Membership in practice
Sponsorship is important in A.A. but is not a requirement for membership
This page defines where sponsorship fits, then routes the reader to the three practical sponsorship guides already built in Getting Started.
Sponsorship connects one member’s experience with another member’s recovery
Sponsorship is not an entrance requirement
Official A.A.W.S. source: 2022 Membership Survey
While not a requirement to be a member
That distinction belongs first on a Membership page: sponsorship may be significant in recovery without becoming another condition for belonging.
Sponsors share A.A. experience with other members
Official A.A.W.S. source: 2022 Membership Survey
Sponsors help introduce A.A. to newcomers.
The focused What Is a Sponsor? page explains experience, support, and the boundary between sponsorship and professional authority.
A.A.W.S. answers questions from both sides of the relationship
Official A.A.W.S. source: Questions and Answers on Sponsorship
persons seeking sponsors, persons wanting to be sponsors
The How Sponsorship Works page organizes the ongoing practices without turning them into rigid stages.
Choosing and changing a sponsor remain practical member decisions
Official A.A.W.S. source: Questions and Answers on Sponsorship
34 questions likely to be asked
The How to Get a Sponsor page handles listening, asking, expectations, and fit. This hub does not duplicate that process.