This process suggests seven passages a week over sixteen weeks. It could be used in many ways, such as for personal daily reading (one passage a day), weekly discussion groups (seven passages from one chapter each week – or with an ambitious group, skim-read the whole chapter), or fortnightly discussion groups (fourteen passages from two chapters each time). It could be started at any time and all elements are optional – customise!
When looking up your reading, remember that some chapters have changed, a little or a lot, since this book was approved by Yearly Meeting in 1994. The most recent version can be accessed online at https://qfp.quaker.org.uk
For each chapter, you might like to ask: What here is new for me? What here is true for me?
Suggestions for new content are welcome. Go to https://forms.quaker.org.uk/qfp-idea or email qfp@quaker.org.uk or write to Revision Committee, Friends House, Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ.
| Week | Suggested passages |
| 1 | Chapter 28: Sharing the Quaker experience, passages 28.13 and 28.02 to 28.07 |
| 2 | Chapter 3: General counsel on church affairs, passages 3.08 to 3.11 and 3.29 to 3.31 |
| 3 | Chapter 16: Quaker marriage procedure, passages 16.01 to 16.07 (remember to read the up-to-date version online or published separately) |
| 4 | Chapter 24: Our peace testimony, passages 24.21 to 24.26 and 24.50 |
| 5 | Chapter 22: Close relationships, passages 22.11 to 22.13 and 22.16 to 22.19 |
| 6 | Chapter 9: Beyond Britain Yearly Meeting, passages 9.01 to 9.07 |
| 7 | Chapter 25: Unity of creation, passages 25.04 to 25.06 and 25.12 to 25.15 |
| 8 | Chapter 26: Reflections, passages 25.50 to 25.52 and 25.61 to 25.64 |
| 9 | Chapter 4: Area meetings and local meetings, passages 4.39 to 4.45 |
| 10 | Chapter 12: Caring for one another, passages 12.08 and 12.14 to 12.19 |
| 11 | Chapter 20: Living faithfully today, passages 20.48 to 20.51, and 20.61 to 20.63 |
| 12 | Chapter 19: Openings, passages 19.06, 19.07 and 19.34 to 19.38 |
| 13 | Chapter 17: Quaker funerals and memorial meetings, passages 17.01 to 17.06 and 17.10 |
| 14 | Chapter 1: Advices and Queries, sections 1 -7 of 1.02 (English) or 1.03 (Welsh) |
| 15 | Chapter 21: Personal journey, passages 21.01, 21.08, 21.19, 21.27, 21.38, 21.44, and 21.50 |
| 16 | Chapter 6: Yearly Meeting, passages 6.02 to 6.07 and 6.11 |