This means you can grow a new group of ten to fourteen regular members in a year by inviting one new person each week! A wise leader tries to invite at least one new person a week and encourages the members of his group to do the same. Dave Earley

According to Richard Price and Pat Springer, Experienced group leaders . . . realise that you usually have to personally invite 25 people for 15 to say they will attend. Of those 15, usually only 8 to 10 will actually show up, and of those only five to seven will be regular attenders after a month or so. Dave Earley

Every time I have practised the habit of inviting someone every week, the group has grown. Every time I have not consistently invited new people to come, the group has not grown. Dave Earley

Your group can’t grow unless you have and keep guests. This may seem ridiculously obvious, but it is often forgotten. If no one new ever visits your group, your group cannot grow. Dave Earley