How to Share Ownership of Your Small Group

This is an important step for any small-group leader.

The less your group is about you as the leader, the more replicable it will be in the long run. Often the biggest barrier to multiplication is a small-group leader who does everything. As a result, participants so identify him or her with the group that they can't mentally picture the group apart from the person leading it.

Plus, when a group leader has taken the lead on everything, group members don't know how to function apart from that individual. They feel lost even at the thought of it.

So, sometimes the best thing you can do as a leader is to stop doing things! Look for ways to engage others in the group—even if it would be easier for you to just handle those tasks yourself. You need to think about the big picture.

With that in mind, here are some practical ways you can go about sharing different responsibilities in your group....

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