Start on time and end on time. Members who can't attend on a given evening should phone another member and let the group know. Members who are irregular or erratic in attendance should be placed on an inactive list. Otherwise their lack of involvement holds the group back. Each member should be committed to come as regularly as possible.
Visitors are welcome to come and observe and participate.
That is we gather as brothers, equals, under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We come expecting Jesus to guide us, teach us, speak to us-through one another. Whoever would be great among you must become your servant and whoever would be first among you must become your slave, just as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. A rotating monthly chairman can be appointed just to be sure the meeting starts on time, ends on time, covers an agenda of important items, and stays reasonably free from rioting, boredom, or the domination of any one member taking up too much time with unimportant matters. Where two or more are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of you.