It allows more time for the sharing, but has the disadvantage that it limits the opportunity to those who can come early or stay late. Outside of the prayer meeting time - The sharing groups can meet on another morning or evening with the advantage that the group has consistent membership and can move into deeper sharing. These groups frequently choose to meet twice a month. Complementing a regional prayer meeting - Charismatic faith sharing groups can meet where there is no prayer meeting and connect monthly with a regional prayer meeting for the experience of the larger community of prayer and praise. This meets a need not only where there is no weekly prayer meeting, but also offers an alternate form of growth for those not attracted to the larger prayer meeting.
Some groups prefer to have separate men's and women's groups.
Men often share more freely with men, and women with women. This way also allows one spouse to care for the children while the other has a support group. There are also advantages to grouping people according to their life-styles. Married couple, singles, married without spouses, religious can frequently share more meaningfully with those in the same situations. Some groups choose their sharing group according to the ministry they have in the prayer group, e.g. leaders, music ministers.