I'm a lifer who hadn't been to a meeting since early last month. In the interim, meetings became "workshops" and the leader became a "coach." I went to a meeting on Thursday and casually asked our leader/coach (before the meeting, not during) if anything had actually changed and she said, "nah."
I think the program will continue to work for me, since it hasn't changed. But I fail to see the reason for the changes. Seems like a difference without a distinction.