October 2005

Building the Beloved Community

By Mary Ann Downey

Being a true community means going beyond being nice.

Hospitality in the Manner of Friends

By Nancy Fennell

There are several attributes of an appropriate welcome to visitors to meeting.

An Approach to Religious Education

By Mary Snyder

The tools of religious education are subtle and yet powerful.

Fieldguide to Quaker (unprogrammed) Ministry

By Signe Wilkinson

Quakerism's favorite Pulitzer Prize winner aims her pen at us.

The Meaning of Silent Worship

By Mariellen O. Gilpin

Is anything happening in the deep quiet?

Speaking into the Silence

By Sydney Chambers

Try this flowchart for speaking in meeting.

Meeting for Business for Community

By Ron McDonald

If community-building becomes the focus of business meetings, there could be a reduced temptation to micromanage.

Does Your Meeting Need a Bill of Rights?

By Joshua Brown

West Richmond (Ind.) Meeting shares a bill of rights it has worked out for its members.

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Beyond Consensus: the Quaker Search for God's Leading for the Group

By Matthias C. Drake

The Quaker decision-making process rests on several essential components and conditions.

Clerking: A Semi-Serious Look

By Marjorie M. Anderson

An experienced clerk shares her learnings with a light hand.

Spirit-Led Eldering

By Margery Mears Larrabee

Eldering, both formal and informal, is key to the well-being of our Religious Society.

Spiritual Discernment within the Nominating Process

By Perry Treadwell

The real business of nominating committees is to enable members by discerning spiritual gifts.