Community and Accountability187leader- type to start an accountability group? You may share
the common misconception that, to lead a group, you have
to be an assertive expert. While that might be true if you’re
teaching a class, leading and teaching are very different.
All a leader needs to do is be faithful and encouraging.
If you wanted to lead a group of friends through the three-
minute morning challenge or through a Bible study, you don’t
need to be an expert. You just need to faithfully show up and
encourage others to do the same.
Teachers are like tour guides. They need to have all the
information, answer questions, and be the experts. But a
leader simply needs to take steps forward and ask others to
walk the journey with her.
Whether you want to gather some friends to do a workout
routine together, study the Bible together, or organize your
planners together, you can be that positive influence just by
inviting people.
Christi Wilson shared her story of leading a group:
Before leading a group, I would maybe start a study, but I
wasn’t consistent. I never did each day. When I became a
group leader, God impressed on me that I was responsible
for each lady in my group. I’d better get in the Word and
be prepared for questions, comments, and remarks that
could come from the lesson. It made me accountable, which
made me dig in God’s Word and have a closer relationship
with Him.Christi grew up in church but never had a deep relation-
ship with the Lord. Church was simply what she did. But when