We will gather in the "sandbox" by Zoom to talk together about the topic of silence - our experience with silent worship, our use or disuse of silence in our congregation, how we teach its different applications, etc. This discussion grew out of engagement around Andy's Friendly Reminder blog: Talk About Silence. You may want...
Join us for our Insights conversation with Wess Daniels & Robin Mohr. These two great Quaker thinkers and leaders will talk with us about the Convergent Friends Model of Renewal. This model has great potential for renewing our meetings & organizations and healing historical divisions. Wess Daniels bio: Wess Daniels is the William R. Rogers Director...
Do you carry a concern for healing interpersonal violence that takes place within Quaker meetings, churches, and organizations? Join us for a cross-branch discussion about how we can address the impacts of abuse and how we can take preventative measures in our ministries. Public minister Windy Cooler will lead this consultation, sharing about the Life...
Quakers and Race in the 1920s Join Earlham College Emeritus Professor of History and Quaker Scholar in Residence Tom Hamm as he examines the turning point for modern Quaker involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.
How do we talk about the legal responsibilities of trustees and how this works with the corporate discernment of the whole community? What are some common misunderstandings that arise in this area? Since there’s no one model on which all Friends agree, what are some various models that we could consider?
Using Andy’s blog “Talk About Silence” as an anchor point, we will have an open discussion around topics like: Register for the Sandbox Conversation
.stk-jyfjc05 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:24px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-jyfjc05 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:24px !important}}Register for this event Black Creativity and Imagination in an Anti-Black World: Reading Grief and Justice in Psalm 89 Upon considering the story world and historical context of the biblical text of Psalm 89, I cannot help but hold it in conversation with the experiences of marginalization and...
Join us for Willson Lecture 2 with Lauren Brownlee on Quaker Principles and Practices in Service of Racial Justice. .stk-u1v42yc .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:24px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-u1v42yc .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:24px !important}}Register for this event About Lauren Brownlee Lauren Brownlee, a member of Bethesda Friends Meeting (BYM), is Deputy General Secretary at the Friends Committee on National Legislation. She leads FCNL's...
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!
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...
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!
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...
