A year ago, a friend was reading through a book, Highly Sensitive. She reached out to a few highly sensitive friends and asked if we wanted to join her. The idea was to meet one night a week for six weeks. We’d read a few chapters at home, then meet to discuss.
A year later, we are still meeting once a week. We gather for dinner first and then move on to discussing the book. Sometimes we read in advance, and more often we take turns reading aloud.
We pause whenever something comes up for discussion: how a section of the book resonates or doesn’t, areas of confusion, personal experiences, situations we’re working through—all related to the chapter we’re on.
This book club has become a vital and cherished part of my week. I feel bereft if I ever have to miss a week. Those are my people.
We don’t stick to a particular schedule. We take as long as we need to get through a book. In a year, we’ve been through three books:
Highly Sensitive by Carol Brown
I Feel Everything! by Kerri Pulliam Johnson
Speaking the Truth in Love by Ruth N. Koch and Kenneth C. Haugk
The pace is not what’s important for our group. It’s the interaction with the material, understanding our shared experiences, considering ideas that might be helpful to our daily lives, being real and accountable, and applying God’s truths to a particular topic.
We also have a WhatsApp group, so we can share during the week as things come up related to the book.
If you could benefit from more fellowship, group learning, and accountability in your life, consider starting a book club. You can start small and simple, the way my friend did. And see how it unfolds.
Let me know how it goes! I’d love to hear.
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