From the 2019 FGC Gathering at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa.
Tag Archives | FGC
Quaker Works April 2019
This semiannual feature highlights the recent works of Quaker organizations in eight categories.
Posted in: Humor in Religion, Quaker Works
Writing Opp: Friendly Competition? (deadline extended to Feb 25)
Learn more about writing for our May issue on competition.
Martin Kelley is senior editor of Friends Journal.
Posted in: From the Editor's Desk
An Interview with the Co‐clerks of Institutional Assessment on Racism Task Force
Looking at Friends General Conference’s work of racial self‐examination.
Sharon Lane-Getaz attends Cannon Valley Meeting in Northfield, Minn., where she teaches at a local college; she and her wife are newly "empty nesting" as their daughter has started college. Justin Connor is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.); he is an attorney living in Washington with his family. Sharon and Justin are the co-clerks of FGC's Institutional Assessment on Racism Task Force. The interview was conducted by Friends Journal senior editor Martin Kelley.
Posted in: Features, Racially Diverse Society of Friends (January 2019)
A Gathering of Spirits: The Friends General Conferences 1896–1950
By Douglas Gwyn. QuakerPress of FGC, 2018. 316 pages. $20/paperback. Doug Gwyn is the ideal writer to tackle this project. […]
Gwen Gosney Erickson is the Friends Historical Collection librarian and archivist at Guilford College and a member of Friendship Meeting in Greensboro, N.C.
Posted in: Books That Have Changed Us, November 2018 Books, Quaker Book ReviewsDiane P. Butler
Butler—Diane P. Butler, 63, on August 2, 2017, at home in Ithaca, N.Y. Diane was born on June 4, 1954, […]
Posted in: Meetings and Money, Milestones
Top Ten Quaker Bestsellers 2018
Popular books at the 2018 FGC Gathering
Source: QuakerBooks & More of FGC
Posted in: September 2018
What People Really Want from Church and Quaker Meeting
Looking at successful church growth models for ideas to grow our fellowship.
Donald W. McCormick, [email protected], is a member of Grass Valley Meeting in Nevada City, Calif. He is director of education for Unified Mindfulness, a company that trains mindfulness teachers. The senior editor of Friends Journal described his February article, “Can Quakerism Survive?,” as “the most talked about article in recent history.”
Posted in: Features, Going Viral with Quakerism
Can Quakerism Survive?
Why is there no vision of the future of Quakerism?
Donald W. McCormick was a professor for 30 years. He taught leadership and organizational change. Currently he is the director of education for Unified Mindfulness, a mindfulness teacher training organization. He is a member of Grass Valley Meeting in Nevada City, Calif. Contact: [email protected].
Posted in: Features, February 2018
News
News of Friends: School to Peace Pipeline conference; Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting takes form; Appointment; Retirement.
Posted in: News, Quaker Lifestyles
Features
Addicted to Fast Money by Rita Willett
Gambling: A Violation of Quaker Testimonies by Michael Song
To Gamble, for Better or for Worse by Pamela Haines
Poetry
Coming Home by Dorothy Riehm
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