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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.
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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.
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