Book Clubs involve each member of a group purchasing and reading the selected book in its entirety. In addition, members commit to meetings on the content of the book, and to preparing for such meetings. Someone who holds a professional youth ministry certification must facilitate each book club meeting. Participants gain clock hours as assigned for each book outlined.
Process for initiating a book club
- Choose a book from those below that a group (no less than 4 and no more than 10 participants) would like to read together and meet about for discussion.
- Participants must commit to attending ALL of the meetings, participating in the discussion of the group.
- Facilitator completes the book club registration form at least two weeks prior to the first meeting and submits it to the Division of Youth & Young Adult Ministry.
- If a group is open to outside participants, facilitator checks that on the registration form so that information on the club may be made available to others looking for a discussion group, on request.
- Clock hours forms will be provided to the facilitator to distribute at the final meeting of the group.
Book Club Registration Form - Adobe Acrobat Format
Book Club Titles and Meeting Aids
The following books have been approved and links contain discussion questions for each section of the book. Each link will open an Adobe Acrobat file in a new browser window.
