GSR - Alcoholics Anonymous District 13E

What is a GSR?

The General Service Representative (GSR) is the link between the group and “A.A. as a whole.” This link becomes a channel through which news, information, opinions and ideas can flow back and forth. Importantly, this also gives the group a voice in the affairs of the Fellowship. The GSR is that voice.

The A.A. groups today hold ultimate responsibility and final authority for our world services. The role of the GSR is essential to ensuring that groups can fulfill that responsibility. Only when a GSR keeps the group informed and communicates the group conscience can the Conference truly act for A.A. as a whole. This communication is a two-way street, making the GSR responsible not only for bringing forward the group’s voice, but for taking back to the group Conference actions that affect the Fellowship’s unity, health and growth.

If you are a newly elected GSR or Alternate GSR for your home group, be sure to complete the “Group Information Change Form” (link below) and submit to the recipients provided.

If you are unsure of your role as a GSR, a good place to start is by attending the monthly District 13E Committee/GSR meeting.

DISTRICT MEETING INFO

Please provide GSR & Alt-GSR Contact Info:

(Your information will be kept confidential. For District 13E purposes only.)

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GSR Resources

General Service Conference
approved literature

P-19 G.S.R. General Service Representative

For a new general service representative, this leaflet outlines responsibilities and useful sources of information; for a group, what to keep in mind when electing a G.S.R.

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P-16 The A.A. Group…Where It All Begins

This informational guide tells how a group works most effectively, how a new group can be started, and how each group can be linked to A.A. as a whole.

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BM-31 A.A. Service Manual/Twelve Concepts for World Services

Two titles in a single booklet. The A.A. Service Manual opens with history of A.A. services, then explains the General Service Conference structure and its year-round importance. Chapters cover the roles of GSRs, DCMs, delegates, directors and trustees, as well as what happens at GSO and Grapevine. The Twelve Concepts for World Service, written by A.A. co-founder Bill W., are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.

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F-6 Your A.A. General Service Office

This illustrated pamphlet outlines the many services that the G.S.O. provides for the A.A. Fellowship.

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P-8 The Twelve Concepts for World Service Illustrated

Written by A.A. co-founder Bill W., the Twelve Concepts for World Service help to ensure that the various service entities remain responsive and responsible to the Fellowship they serve. In this version, brief, easy-to-read text and clever illustrations render these important principles clear and understandable.

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P-43 The Twelve Traditions Illustrated

Based on a series that first appeared in Grapevine in the 1960s, this classic pamphlet retains its retro, light-hearted illustrations as well as its clear and plainly spoken language. Taken together, the text and images convey both the spirit and the practical application of our Traditions.

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