To share responsibility for the group. To keep anything said confidential. To give permission to be held accountable by a other members. To be available to members in need. To listen to others and not offer easy solutions to problems.
All members share leadership responsibilities for the group.
From week to week, we literally move from home to home. Every week a different member volunteers to host the meeting, another person volunteers to organize the worship time, and a third person volunteers to facilitate the discussion or lead us through a biblical text. Each has an opportunity to contribute in whatever capacity they are led. In this way, each member serves through his or her own unique abilities. When we need to make decisions, we do so by consensus.