The work of QLC is guided by an advisory council made up of 10 Friends representing a wide spectrum of Quaker faith and practice in North America.
They meet quarterly to pray, discern, discuss ideas, report from their circle of ministry, and guide the direction of the Center.
Richmond, IN
West Elkton Friends Meeting, (membership/recording held by Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends)
Ministry Interests: Quaker pastoral ministry, children’s ministry, child protection
Mooresville, IN
Plainfield Friends Meeting (Western Yearly Meeting)
Ministry Interests: Connecting people with their interests/gifts, pastoral care, Quakers working together, humor
Greensboro, NC
First Friends Meeting (North Carolina Fellowship of Friends)
Ministry interests: making connections between branches, communications, environmental justice, equity, living wages, prayer, fun, and beauty
Easthampton, MA
Northampton Friends Meeting (New England Yearly Meeting)
Ministry Interests: Faith formation across the lifespan, leadership development, evaluation, and congregation/organizational health.
Cincinnati, OH
Community Friends Meeting, (Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting)
Ministry Interests: Social Impact, Equity, Democracy, and Supporting the Future of Friends
Greensboro, NC
Friendship Friends Monthly Meeting (North Carolina Yearly Meeting – Conservative)
Ministry Interests: My aspiration as a minister is the same as every Friend’s: to do everything God asks, and nothing else.
Muncie, IN
Muncie Friends Church (New Association of Friends)
Ministry Interests: Pastoral Ministry
Richmond, IN
Friends United Meeting
Ministry Interests: Quaker Leadership, Global Ministries, Social Justice
Philadelphia, PA
Byberry Friends Meeting (Philadelphia Yearly Meeting)
Ministry Interests: I have been in Quaker service for almost 40 years. Ten of those years was as General Secretary of the American Friends Service Committee. Another 25 of those years was serving as a volunteer with Friends General Conference. Currently, my entire focus is on revitalizing the Religious Society of Friends, through the lens of developing strategies, models and roadmaps to re-invigorate our small and struggling Monthly Meetings.
Oskaloosa, IA
Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends, General Superintendent
Ministry Interests: Spiritual Formation, Organizational Leadership, Leadership Development, Team Development, Church Health, Pastoral Support
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Sylvia Graves Beane, Sue Whitesel, Andy Stanton-Henry By Della Stanley-Green Over the past four years, I have had the amazing opportunity to job share in two different positions with three Friends. In August 2019, Sylvia Graves Beane, Sue Whitesel and I began our shared work as the Co-Superintendents of Western Yearly Meeting…
By Della Stanley-Green After I committed to this series of blog posts on living Quaker leaders for this month, the next name that came to mind was Stephanie Crumley-Effinger. I first met Stephanie when I was a young ESR student, and she was a fairly recent ESR grad serving at Earlham College…
By Della Stanley-Green Yesterday during my morning quiet time, I sensed a rising wave of gratitude in me for living Quaker leaders who exemplify the vital characteristics of Quaker leadership. One of the first that came to mind is dear Friend, Dwight Wilson — mentor, leader, author, teacher, volunteer, baby whisperer, minister,…
Call a Time-Out By Andy Stanton-Henry Thich Nhat Hanh tells a parable about a man riding his horse. He was galloping through the village, then the countryside, at full speed. As he zoomed past, everyone that saw him was impressed, thinking he must be a man on a mission. Finally, a person…
Friendly Reminder: A Weekly Reflection from the Quaker Leadership Center By Andy Stanton-Henry I recently wrote an article for Friends Journal about the Quaker roots of the Vineyard movement and how that intersects with my own spiritual journey. I have many friends who identify as charismatic or Pentecostal and I spent a…
Think, Think, Think By Andy Stanton-Henry “I’ll have to think about it.” We often use some version of this response when approached with an important question or invitation. In religious circles, we may use the spiritual version: “I’ll have to pray about it.” But do we do it? Do we really take…
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Director
Della is excited to see where God is leading the Center, ESR and the whole of the Religious Society of Friends. She is a Recorded Minister in Western Yearly Meeting and a trained spiritual director.
She recently completed a three-year interim as the leader of the Interim Co-Superintendent Team for Western Yearly Meeting of Friends, (33 Quaker Meetings in western IN and eastern IL). She also serves as an Adjunct Professor in the MBAOnline@UDayton program teaching “The Principled
Organization: Integrating Faith, Ethics and Work.”
Associate director
Andy is a writer, Quaker minister, chicken-keeper, and distraught Reds fan. He holds degrees from Barclay College and Earlham School of Religion, and is a doctoral student studying Open and Relational Theology. He carries a special concern for rural leaders, leading to his recently published book Recovering Abundance: Twelve Practices for Small-Town Leaders. Andy has also trained in spiritual direction, labyrinth facilitation, conflict transformation, and entrepreneurial ministry. A native Buckeye, Andy now lives in East Tennessee with his spouse, Ashlyn, their blue heeler Cassie, and their laying hens.