of these things. I hope that question is clear.

Bob D.: I had a question on my lips, ready to ask you, when you said, "Just do it!" sort of thing. At [[Niagara Falls Conference|the conference]] there was some [[discussion]] about developing some sort of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_%28501C3%29_organisation non-profit entity] aside from the [[Teaching Mission]] but paralleling it in a sense. We don't want an [[organization]] or association that would actually supplant the Teaching Mission, which we really feel is for a [[spiritual]] [[purpose]], but it seems increasingly with [[conferences]], with the preservation of the TeaM [[archives]], and certain things, that there is a need to have some sort of a surface organization or [[association]]. I was wondering about this whole thing, about not getting caught in the [[ego]]. It seems there is always that potential, when you do things, to have that [[quagmire]]. I was wondering if you had any [[insight]] from your level that could help guide our [[thinking]] about [[facilitating]] some kind of a service [[mechanism]] that would provide a basis for doing some of these things. I hope that question is clear.

Ham: We have been urging some [[groups]] to make [[connections]] with your [[culture]] in such a way as to spread [[the Good News]]. Your culture is no longer [[tribal]], at least not in this country. The need for an [[institutional]] skeleton and [[structure]] is therefor unavoidable, yet highly fraught with potential [[problems]], as you all know. There is an organization, which you are cognizant of, whose structure is minimal and whose [[purpose]] is tightly [[focused]]. Beginning with two people in the mid nineteen thirties it now embraces millions. I am referring to [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]. This program is a spiritual program and was fostered by the [[Angels of Progress]] at the same time that the [[Urantia Papers]] were being delivered. The success of this organization is due to its clear cut [[goal]], its twelve step spiritual program, and its refusal to become involved in anything other than its single issue [[goal]]...to maintain [[sobriety]] among its members and to help the alcoholic who still suffers.

Ham: We have been urging some [[groups]] to make [[connections]] with your [[culture]] in such a way as to spread [[the Good News]]. Your culture is no longer [[tribal]], at least not in this country. The need for an [[institutional]] skeleton and [[structure]] is therefor unavoidable, yet highly fraught with potential [[problems]], as you all know. There is an organization, which you are cognizant of, whose structure is minimal and whose [[purpose]] is tightly [[focused]]. Beginning with two people in the mid nineteen thirties it now embraces millions. I am referring to [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]. This program is a spiritual program and was fostered by the [[Angels of Progress]] at the same time that the [[Urantia Papers]] were being delivered. The success of this organization is due to its clear cut [[goal]], its twelve step spiritual program, and its refusal to become involved in anything other than its single issue [[goal]]...to maintain [[sobriety]] among its members and to help the alcoholic who still suffers.