Some general guidelines…

NFC Discussion Group—Spring 2008
Donald Miller, Searching for God Knows What

• read – this is a reading and discussion group

• listen – although this is also a discussion group, come first to listen

• discuss – feel free to engage in conversation; and let’s try to stay on track!

• humility – you do not know all there is to know about truth

• honesty – feel free to agree, disagree, put yourself “out there”, question assumptions, ask a risky question or challenge something you might feel is ‘sacred’

• graciousness – when listening to others or passionate about something that fires you up, be sensitive to others. If an opinion is shared that isn’t yours feel free to disagree, but please do so with grace.

• time – some have more of it on Thursday mornings than others, but we need to stick to a schedule: 7:30 – 8:15 a.m.

A few generic questions for each chapter as food for thought. Do NOT feel like you have to answer them. You can answer one, all, or none of them. They are just there to help get you thinking.
1. What did you think about this chapter? Was there anything that stood out for you? Made you wonder?
2. Feel free to share anything which you agree with or disagree with.
3. Do you have any personal examples? Did you find anything which you can apply to yourself and/or your life experiences?
4. Did this chapter bring up any questions?

• How much will we read – 1 chapter / week? YES, usually 1 chapter/week. Sometimes 2.

• Should 1 person provide an email ‘appetizer’ a couple of days ahead of the meeting to summarize the chapter, pull out a quote or two, and perhaps craft a specific question to get us going beyond the generic ones above? YES, we will self-assign people for this

• If we get too big for Starbucks, then what?

(We may already be there, see previous post!)