Good Order of Friends

Our Most Precious Resource

It is my good fortune to belong to a large, urban meeting that has quite a few families with young… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Nurturing Our Meetings

When I first attended Friends meeting in my early 30s, I knew that I was in the right place, but… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Building the Beloved Community

Atlanta Friends Meeting began as such a diverse group of people that one of the first attenders commented, "It seemed… Mary Ann Downey

Hospitality in the Manner of Friends

Use hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one… Nancy Fennell

The Meaning of Silent Worship

A Friend recently asked, "What does silent worship mean?" Silent worship is about making an opportunity for God. God makes… Mariellen O. Gilpin

Speaking into the Silence

Sydney Chambers

Meeting for Business for Community

In psychotherapy there is a technique we call "paradoxical intervention." It’s what we do when we tell a two-year-old who… Ron McDonald

Does Your Meeting Need a Bill of Rights?

About ten years ago, West Richmond (Ind.) Meeting was shattered by a case of sexual harassment, where a respected member… Joshua Brown

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

When a group of North Americans gather to make a decision, one of three processes is usually used: the autocratic,… Matthias C. Drake

Clerking: A Semi-Serious Look

From 1975 to 1994 there were only two years when I was not involved in some kind of clerking responsibility… Marjorie M. Anderson

Spiritual Discernment within the Nominating Process

How might Friends improve the spiritual discernment within their nominating committees? I posed this query to my interest group, “Nominating:… Perry Treadwell

Bill of Rights of West Richmond (Ind.) Meeting

You have the right to take part in worship. All people are welcome to worship with us, regardless of age,… admin
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