<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Community agency matures when members can build... > Community agency matures when members can build beyond the founder's presence. The archive, practices, relationships, local groups, and shared standards should continue carrying the mission even when no central figure is speaking. **Source:** [[livestreams/Community, Agency, and the End of Passive Self-Help - Workbook|Community, Agency, and the End of Passive Self-Help]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Community agency matures when members can build beyond the founder's presence. The archive, practices, relationships, local groups, and shared standards should continue carrying the mission even when no central figure is speaking.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-community-agency-matures-central-figure-speaking ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->