430: How To Start A Book Club

Now That We're A Family

Elisha and Katie Voetberg

Kids & Family, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Katie's book club books:

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- “In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom” by Yeonmi Park - https://amzn.to/3IEveMm

- “Silas Marner” by George Eliot - https://amzn.to/4gFC5BL

- “Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life” by C.S. Lewis - https://amzn.to/429nRmU

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0:00.0	So today, Elish and I get to talk about how to start a book club.
0:04.5	If you ever wanted to start one, I highly recommended it.
0:07.7	I recommended it and I recommend it right now.
0:10.8	Elish and I both are founders of book clubs.
0:15.2	Elisha is the OG over here.
0:17.1	He's done it for a long time and he looked like he was having so much fun.
0:20.1	I decided to start one as well.
0:23.5	Well, to give credit, we're credits to do. I'm a co-founder. You are the sole founder of your
0:29.1	book club. That's true. But I had a, well, we'll get in, I don't know, we'll get into it.
0:35.2	We'll get into it. But yeah, just all little things that we do, they are so fun.
0:40.3	What makes them so enjoyable are the people there, honestly.
0:44.8	Otherwise, it wouldn't be a club.
0:46.6	But it's just something that you can do personally, like in person with someone to build a relationship.
0:53.1	That's not a Bible study.
0:54.5	And I feel like you could be a lot more free
0:57.7	and disagreeing and having different opinions
1:00.3	and there's no right way to answer something per se
1:05.0	because it's not straight theology or whatever,
1:08.4	but you learn a lot about people
1:10.0	and it provides really good
1:11.3	discussion and an opportunity for friendship. So that said, this is how we do it. And I hope you
1:18.9	guys find this episode interesting. It has been much requested on Substack and in the Get
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