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Once the trainees complete leadership training, they are sent out as small group leaders.
The form of dispatch could vary depending on the church.
 Commissioning
When there is a small group leader who cannot continue on as leader due to whatever reason, a trainee who has completed leadership training is dispatched as the new leader of that small group.
Split and Multiply
When the number of participants of a small group increases, the group breaks up and forms an additional small group. In other words, the small group multiplies itself. Although it will depend on the special features of each small group, it is normally advisable to split a group once there are about 8 to 10 participants in the group. However there is a variable to take into consideration. It is possible for the group to lose its dynamic and starts to dwindle once it splits. Thus it is dangerous to automatically split a group just because it has reached a certain number of participants. It is important to analyze the groups characteristic and the density level. In other words, whether or not the group will be able to band together around the new leader must be taken into consideration. If the group has a high probability to crumble once under a new leader, then it will be more important to raise up the density level of the group first. General principle is, however, to split a group once a small group has enough members. It is ideal to go by the following principles when splitting a group.
In the first place, out of 8-10 group members, the leader should take two to form a new group. However, it is recommended to leave the most enthusiastic members. Thus a new small group begins with 3 people - a leader and two members, and they start planning for growth. And the original group is given a new leader (usually a trainee who just completed leadership training).
Pioneering
It is to start a new group alone, by oneself. There are two types of pioneering. One is for the leader of an existing small group to pass on the group to another leader and start a new group. It is something a leader with the pioneering spirit or one who is wary of becoming complacent can certainly try. Another is for the trainees who just completed leadership training to start a new group before the ardent passion set to flame during leadership training dies away. Starting a new group is indeed a challenge. However, the leaders pioneering a new group will reap much benefit from the experience. The following suggestions will be helpful when starting a new group.
1) Find out who is not yet part of a small group among the church members living in the area where you are starting the new group. Then use various methods to contact and encourage them to come to your small group.
2) Share the gospel with the unchurched people living in the area where you are starting the new group and bring them to your small group.
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