BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Earlham School of Religion - ECPv6.15.19//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Earlham School of Religion X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://esr.earlham.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Earlham School of Religion REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Indiana/Indianapolis BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231113T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074230 CREATED:20231018T191710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T191712Z UID:10000130-1699891200-1699891200@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:MAPST Information Sessions DESCRIPTION:Meet professor Colleen Wessel-McCoy and learn about the exciting changes to the MA in Peace & Social Transformation Program at ESR. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for MAPST Information Sessions\n\n\n\n\nFor more information contact Julie Dishman\, Director of Recruitment & Admissions\, ESR\, 765-983-1523 or dishmju@earlham.edu. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/mapst-information-sessions-2/ LOCATION:Indiana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MAPST-Info-Session-20231-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231114T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074230 CREATED:20231103T164707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T164807Z UID:10000127-1699988400-1699988400@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Sandbox on Topic of Silence DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThis discussion grew out of engagement around Andy’s Friendly Reminder blog: Talk About Silence. You may want to read it\, to prime your mind for our conversation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n \n HiddenEvent name(Required) Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Meeting or church affiliation Areas of interest for this discussionOptional\n \n I would like to receive occasional emails from QLC about upcoming events\n \n \n I would like to receive weekly Friendly Reminder blog reflections URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/sandbox-on-topic-of-silence/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Untitled-design-26-e1699024428645.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231129T190000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074230 CREATED:20231103T164850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T164850Z UID:10000128-1701284400-1701284400@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Convergent Friends Model of Renewal conversation DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nWess Daniels bio: \n\n\n\nWess Daniels is the William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College. Prior to moving to Guilford College with his family in 2015\, Wess was the pastor of Camas Friends Church for 6 years. \n\n\n\nWess holds a B.A. in Bible and Theology from Malone University\, an M.A. in Theology and a Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. \n\n\n\nHe has extensive public speaking and teaching experience\, teaching at Guilford College\, George Fox Seminary\, Earlham School of Religion and a host of other lectures\, presentations & workshops at other schools and study centers. \n\n\n\nHis book\, “A Convergent Model of Renewal: Remixing the Quaker Tradition in a Participatory Culture\,” was published by Wipf and Stock in early 2015. \n\n\n\nHe is most interested in topics pertaining to faith in contemporary culture\, Quaker renewal\, sociology of religion\, participatory culture\, fandom\, Rock n Roll and Hip Hop. \n\n\n\nWess enjoys spending time with his wife\, Emily\, playing with their three kids\, fermenting sauerkraut\, roasting coffee\, biking\, riding his motorcycle and listening to his record player. \n\n\n\nHe is from Canton\, Ohio. \n\n\n\nRobin Mohr bio: \n\n\n\nRobin Mohr has served as Executive Secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation\, Section of the Americas since 2011. She is a writer\, minister and mother. She was born in California\, graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University\, and is fluent in Spanish. Over the past 35 years\, she worked for educational\, anti-poverty and religious causes in Washington\, D.C.\, New York\, San Francisco\, and Mexico. Robin coined the term “convergent Friends” in 2005 to express a contemporary movement of the Holy Spirit across divides of age\, geography and theology\, referring to Friends seeking a deeper engagement with our Quaker heritage and a more authentic life in the kingdom of God on earth today\, radically inclusive of all who wish to live this life. She and her husband Christopher are now members of Green Street Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia YM\, and they have two young adult children. She writes for Quaker magazines\, books and her own blog\, What Canst Thou Say? robinmsf.blogspot.com. \n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n \n HiddenEvent name(Required) Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Meeting or church affiliation Areas of interest for this discussionOptional\n \n I would like to receive occasional emails from QLC about upcoming events\n \n \n I would like to receive weekly Friendly Reminder blog reflections URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/convergent-friends-model-of-renewal-conversation/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/convergent.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231203T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20231203T170000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074230 CREATED:20231103T165143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T165144Z UID:10000134-1701615600-1701622800@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Consultation on Interpersonal Violence within Quaker Meetings DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nPublic minister Windy Cooler will lead this consultation\, sharing about the Life and Power Project\, which uses Quaker discernment practices to address abuse using the query: Do we live in the virtue of that life and power that takes away the occasion of child abuse\, as well as intimate partner abuse and all forms of violence within the family and community? \n\n\n\nWe will consider how we can learn from this model\, give financially to this ministry\, or get involved in the project. \n\n\n\n Check out the Life and Power Project website and watch Windy’s QuakerSpeak video. \n\n\n\nWindy’s Bio: \n\n\n\nWindy Cooler\, of Sandy Spring Meeting\, describes herself as a practical theologian\, public minister\, good Quaker pirate\, and cultural worker. She has been an embraced public minister since 2018\, traveling widely among Friends with a concern for communities in crisis and Quaker family life. She was co-editor of Friends Journal’s News section (2018-23); the Pendle Hill 2020 Cadbury Scholar\, a 2022-23 fellow of the interfaith NGO Odyssey Impact\, and a current doctoral candidate at Lancaster Theological Seminary. \n\n\n\nShe is the convener of Testimonies to Mercy\, a seven-part traveling retreat series on the future of Quakerism; and Life and Power\, an international discernment project on abuse. She holds a master of divinity from Earlham School of Religion. \n\n\n\n \n HiddenEvent name(Required) Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Meeting or church affiliation Areas of interest for this discussionOptional\n \n I would like to receive occasional emails from QLC about upcoming events\n \n \n I would like to receive weekly Friendly Reminder blog reflections URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/consultation-on-interpersonal-violence-within-quaker-meetings/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Copy-of-See-you-there-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240115T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20231102T191037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231103T122548Z UID:10000131-1705345200-1705352400@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:MLK JR Day Reflections with Tom Hamm DESCRIPTION:Quakers and Race in the 1920s\n\n\n\nJoin 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. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/mlk-jr-day/ LOCATION:Indiana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/23173_MLK_LECTURE_HAMM_EMAIL-b.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240130T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240130T143000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240124T135213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T135213Z UID:10000141-1706619600-1706625000@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Trustees in Quaker Community DESCRIPTION: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? \n\n\n\n \n HiddenEvent name(Required) Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Meeting or church affiliation Areas of interest for this discussionOptional\n \n I would like to receive occasional emails from QLC about upcoming events\n \n \n I would like to receive weekly Friendly Reminder blog reflections URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/trustees-in-quaker-community/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/23222_QLC_TRAINING_DIGITALBOARD-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240208T203000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240124T160748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T161134Z UID:10000149-1707418800-1707424200@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Sandbox Conversation on Silence DESCRIPTION:Using Andy’s blog “Talk About Silence” as an anchor point\, we will have an open discussion around topics like: \n\n\n\n\nHow to enter & engage silence in worship\n\n\n\nDifferent kinds of silence\n\n\n\nThe shadow side of silence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for the Sandbox Conversation\n\n\n\n \n HiddenEvent name(Required) Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Meeting or church affiliation Areas of interest for this discussionOptional\n \n I would like to receive occasional emails from QLC about upcoming events\n \n \n I would like to receive weekly Friendly Reminder blog reflections URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/sandbox-conversation-on-silence/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sandbox-on.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240213T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240119T173635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240119T180259Z UID:10000147-1707850800-1707858000@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Celebrate Black History Month DESCRIPTION:Register for this event\n\n\n\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Which event(s) do you plan to attend?(Required)\n \n Feb 13 – Nova George\n \n \n Feb 22 – Lauren Brownlee\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nBlack Creativity and Imagination in an Anti-Black World: Reading Grief and Justice in Psalm 89\n\n\n\nUpon 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 oppression that black folks in the United States and globally face today and have faced throughout history. Like the exiled Judeans processing the realities of their experience through Psalm 89\, a 21st-century reading of the text includes opportunities to engage with its poetry for praise\, remembrance\, confrontation\, and questioning anti-blackness in the world. This workshop hopes to encourage engagement with biblical poetry as an antidote to anti-blackness. Join me in reading Psalm 89 through the lens of holding racial grief in pursuit of racial justice\, envisioning the ways art is inspired action\, and noticing how creativity and imagination might support the co-creation of a world that challenges anti-blackness and seeks inclusion and equality. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Nova George\n\n\n\nNova George (all pronouns) is a wonderer and poet interested in worship and the ways faith informs imaginings and realities regarding community\, belonging\, and inclusion. nova’s eyes light up in a conversation about the role of technology in spiritual education\, liberation theologies\, black literature as sacred text\, and everyday ritual and spiritual practice. You might find nova lounging in a Brooklyn café having a cup of herbal tea\, singing to a tree from their patio\, or dreaming about the world they hope to co-create with all of you. nova serves as the spiritual depending associate at the Friends General Conference ( FGC). URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/celebrate-black-history-month-2/ LOCATION:Indiana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/nova-tree-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240222T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240119T173238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T163828Z UID:10000146-1708628400-1708635600@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Celebrate Black History Month DESCRIPTION:Join us for Willson Lecture 2 with Lauren Brownlee on Quaker Principles and Practices in Service of Racial Justice. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for this event\n\n\n\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Which event(s) do you plan to attend?(Required)\n \n Feb 13 – Nova George\n \n \n Feb 22 – Lauren Brownlee\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Lauren Brownlee\n\n\n\nLauren Brownlee\, a member of Bethesda Friends Meeting (BYM)\, is Deputy General Secretary at the Friends Committee on National Legislation. She leads FCNL’s Governance\, Community and Culture department and helps to steward FCNL’s shared anti-racism\, anti-bias\, justice\, diversity\, equity\, and inclusion commitments.  Lauren previously served on FCNL’s General Committee and Friends General Conference’s Central Committee\, and currently serves as a co-clerk of the Quaker Coalition for Uprooting Racism Steering Committee and a co-clerk of the American Friends Service Committee’s Community\, Equity\, and Justice Board Committee. Lauren earned her B.A. in Classical Civilization and Greek from Wellesley College and her M.A. in Global\, International\, and Comparative History from Georgetown University. She also a graduate of the Friends Council on Education’s Institute for Engaging Leadership in Friends Schools. Lauren is an alumna of Sidwell Friends School and served there after college as assistant director of auxiliary programs and a history teacher. Before coming to FCNL\, Lauren was the upper school head at Carolina Friends School and\, before that\, the director of social action at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/celebrate-black-history-month/ LOCATION:Indiana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lauren.Brownlee.FCNL_.1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240227T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240227T143000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240124T135205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T135205Z UID:10000142-1709038800-1709044200@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Policies DESCRIPTION: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? \n\n\n\nPlease let us know you’re coming!\n\n\n\n \n HiddenEvent name(Required) Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Meeting or church affiliation Areas of interest for this discussionOptional\n \n I would like to receive occasional emails from QLC about upcoming events\n \n \n I would like to receive weekly Friendly Reminder blog reflections URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/policies/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/23222_QLC_TRAINING_DIGITALBOARD-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240229T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240229T203000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240126T174217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T174218Z UID:10000157-1709233200-1709238600@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Willson Lectures Follow-Up DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nAdria Gulizia\, a public minister from Chatham-Summit Monthly Meeting\, will be facilitating the conversation. \n\n\n\nShe will help us consider how the content from the lectures can shape our life and ministry. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration \n\n\n\n \n HiddenEvent name(Required) Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Meeting or church affiliation Areas of interest for this discussionOptional\n \n I would like to receive occasional emails from QLC about upcoming events\n \n \n I would like to receive weekly Friendly Reminder blog reflections URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/willson-lectures-follow-up/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Willson-Lecture-Follow-Up-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240326T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240326T143000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240124T135253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T135253Z UID:10000143-1711458000-1711463400@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Legal Structure DESCRIPTION: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? \n\n\n\nPlease let us know you’re coming!\n\n\n\n \n HiddenEvent name(Required) Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Meeting or church affiliation Areas of interest for this discussionOptional\n \n I would like to receive occasional emails from QLC about upcoming events\n \n \n I would like to receive weekly Friendly Reminder blog reflections URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/legal-structure/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/23222_QLC_TRAINING_DIGITALBOARD-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240425T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240427T235959 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240220T180134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240220T180136Z UID:10000158-1714003200-1714262399@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Quaker Leadership Conference DESCRIPTION:REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE \n\n\n\nAll 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 FOR THE FUTURE. \n\n\n\nWe anticipate a time of story-telling and wisdom-sharing that will help us find paths forward into the future of Friends. \n\n\n\nWhile focused primarily on the Religious Society of Friends and its future\, our expectation is ESR alums of various faith traditions will resonate with the theme of Stories FOR the Future. \n\n\n\nThrough music\, worship\, stories\, presentations\, sandbox discussions\, facilitated conversations\, and informal interactions we will be paying attention together to share\, listen\, learn\, and discern about God working through us and among us. \n\n\n\nOur time will be bathed in worship\, prayer\, and reflection in the expectation that the Holy Spirit is present as our guide and inspiration. Come and join as we listen and tell Stories FOR the Future. \n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid conference with in-person and Zoom attendance options. In-person participants will have the opportunity to register for the Conversation with Anne Lamott (ESR Perkins Family Lecture) on 4/25 for no additional charge. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/quaker-leadership-conference/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Copy-of-Copy-of-Quaker-Leadership-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240425T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240425T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240122T125256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240122T142812Z UID:10000148-1714071600-1714078800@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:A Conversation with Anne Lamott DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of captivating conversation with bestselling novelist and essayist Anne Lamott as ESR’s Ben Brazil interviews her. \n\n\n\n\nRegister via EventBrite\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Anne Lamott\n\n\n\nAnne Lamott writes and speaks about subjects that begin with capital letters: Alcoholism\, Motherhood\, and Jesus. But armed with self-effacing humor – she is laugh-out-loud funny – and ruthless honesty\, Lamott converts her subjects into enchantment. Actually\, she writes about what most of us don’t like to think about. She wrote her first novel for her father\, the writer Kenneth Lamott\, when he was diagnosed with brain cancer. She has said that the book was “a present to someone I loved who was going to die.” In all her novels\, she writes about loss – loss of loved ones and loss of personal control. She doesn’t try to sugar-coat the sadness\, frustration\, and disappointment but tells her stories with honesty\, compassion\, and a pureness of voice. As she says\, “I have a lot of hope and a lot of faith\, and I struggle to communicate that.” Anne Lamott does communicate her faith; in her books and in person\, she lifts\, comforts\, and inspires\, all the while keeping us laughing.Anne Lamott is the author of seven novels: Hard Laughter\, Rosie\, Joe Jones\, Blue Shoe\, All New People\, Crooked Little Heart\, and Imperfect Birds. She has also written several bestselling books of nonfiction\, including Operating Instructions\, an account of life as a single mother during her son’s first year; Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son’s First Son; and the classic book on writing; Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. She has also authored several collections of autobiographical essays on faith: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith\, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith\, and Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith. In addition\, she has written Help\, Thanks\, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers\, Stitches; A Handbook on Meaning\, Hope and Repair\, Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace\, Hallelujah Anyway; Rediscovering Mercy and Almost Everything: Notes on Hope. Her most recent book is Dusk\, Night\, Dawn: On Revival and Courage.She is currently working on her next book\, Somehow: Thoughts on Love (Riverhead\, April 9\, 2024). Lamott has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and has taught at UC Davis\, as well as at writing conferences across the country. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Mock has made a documentary on Lamott entitled “Bird by Bird with Annie” (1999). Anne Lamott has also been inducted into the California Hall of Fame. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/a-conversation-with-anne-lamott/ LOCATION:Goddard Auditorium ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lamott-PR-Photo-Credit-Sam-Lamott-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240426T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240426T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240125T215601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240125T220425Z UID:10000156-1714150800-1714165200@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:ESR Alumni Reunion DESCRIPTION: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. This reunion promises to be a memorable occasion\, celebrating the bonds that tie us together. \n\n\n\nLet’s make this reunion an unforgettable experience! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nPlease register to ensure we have a spot reserved for you. If you have challenges raising the $40 registration fee\, please email Brown Mujete at mujetbr@earlham.edu for a scholarship. Please don’t let finances deprive you of an opportunity to meet and make new friends. We look forward to seeing you and creating new memories together.Also\, remember that your registration to the Alumni Reunion automatically gives you a free ticket to Anne Lamott’s presentation at Earlham College on April 25\, 2024. \n\n\n\n\nRegister via EventBrite\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLodging Information\n\n\n\nFor those traveling from out of town and would like some accommodation information\, here is a list of facilities we have used before and offer great discounts to ESR: \n\n\n\nQuaker Hill Conference Center“The House of Light\, A Place of Christian Hospitality” – is about 1.3 miles from ESR and is LGBTQ-friendly. Free accommodation for up to Three (3) Guests who are on a low budget. Please contact John Jeremiah Edminister\, class of 2019\, at john.edminster@gmail.com; Lauramoore House – $50/night alumni rateFriends House (233 Colleve Ave\, Richmond\, IN 47374) – Contact Diane Neanover at neanodi@earlham.edu or Call 765 983 1423 for reservations.Quality Inn – 5501 National Road East\, Richmond\, IN\, 47374\, US – (765) 488-0931 \n\n\n\nOther Lodging in Richmond\n\n\n\n\nHome2Suites\n\n\n\nHampton Inn \n\n\n\nHoliday Inn URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/esr-alumni-reunion/ LOCATION:Indiana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ESR_ALUMNI_REUNION.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240430T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240430T143000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240228T124420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T124420Z UID:10000144-1714482000-1714487400@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Quaker Trustee Series: Rentals DESCRIPTION:What does right relationship mean when we have tenants? To whom do we rent\, and why? How do we create rental policies? How do we work with tenants that miss rent or violate the rental policy? \n\n\n\nPlease let us know you’re coming!\n\n\n\n \n HiddenEvent name(Required) Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Meeting or church affiliation Areas of interest for this discussionOptional\n \n I would like to receive occasional emails from QLC about upcoming events\n \n \n I would like to receive weekly Friendly Reminder blog reflections URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/rentals/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/23222_QLC_TRAINING_DIGITALBOARD-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240528T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240528T143000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240228T124436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T124436Z UID:10000145-1716901200-1716906600@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Quaker Trustee Series: Investments DESCRIPTION: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?  URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/investments/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240722T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240722T140000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240618T122103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T122418Z UID:10000162-1721649600-1721656800@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:New Student Meet & Greet via Zoom DESCRIPTION:To join the session\, please use the following link: Join Zoom Meeting – https://bethanyseminary.zoom.us/j/84517921440 URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/new-student-meet-greet-via-zoom/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:New Student Orientation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240804T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240804T180000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240724T140642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240724T140642Z UID:10000163-1722787200-1722794400@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:New Student Meet & Greet DESCRIPTION:ESR Class Room BuildingO’Dourves and soft drinks served URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/new-student-meet-greet-at-cordial-cork/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:New Student Orientation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240814T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240814T203000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240802T163544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240802T163545Z UID:10000173-1723662000-1723667400@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Author Talk with Howard Macy DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nPerhaps the prophets can provide timely wisdom for how to live and lead prophetically in a highly-politicized season. \n\n\n\nRegister for Author Talk \n\n\n\nA bit about Howard Macy: \n\n\n\nHoward Macy is now retired in Newberg\, Oregon after a lifetime of public ministry among Friends and teaching\, mostly at Friends University and George Fox University. He often taught about Psalms\, the Prophets\, and spiritual formation. Retirement offers a less intense pace\, but still leaves room to speak and write as way opens. Howard loves exploring Oregon\, playing trumpet in musical groups\, and sharing in the life of Wayside Friends Church in Newberg. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/author-talk-with-howard-macy/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240821T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240821T203000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240816T121108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240816T121108Z UID:10000169-1724263200-1724272200@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Consultation on Intergenerational Engagement DESCRIPTION:Melinda Wenner Bradley and Beth Collea from Quaker Religious Education Collaborative will facilitate this consultation. \n\n\n\nThis 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.” \n\n\n\nWhy is intergenerational community good for all of us\, at any age? Why is it important for the future of Quakerism?This event will include a combination of worship\, presentation\, discussion\, and resource-sharing to address questions about how churches/meetings are seeking to be not only multigenerational\, but intergenerational spiritual communities. We’ll address why this topic is vital at this time\, how we can prepare members and the body (children and adults!) to do things “all together\,” and how to respond to “roadblocks” along the journey. \n\n\n\nRegister for Consultation on Intergenerational Engagement URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/consultation-on-intergenerational-engagement/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240919T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240919T203000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240717T151638Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T151639Z UID:10000165-1726772400-1726777800@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Public Ministry Workshop Series: Discerning a Public Ministry DESCRIPTION:Join Powell House in the first of three skills workshops co-sponsored by Quaker Leadership Center. This workshop explores how a local worshipping community and an individual Friend might respond together to a call to public ministry. What is a call and what is necessary to be accountable and supported in it? \n\n\n\nRegister for this event URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/public-ministry-workshop-series-discerning-a-public-ministry/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240924T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20240924T213000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240916T193453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240916T193455Z UID:10000180-1727206200-1727213400@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Sowing Seeds of Peace in Bolivia DESCRIPTION:In 2010\, Bolivian Quaker Magaly Quispe started offering Alternatives to Violence workshops in one Bolivian prison. AVP-Bolivia has now reached 21 prisons – and every department in Bolivia. Come hear about Magaly’s work for peace and how it has expanded to anti-domestic violence work\, as well as a  “study home” — a residence for rural students who live too far from a high school to commute daily. Magaly was also one of the principal guides and hosts for ESR’s May 2024 class in Bolivia. \n\n\n\nClear Creek\, West Richmond Friends\, and First Friends meetings co-host this event. Light refreshments will be provided.  The talk is also available on Zoom. Email mujetbr@earlham.edu for the link. \n\n\n\nBeginning by offering an Alternatives to Violence workshop in one La Paz prison\, Magaly now offers AVP in prisons throughout Bolivia. She and her team also build greenhouses in prisons\, allowing inmates to grow their own food\, to have meaningful work\, and to reconnect to the land and\, in some cases\, to their rural roots. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/sowing-seeds-of-peace-in-bolivia/ LOCATION:Earlham School of Religion – Dining Area\, 228 College Avenue\, Richmond\, Indiana\, 47374-5360 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Magaly-Tues-9-24-event-rev.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241017T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20240717T151750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T151751Z UID:10000166-1729191600-1729198800@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Public Ministry Workshop Series: Accountability for Public Ministry DESCRIPTION:Join Powell House for the second of three skills workshops co-sponsored by Quaker Leadership Center. This workshop will dive deep into material explored in our first workshop with QLC. What is accountability to a call\, and how do we actively fulfill this as religious communities? \n\n\n\nRegister for this event URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/public-ministry-workshop-series-accountability-for-public-ministry/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241018T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241018T160000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20241002T154501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T154501Z UID:10000168-1729240200-1729267200@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Pastors Conference DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, October 18th for a day of reflecting on the role of silence in pastoral ministry. \n\n\n\nWhether programmed or unprogrammed\, Quakers have always valued silence as an important means of accessing divine grace and listening to God. Some talk about “centering down” or “communion in the manner of Friends”; programmed Meetings talk about “open worship” or “waiting worship.” In a noisy and divisive time\, the place of silence and stillness seems more important than ever. Yet we are also aware of folks being “silenced” from sharing hard truths or strong emotions. How do we address these issues? \n\n\n\nNon-Quakers are also welcome to join the conversation! Many other traditions have contemplative components to their worship and liturgy. Let’s learn from each other. \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE \n\n\n\nOur featured presenter will be Gregg Koskella from Newberg\, Oregon. Here is his bio: \n\n\n\nAfter spending decades as a pastor\, I no longer have that as my job. Our faith community shattered\, and yet I still am committed to walking the journey of life and faith in community. Writings of women from the Middle Ages\, mystics like Hildegard of Bingen and Catherine of Siena\, have grounded me in the last few years and given me a new (and ancient) spiritual life. \n\n\n\nI want to be someone who pursues and explores in all kinds of ways. I’m deeply committed to honesty and living with integrity to the best of my ability. I know and love theology\, Quakers\, and church life\, and also have found that the distance of not serving in day-to-day ministry gives a different perspective. I hope that will be helpful and encouraging to those in vocational ministry. \n\n\n\nI’ve been Elaine’s husband since 1990. I’m also Aubrey\, Hayley\, and Natalie’s dad. \n\n\n\nHe is the author of Finding Hildegard: Healing through Medieval Wisdom. \n\n\n\nJoin us for a rich time of fellowship\, conversation\, worship\, and learning. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for those attending in-person. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/pastors-conference-2/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241112T203000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20241029T170952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241029T170953Z UID:10000182-1731438000-1731443400@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Author Talk with Richard Foster & Mimi Dixon DESCRIPTION:We will talk with Richard Foster about his journey among Friends and with his best-selling book Celebration of Discipline. We will also talk with Mimi Dixon about her recently published book Worth Celebrating about the impact of Celebration. Join us for this generative conversation! \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE \n\n\n\nBios \n\n\n\nRichard J. Foster is the innovative pioneer who reintroduced ancient spiritual resources to contemporary Christians\, especially among evangelicals and other Protestants. The author of several bestselling books\, including Celebration of Discipline and Streams of Living Water\, he is the founder of Renovaré\, an infrachurch movement committed to the renewal of the Church in all her multifaceted expressions. Having studied at George Fox University and Fuller Theological Seminary\, Foster has served as a pastor and taught worldwide on spiritual formation. He and his wife\, Carolynn\, have two grown children\, many grandchildren\, and live near Denver\, Colorado. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMiriam (Mimi) Dixon began her ministry in 1979 serving as an associate pastor at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Seattle\, Washington. From April of 1985 to May of 2019 she served as senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Golden\, Colorado. She earned both her MDiv and DMin degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary. Mimi is on the Renovaré Board of Directors and teaches for the Renovaré Institute. She is faculty for Next Frontiers\, a ministry to pastors in transition\, and actively promotes Christian Spiritual Formation\, crediting Richard Foster and Dallas Willard for their influence in her life and ministry. Mimi has authored Worth Celebrating: a biography of Richard J Foster’s Celebration of Discipline\, available through Barclay Press. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/author-talk-with-richard-foster-mimi-dixon/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Worth-Celebrating.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20241121T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20241101T112502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T112502Z UID:10000167-1732215600-1732222800@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Public Ministry Workshop Series: Eldering a Public Minister DESCRIPTION:Join Powell House for the third of three skills workshops co-sponsored by Quaker Leadership Center. Do you feel a call to serve as an elder\, or support person\, to another’s public ministry? Join us for a conversation about lessons learned in serving in this capacity\, including how to ask for and offer eldership and negotiate this important relationship. \n\n\n\nRegister for this event URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/public-ministry-workshop-series-eldering-a-public-minister/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250116T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250116T213000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20241213T175857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241213T175858Z UID:10000183-1737057600-1737063000@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Trustees Training Series #1: Narrative Budget DESCRIPTION:Join us for a new trustees training series with new topics. We will gather on Zoom monthly on the third Thursday of January through May\, 2025. Emily Provance will facilitate the series but each session will have a different guest speaker. \n\n\n\nFor our January training\, we will discuss how to create and use a narrative budget. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/trustees-training-series-1-narrative-budget/2025-01-16/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250120T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250120T210000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20241209T143819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241209T144426Z UID:10000187-1737399600-1737406800@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:MLK Jr. Day Celebration - Public Lecture DESCRIPTION:What Would Martin Luther King Do Now’? by Rev. Robert ‘Bob’ Hunter \n\n\n\nFree admission – Registration is Required. \n\n\n\nPlease join us for the 2025 MLK Jr. Day celebrations with a public lecture\, ‘ What Would Martin Luther King Do Now’? by Rev. Robert ‘Bob’ Hunter.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBefore retirement in 2014\, Rev. Bob Hunter was a Diversity and Justice specialist for the Indiana Division of Intervarsity. He was also on the national leadership team for Black Campus Ministries of InterVarsity. He has taught courses in Racism\, Conflict Management\, and occasionally Statistics at Trinity College\, Binghamton University\, and Earlham College and is the former chair of the Richmond Indiana Human Rights Commission. He has twice won the Frieda Dawkins Award for his work in Civil and Human rights. He is the Co-Author of Loving Justice\, InterVarsity Press\, 1990\, and Co-editor of Yearning to Breathe Free: Liberation Theologies in the United States\, Orbis Press\, 1990. \n\n\n\nBob has two grown children\, Rachel and Daniel. Rachel\, a talented musician\, teaches Spanish at Richmond Friends School. Daniel is an organizer and skilled trainer\, having worked with 350.org on Environmental Justice issues for 15 years. He is the author of 5 books on organizing and justice work\, including his recent book “What Would You Do If Trump Wins.” Bob was married to Dr. Carol Hunter for 40 years until her death in 2015. Together\, they worked for various organizations and taught justice issues to scores of students. Bob is on the board of Just Faith Ministries\, The Richmond Equity Commission\, and a pianist at Bethel African Methodist Church in Richmond\, Indiana. URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/mlk-jr-day-celebration-public-lecture-2/ LOCATION:Indiana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://esr.earlham.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/25085_ESR_MLK-Jr_Graphic_social-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250220T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Indiana/Indianapolis:20250220T213000 DTSTAMP:20260408T074231 CREATED:20241217T130656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T130656Z UID:10000186-1740081600-1740087000@esr.earlham.edu SUMMARY:Trustees Training Series #2: Session 2\, Dividing the Work & Good Communication DESCRIPTION:Join us for a new trustees training series with new topics. We will gather on Zoom monthly on the third Thursday of January through May\, 2025. Emily Provance will facilitate the series but each session will have a different guest speaker. \n\n\n\nFor our February training\, we will discuss how to divide up responsibilities and practice good communication. What authority belongs to trustees? What authority belongs to the whole meeting or church or Quaker organization? How do we prevent communications gaps and hard feelings? How do we divide our responsibilities if the group has trustees\, a finance committee\, a property committee\, a treasurer\, and possibly even staff and a board of directors? How do we avoid stepping on each other’s toes\, getting our work done reasonably efficiently while still relying on guidance from the Holy Spirit? Because these arrangements vary so much from one organization to another\, this workshop will not attempt to provide any “correct” answers. Instead\, we’ll focus on considering helpful principles. How do we maintain a functional and mutually respectful community? URL:https://esr.earlham.edu/event/trustees-training-series-2-dividing-the-work-good-communication/ LOCATION:Indiana CATEGORIES:Quaker Leadership Center END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR