Quaker Trustees Training Series

Policies

Why do we need a child safety policy? A sexual abuse and harassment policy? An employment policy? What do such policies mean in the context of Quaker faith and practice? How can we be guided by the Holy Spirit in these difficult legal areas to build the beloved community? Please let us know you're coming!

Willson Lectures Follow-Up

Join us on Thursday, February 29 @ 7:00 PM ET for a follow-up conversation about the Willson Lectures at ESR by nova george and Lauren Brownlee in recognition of Black History Month. Adria Gulizia, a public minister from Chatham-Summit Monthly Meeting, will be facilitating the conversation. She will help us consider how the content from...

Quaker Trustees Training Series

Legal Structure

What legal structure best suits our organization or meeting? Should we be a 501(c)(3)? How do we know? Could we use another 501(c)(3)’s umbrella, or let someone else use ours? What will best support the purpose to which we feel called? Please let us know you're coming!

Quaker Leadership Conference

REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE All Friends and ESR alums - YOU are invited. Our focus will be on hearing and telling stories that are FOR the future. If you are committed to the vitality and future of our faith communities (Meetings/ churches), come and be a part of the 2nd Annual QLC Quaker Leadership Conference: STORIES...

A Conversation with Anne Lamott

Goddard Auditorium

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ESR Alumni Reunion

We hope you can join us for the upcoming ESR Alumni Reunion. We hope to embark on a journey down memory lane, reconnecting with friends, reliving cherished moments, and making new friends. Your presence is highly anticipated. We have planned an evening filled with nostalgia, laughter, and the opportunity to catch up with old friends....

Quaker Trustee Series: Investments

When it comes to investing money, what are our options? How do we assess possibilities with an eye to financial return, stability, and God’s purposes and leadings? 

New Student Meet & Greet via Zoom

To join the session, please use the following link: Join Zoom Meeting - https://bethanyseminary.zoom.us/j/84517921440

Author Talk with Howard Macy

Join us on Zoom for our next Author Talk, featuring Howard Macy! We will discuss his spiritual journey among Friends and his insights into the biblical prophets found in his book Befriending the Prophets. Perhaps the prophets can provide timely wisdom for how to live and lead prophetically in a highly-politicized season. Register for Author...

Consultation on Intergenerational Engagement

Melinda Wenner Bradley and Beth Collea from Quaker Religious Education Collaborative will facilitate this consultation. This gathering is for Friends who are parenting, grandparenting, holding care for ministry or pastoral care in their church/meeting, and anyone curious to explore being "all together." Why is intergenerational community good for all of us, at any age? Why...