A Jacob Challenge group is constituted of 10 to 12 individuals, the majority of whom should be 50+ years of age, who agree to meet monthly for a 2.5- to 3-hour discussion about “life’s basics.”
A group can be men only, women only, or mixed.
Those accepting an invitation to join agree to attend a minimum of six times per year.
Meeting dates should be scheduled in six-month intervals, in order to accommodate unanticipated developments.
Meeting locations can be fixed or rotating; seating should be in the round.
Each meeting should be led by two of the group’s members, which provides every member a minimum of two opportunities per year to lead.
Leading entails selecting and disseminating a single published poem that will serve as the basis for a one-hour group discussion, and providing the group a 5- to 10-minute introduction to the poem selected.
