my experiences is I have had 4 sponsors
first one got drunk
second and third ones died
4th one is great
we went thru the steps in the big book only
by that I mean we closely study them and live them.We got together when I was going thru the process and we would read a page and then discuss it
then read another page etc until we got thru with the particular reading or step
he made sure we was on the same page as far as understanding what the text and directions meant