Sunday Format

RADICAL CLARITY GROUP 

SUNDAY - SOLVENCY NOW

Meeting Format -- Printable PDF (Revised 01/12/2025) 

CHAIRPERSONS

Service needed:

1. Reader #1: Twelve Signs of Compulsive Debting

2. Reader #2: Step/Tradition of the Month

3. Reader #3: Twelve Promises of Debtors Anonymous

4. Spiritual Timekeeper

7-Week Series (See Appendix I)

Week #1 - What is Solvency?

Week #2 - Record Maintenance

Week #3 - Sponsorship

Week #4 - Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

Week #5 - Pressure Relief Meetings/Pressure Relief Groups

Week #6 - The Slogans

Week #7 - The Promises

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TECH HOST - 8:29am ET [MUTE ALL]

Welcome everyone.  My name is ______.  I am a compulsive debtor, and my solvency date is _____.  I am serving as the Technology Host for today’s meeting. I just muted the group. I will post two messages in the chat: 1. The link to this format with all the prayers and readings in use during the meeting; and 2. My phone number.  Please text me to be readmitted if you are accidentally dropped from the meeting.  I now turn the meeting over to _______, our Co-Chair #1. Thank you.

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TECH HOST: 8:30am ET

1. Lock the room.

2. Paste Chat message to Everyone: 

https://www.radicalclaritygroup.com/meeting-formats/sunday-format

3. Paste Chat message to Everyone: 

Please note for readmission. 

Tech Host - [Insert name & number.]

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CO-CHAIR #1 - GUIDES the FIRST HALF

Good morning and welcome to the Radical Clarity Group - Solvency Now Meeting of Debtors Anonymous. My name is _____. I'm a solvent compulsive debtor. My solvency date is _____. I am co-chairing today with ____. 

[Co-Chair #2] Hello, my name is ___.  I’m a solvent compulsive debtor and my solvency date is _____. 

CO-CHAIR #1 RESUMES

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SAFE MEETING PARAMETERS

The Radical Clarity Group (RCG) strives to create a safe environment for everyone in their recovery.  All RCG meetings affirm the DA Safety Guidelines, available via the following link:

DA Safety Guidelines

https://debtorsanonymous.org/download/safety-guidelines/?wpdmdl=2658&refresh=6781fe8b7fc9f1736572555

Please reach out to anyone designated “RCG Security” or email radicalclarityfun@gmail.com to report inappropriate conduct.  All reports will be treated with sensitivity and confidentiality. 

All RCG meetings are “Closed Meetings” of Debtors Anonymous – solely for those whose use of unsecured credit causes problems and suffering for themselves and others. Our Tech Hosts maintain a technologically safe meeting environment and may place anyone in the Waiting Room who is not in a private, fixed location or whose Video is off.  

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[TECH HOST: PASTE TO “EVERYONE” IN CHAT]

As a Closed Meeting, participants: 

1 - Join from a private and fixed location.

2 - Keep their Video “ON” for the entire meeting, even if you need to step away for up to 5 minutes.

3 - Identify with:

**First Name

**Illness - ‘Compulsive Debtor’ - If other symptoms or issues are identified, such as underearning, overspending, or compulsive shopping, you will be invited to re-identify with ‘compulsive debtor’ only.

**Solvency Date

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SILENCE AND PRAYER

Let us now take a moment of silence for the still suffering compulsive debtor, followed by the ‘we’ version of the Serenity Prayer.

MOMENT OF SILENCE 

[PAUSE for 5-10 SECONDS]

PRAYER (READ SLOWLY) 

God, grant us the Serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the Courage to change the things we can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.

WELCOME AND PURPOSE 

Welcome to Debtors Anonymous. Debtors Anonymous offers hope for people whose use of unsecured debt causes problems and suffering. We come to learn that compulsive debting is a spiritual problem with a spiritual solution, and we find relief by working the DA recovery program based on the Twelve-Step principles.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop incurring unsecured debt. Even if members are not in debt, they are welcome in DA. Our Fellowship is supported solely through contributions made by members; there are no dues or fees.

Debtors Anonymous is not affiliated with any financial, legal, political, or religious entities, and we avoid controversy by not discussing outside issues. By sharing our experience, strength, and hope, and by carrying the message to those who still suffer, we find joy, clarity, and serenity as we recover together.

NEWCOMER - INTRODUCTIONS

1. We warmly welcome those at their first ever DA meeting.  If you would like to introduce yourself by first name only, please click “Raise Hand” and I will call on you. Is anyone attending their first ever DA meeting? [PAUSE - Call on any raised hands.]

2. We also welcome those in their first 30 days of solvency.  Please click “Raise Hand” and introduce yourself by first name and your solvency date. [PAUSE - Call on any raised hands.]

NEWCOMER WELCOME (SKIP IF NO NEWCOMERS)

A Word to Newcomers: If you are having problems with money and debt and think you may be a compulsive debtor, you have come to the right place.  Debtors Anonymous can help you.  We offer face-to-face, telephone, and internet meetings, and we suggest attending at least six meetings to have an opportunity to identify with the speakers and become familiar with D.A. before deciding whether or not this program is for you.  If you identify with some or all aspects of compulsive debting, we hope you will join us on the path of recovery and find the peace, joy, and love that we have found in Debtors Anonymous.

READINGS

I have asked _____ to read Twelve Signs of Compulsive Debting. 

Twelve Signs of Compulsive Debting

1. Being unclear about your financial situation. Not knowing account balances, monthly expenses, loan interest rates, fees, fines, or contractual obligations.

2. Frequently "borrowing" items such as books, pens, or small amounts of money from friends and others, and failing to return them.

3. Poor saving habits. Not planning for taxes, retirement or other not-recurring but predictable items, and then feeling surprised when they come due; a "live for today, don't worry about tomorrow" attitude.

4. Compulsive shopping: Being unable to pass up a "good deal"; making impulsive purchases; leaving price tags on clothes so they can be returned; not using items you've purchased.

5. Difficulty in meeting basic financial or personal obligations, and/or an inordinate sense of accomplishment when such obligations are met.

6. A different feeling when buying things on credit than when paying cash, a feeling of being in the club, of being accepted, of being grown up.

7. Living in chaos and drama around money: Using one credit card to pay another; bouncing checks; always having a financial crisis to contend with.

8. A tendency to live on the edge: Living paycheck to paycheck; taking risks with health and car insurance coverage; writing checks hoping money will appear to cover them.

9. Unwarranted inhibition and embarrassment in what should be a normal discussion of money.

10. Overworking or underearning: Working extra hours to earn money to pay creditors; using time inefficiently; taking jobs below your skill and education level.

11. An unwillingness to care for and value yourself: Living in self-imposed deprivation; denying your basic needs in order to pay your creditors.

12. A feeling or hope that someone will take care of you if necessary, so that you won't really get into serious financial trouble, that there will always be someone you can turn to.

The 12 Signs of Compulsive Debting © 2001 Debtors Anonymous General Service Board, Inc.

Registered D.A. groups have permission for distribution to its members.

STEP AND TRADITION OF THE MONTH

I have asked _____ to read Step _____ and Tradition ______. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE 12 STEPS and 12 TRADITIONS 

CO-CHAIR #1 RESUMES

Thank you to our readers.

BEGINNER’S PRAYER

Higher Power, Remove my compulsion to debt, under earn, or overspend. I am willing to go to any lengths to not debt today.

--Bookmark, “Just For This Day”

DA PURPOSE

Solvency, the primary purpose of Debtors Anonymous, is the practice of not incurring any new unsecured debt one day at a time. Unsecured debt is any form of debt that is not backed up by collateral.

RCG PURPOSE

The Radical Clarity Group welcomes those suffering with compulsive debting, and those who are solvent. We maintain a safe environment to share our experience, strength, and hope. We believe compulsive debting is a spiritual illness; and we focus on the spiritual solution offered in Debtors Anonymous.

TOPIC and SHARES to 9:20am

This is Week #_____ in a seven (7) week series. We encourage you to attend all seven (7) meetings; and the meetings don’t need to be attended in any specific order. 

Shares in Debtors Anonymous are timed. Time is our Friend.  Our Spiritual Timekeeper today is _______.  We acknowledge the Timekeeper at the “One-Minute” announcement (keep in mind that a full minute remains).  When “Time” is called we bring our remarks to conclusion.

I will share for 4-minutes on what I used to be like, what happened, and what I am like today. [AFTER SHARE] I now turn the meeting over to ____ (Co-Chair #2).

CO-CHAIR #2 - GUIDES the SECOND HALF

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CO-CHAIR #2: LAST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH – OTHERWISE, SKIP

TOOL 10. Business Meetings - We attend business meetings that are held monthly. Many of us have long harbored feelings that “business” was not a part of our lives but for others more qualified. Yet participation in running our own program teaches us how our organization operates, and also helps us to become responsible for our own recovery.

The purpose of this business meeting is to fill service positions for the upcoming month.

1. Recordkeeper: There is no solvency requirement and the person serves for one month.  Who is willing to serve as Recordkeeper for the month of ____? [PAUSE - After a Recordkeeper volunteers…] 

Recordkeeper, please post your name and contact information in the Chat.  

NOTE: Those who volunteer for the upcoming month, please contact the Recordkeeper if you need information about the service schedule.  

The Recordkeeper:

1. Records the names for each service position for the month.

2. Emails radicalclarityfun@gmail.com: This is _____, Recordkeeper for the Sunday meeting for the month of ______.

3. Is added as an Editor on the Service Spreadsheet (RCG Google Drive) and fills in the names of all those serving.

4. Reminds the group who volunteered to serve and the specific topic for the week.
   
   

2. Tech Host: There is no solvency requirement and you need to have attended a RCG Tech Host training session with MeLisa or Tony.  Who is willing to serve as Tech Host for week 1, week 2, etc...

3. Co-Chair #1: There is no solvency requirement for Co-Chair #1.  Who is willing to serve as Co-Chair #1 for week 1, week 2, etc…

4. Co-Chair #2: The requirement for the Chair is 6 months of solvency and 2 Pressure Relief Meetings. Who is willing to serve as Chair for week 1, week 2, etc…

5. Chip Champion: There is no solvency requirement for Chip Champion.  Who is willing to serve as Chip Champion for week 1, week 2, etc…

6. Are there any other business items to discuss?

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CO-CHAIR #2

I will now share for 7 minutes on today’s topic: __________. If I ask questions during this time, please click “Raise Hand” to respond. You are free to affirm with kindness what others have said.  If you post any questions in Chat, the Tech Host will respond.

Now let us take ____ minute(s) of silence to digest the information from the two shares.  Timekeeper, please time us for ___ minute(s).  Thank you.

SHARE TIME

We will now have time for 3-minute shares, which can include asking questions.  If a question is raised, the answer is included within the 3 minutes.  Please identify as a compulsive debtor and include your solvency date, if you have one.  Please click “Raise Hand” and I will call on those in turn.

[9:15am ET - TIME CHECK - 5 MINUTES REMAIN]

9:20am: We have reached the end of share time. Thank you to all who shared and all who listened. Please join us for a “meeting-after-the-meeting” for fellowship and further guidance.

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[TECH HOST - ENABLE “EVERYONE” IN CHAT]

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9:20am – 9:30am ET

7th TRADITION

We have no dues or fees.  In accordance with the 7th Tradition, every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. The money collected pays for our Zoom subscription and sends our Group Service Representative to the annual World Service Conference.  The Radical Clarity Group also supports our General Service Office to maintain our DA website, produce literature, and perform services that allow the still-suffering compulsive debtor to find us and get help.  If you are attending your first meeting or you are not yet solvent, we ask that you not contribute.  Just keep coming back. 

The Tech Host has posted the donation methods.  We accept donations via PayPal, Zelle, and personal check or money order.  Thank you.

[CO-CHAIR #2: GO TO ANNOUNCEMENTS NEXT PLEASE]

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[TECH HOST: PASTE TO “EVERYONE” IN CHAT]

7th Tradition donations are accepted via…

PayPal at radicalclarityfun@gmail.com for international donors and those in the USA. 

Zelle at radicalclarityfun@gmail.com for donors in the USA.

Checks / Money Orders - Please make payable to "Radical Clarity Group" and email radicalclarityfun@gmail.com for the mailing address.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 

1. The Chat is now open to post your contact info. Please create your own outreach list.

2. We hold a brief Business Meeting on the last Sunday of each month. The full Radical Clarity Group Business Meeting is held at 9:45am ET on the 1st Saturday of each month.

3. RCG hosts a total of 5 meetings per week.

CLICK HERE FOR THE MEETING DATES AND TIMES

4. I now turn the meeting over to our Chip Champion. Thank you.

CHIP CHAMPION

Thank you. My name is _____, and I’m a compulsive debtor and Chip Champion today. Here at Radical Clarity “Time Is Our Friend” and we celebrate time with virtual chips and virtual hugs. 

1. The first chip is a 24-hour DESIRE CHIP. This chip you pick up 3 different ways:  The first is when you first start counting your solvency days.  The second is if you need to restart counting your solvency days, which there is nothing wrong with that - sometimes things happen and you just have to start recounting.  The third way is if you just want to remind yourself that you have today and you don’t have to worry about yesterday or tomorrow.  Who would like to pick up a desire chip?

2. The next chip is a 30-day chip - 30 days and 30 nights.  Anybody have 30 days? 

3. How about 60 days? Then we go to 90 days? 6 months? and 9 months?

4. Then when you get to 1 year of solvency, we actually mail you two chips; one has your year marker and the other one has your name and your solvency date.  These chips we have custom made, we send them to you, and each year you get to collect a new chip.  Starting out, you get a 1 year chip and a chip with your name and solvency date. Does anybody have 1 year we are not aware of?  

5. Now we go around the room and people with 1 year or more of solvency identify their solvency dates so the rest of us see that you can acquire time and that Time Is Our Friend.  Who has 1 year and more of solvency?

6. Give yourself and your Higher Power a hug for the chip that you hold.  I now turn the meeting back to the Chair. Thank you for the opportunity to serve. 

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[CO-CHAIR #2 RESUMES] 

CO-CHAIR #2

Thank you.  I have asked ____ to read The Twelve Promises of DA.

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Twelve Promises of Debtors Anonymous

In the program of Debtors Anonymous, we come together to share our journey in recovering from compulsive debting. There is hope. When we work DA’s Twelve Steps and use DA’s Twelve Tools we develop new ways of living, and begin to receive these gifts of the program:

1. Where once we felt despair, we will experience a newfound hope.

2. Clarity will replace vagueness. Confidence and intuition will replace confusion and chaos. We will live engaged lives, make decisions that best meet our needs, and become the people we were meant to be.

3. We will live within our means, yet our means will not define us.

4. We will begin to live a prosperous life, unencumbered by fear, worry, resentment or debt.

5. We will realize that we are enough; we will value ourselves and our contributions.

6. Isolation will give way to fellowship; faith will replace fear.

7. We will recognize that there is enough; our resources will be generous and we will share them with others and with D.A.

8. We will cease to compare ourselves to others; jealousy and envy will fade.

9. Acceptance and Gratitude will replace regret, self-pity and longing.

10. We will no longer fear the truth; we will move from hiding in denial to living in reality.

11. Honesty will guide our actions towards a rich life filled with meaning and purpose.

12. We will recognize a Power Greater than ourselves as the source of our abundance. We will ask for help and guidance and have faith that it will come.

All this and more is possible. When we work this program with integrity and to the best of our ability, one day at a time, a life of prosperity and serenity will be ours.

The 12 Promises of Debtors Anonymous ©Registered D.A. groups have permission for distribution to its members. 

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CLOSING STATEMENT

In closing, we would like to remind you that in Debtors Anonymous we practice Tradition Twelve, which is the principle of anonymity. This assures us the freedom to express ourselves at meetings and in private conversations without fear that our comments will be repeated. We keep what is shared at meetings confidential. As we work the Steps and practice DA's Traditions and Concepts, we are reminded that recovery is possible and that we are all here for a common purpose – to recover from compulsive debting one day at a time. 

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SILENCE AND PRAYER

Let us now offer a moment of silence for the still suffering compulsive debtor followed by the DA Third Step Prayer.

MOMENT OF SILENCE 

[PAUSE for 5-10 SECONDS]

PRAYER (READ SLOWLY) 

Higher Power, I stand before you ready to be transformed. I place myself in your hands. Guide me on my recovery path. Remove my compulsive debting, my self-centered fear, and my own self-will. May I shine to others as a beacon of your power. May I choose to remain on your path always. 

–The Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Debtors Anonymous: Thirty-Six Principles of Recovery, p. 19

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APPENDIX I

CONFERENCE-APPROVED LITERATURE GUIDE

DA Webpage, Free Downloadable Literature

https://debtorsanonymous.org/getting-started/free-literature/

Week #1 - What is Solvency?

• “Solvency, the primary purpose of Debtors Anonymous, is the practice of not incurring any new unsecured debt one day at a time.  Unsecured debt is any form of debt that is not backed up by collateral.” - DA Webpage, FAQs

Week #2 - Record Maintenance

• Twelve Tools of DA, Pamphlet - Free Downloadable Literature

• Twelve Tools of DA - Tool #2

Week #3 - Sponsorship

• Twelve Tools of DA Pamphlet - Free Downloadable Literature

• Twelve Tools of DA - Tool #3

• Sponsorship Article - https://bit.ly/3B0RcFH

• Working with Others, Alcoholics Anonymous, Chapter 7, pp. 89-103

Week #4 - 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

• Twelve Steps of Debtors Anonymous - Free Downloadable Literature

• Twelve Traditions of Debtors Anonymous - Free Downloadable Literature

• The Twelve Steps, Traditions, and Concepts of D.A., Book, (B-200)/(B-210)

• The Twelve Steps of D.A., Pamphlet (P-125)

• Debtors Anonymous Manual for Service, p. 15 and p. 99

Week #5 - Pressure Relief Group and Pressure Relief Meetings

• Twelve Tools of DA - Tool #4

• Pressure Relief Groups and Pressure Relief Meetings, Pamphlet (P-131)

Week #6 - Slogans

Week #7 - The Promises

• The Twelve Promises of Debtors Anonymous, Free Downloadable Literature

• The Twelve Promises of Debtors Anonymous, Pamphlet (P-133)

Revised 01/12/2025