A Time For Change.

That seems to be the theme in this issue of Essay. Change can be unsettling, but it can also be healthy. Growth involves change, and without healthy growth the organism dies. Growing pains are really an opportunity; that’s what life is all about—the adventure of going where we’ve never gone before, within ourselves first, then, as we grow in recovery and unity, the odyssey of the fellowship itself. What a marvelous thing to behold. It is truly unfortunate everyone cannot have been with us from those infant and perilous beginnings and can now, looking back, say, See what God hath wrought! But we all can look forward. And ask and expect great things of God—and of one another.

Central Office Moves.

As of June 3rd, the SA Central Office has moved from the “garage shop operation” of Roy’s study to commercial quarters in Simi Valley.

Roy Withdraws from Central Office Manager.

As of June 6th, at the Bozeman convention, Roy has withdrawn from his position of being directly involved with management of the Central Office. He has turned that over to the fellowship and is appointing a Central Office oversight committee to report directly to the fellowship in December.

Committee To Suggest an SA National Group Conscience Procedure.

We need a better procedure for discerning fellowship-wide group conscience. The Committee reports directly to the fellowship in December, a very crucial convention. There’ll be a lot of soul-searching, teamwork, problems, pain, and hard work this committee will be encountering. Their task is an historic one. (Details enclosed.) Let’s support them in every way we can and above all, be with them in prayer for “the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.”