Tips on the logistics of a group conscience meeting:
- Do not hold it after the meeting
- This prevents visitors, newcomers, and interlopers staying for the company or to stick their oar in, when it's not their home group
- If fellowship (e.g. dinner) normally happens after the meeting, that slot is already filled
- If fellowship doesn't happen, that's probably because fellowship would be too late, so a group conscience will be too late
- It must be held in such a way that there is no time stress or urgency to complete it
- People will be tense during the meeting and it will ruin the meeting
- People usually need a meeting after a group conscience meeting
- Such a meeting usually dissolves any tensions arising and refocuses on primary purpose
- Hold it before the meeting or on another day
- This ensures that only regular, committed group members attend
- Notify it once in the manner one normally communicates to the group (e.g. email), with an agenda
- Don't promote it a dozen times: people should not need to be cajoled
- Group conscience meetings (except in emergencies) are regular (e.g. once yearly or twice yearly) so it is up to group members to inform themselves adequately
- Make sure the agenda includes any proposals
- Start and end on time (one hour max)