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Renewal movements at work in today's Religious Society of Friends, many of which are coalescing around the term "Convergent Friends."

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Angelina reflects on working with the editors for new youth book

they became curious about where we were all from and why we were all togethe. a native Oregonian, an East Coaster. Brit. Bolivian. Kenyan. We explained then, each in our own eloquence (we’re writers and editors after all), and it was then tha. muttered something about “Many branches of the Quaker church.”robinmohr 2009-05-04T01:55:24Z

Joining the Convergent Conversation, from Friends Journal

Angelina Conti reports for Friends Journal on the "Reclaiming the Power of Primitive Quakerism for the 21st Century," where Quakers interested in the convergent Friends movement connected to fomen. cross-branch renewal of the Religious Society of Friends.Friends.Journal 2009-04-30T19:50:11Z

Wess: Mind the Fire, Fan the Flame: A Message of Hope for Quakers

God is blessing the cross-pollinations, inter-visitations, and friendships these friends are encouraging. Rather than being unequally yolked, these friends are tendin. fire all these groups have and need.chrismsf 2009-04-30T17:00:17Z

Martin thinks the Movement for a New Society is the Old New Monastics

The high-profile new monastics rarely seem to give any props to Quakers or MNS, but I'd be willing to bet if you sat in on any of their meetings the process would be much more inspired by MNS than Robert's Rules of Order or any fifteenth century monastic rule that might be cited.robinmohr 2009-04-15T05:20:07Z

Robin M. on the New Monasticism in print and in person

The list of 12 Marks o. New Monasticism is another list of characteristics o. religio. want to be part of. [They] strike me a. good set of measurements or goals for considering how I’m living my own life and how my Meeting is connecting our community life.chrismsf 2009-04-10T18:07:53Z

Passionate Ashley with a traveling minute report on the Convergent Friends workshop

There was als. tension between what we had found in the Religious Society of Friends and what we are still searching for. We were all there because we had experienced something in Friends that made us stay, we had tasted something real, but we were also there because we were missing something in our own meetings and churches. What are we missing in our faith communities that makes us feel drawn to gatherings like this one?martin_kelley 2009-04-

Facebook and Twitter: Quaker 2.0 technologies « 27 Wishes

Quaker plain speech, as translated into our 21st century world, offers itself a. strong way to move between all social networking groups. Characterized as simple and democratic speech, plain speech doesn’t depend on who you are talking to, but offer something to everyone who hears it. The simplicity of the message can bring unity between people and remind us that something that is said online should match with what is said in public. Aren’t the

What Canst Thou Say?: Blogging as ministry

Robi. writes about blogging as ministry: "...Quaker blogs are part of an ongoing conversation about what is happening in our spiritual lives, including events we go to, books we read, theological questions we wrestle with, and our everyday joys and concerns. They offe. chance to stay in touch with Friends i. substantive way, between conferences, meetings, without travel costs, and often with photos of mutual Friends."cwdaniels 200

John F on minimalist organizing for God

I have some experience in this, as I’ve been part o. young Quaker Bible study group fo. couple of years now. We asked no questions and made no plans at the beginning, but gradually evolved graceful and helpful practices which enable us to get on with the main thing- deepening our shared spiritual life.martin_kelley 2009-03-26T01:13:07Z

Alivia on Freedom Friends and another color of Quaker

[At FWCC meeting] Peggy was anointed, spoke poignantly to the truth that we are another expression of Q-ism. Not that there is anything "Wrong" with the other expressions, but that we are... hmmm what was the expression she used... another color in the palette of the Quaker Rainbow.martin_kelley 2009-03-25T21:29:51Z

Durham Friend Mathew on the Friends of San Francisco

I was struck during my time with the San Francisco Friends by their strong sense of community, not community as tightly-knit, closed or insular, but community as dynamic, ever evolving and ever reaching out to others in warmth and friendship.chrismsf 2009-03-18T03:19:45Z

What Canst Thou Say?: Intro to Quakerism for the Emergent Crowd

a handout for an emerging church conferencerobinmohr 2009-03-15T04:21:28Z

Wess Daniels interviewed in "What Are You Passionate About" series

Currentl. am working on research about the future of the church, wit. direct emphasis on the Quaker tradition, because that’s wh. am and what is closest to me, but reall. am most passionate about vibrant, radical and inspiring expressions of Christian faith in our today’s “global information culture.”martin_kelley 2009-03-13T17:18:27Z

Peggy Parsons is calling all Philly area Friends to join her & Marge Abbott, 3/27-29

Target Audience: Young Friends, Convergent Friends, Quaker Bloggers, People who live with fear, People who admire primitive Quakerism, People who are frustrated with Quakerism, People who wan. spiritual basis for their activism and people who wan. more active expression for their spirituality. NOTE: Peggy will hav. free open time for non-workshop participants on Saturday afternoon 3/28 starting at 1:30.martin_kelley 2009-03-09T18:01:25Z

Robin M wants to spend more time doing her ministry of hospitality

I’m wrestling with the nagging feeling that God is calling me to this ministry of hospitality and encouragement: this work of bringing Friends together, convening learning communities, facilitating conversations and supporting Friends on their spiritual journeys, which brings me such joy and fulfillment and peace. Aren’. really supposed to be doing this all the time? A. disobeying God’s leading by spending so much of my time earnin. secular

27Wishes Chad on the Convergent Gathering

It's bee. smorgasbord of Quakers. One thing that I've liked about the Convergent Friends idea is tha. get to come to one location and meeting Quakers of all stripes and all different backgrounds that normall. would have to either travel around, read online, or somehow come into contact with. really like the idea of being able to have meals, have conversations, and draw from other Quaker backgrounds in one place.martin_kelley 200

Robin and Martin on post-conference wrap-up

I'm coming from [this weekend] at two places at the same time. One is feeling encouraged because people were really excited. At the same time I'm feeling that we could have been her. lot longer and don. lot more. The problem is that we could have done any one of the exercises for longer or we could have don. lot more things. One of the gifts of technology is that we can continue this conversation. We don't have to all be trav

Video: Stephen Dotson on going back from conference with more courage

I've taste. lot of solidarity. There'. lot of people that have come here looking for encouragement and to overcom. little bit of stagnation and get past some of the fears they have in going deeper in relationship to their meetings and relationship to the history of Friends and the tools and resources it offers them.martin_kelley 2009-02-24T02:31:49Z

What is a Quaker? asks Gathering Wess, and what might we become?

The Quaker tradition is in crisis. Things aren’t what they used to be, times have changed and things we were certain about are no longer easily assumed within our culture. It’s not unlike the kind of crisi. lover has who finds out that his beloved is no longer in love with him and has found another. Quakerism awaits to be remade/reborn in our hands, this will happen through the work and guidance of the Holy Spirit and Inward Light of Christ.mar

Freedom Friends' Fifth Annual State of the Church Report

Freedom Friends Church i. years an. months old! With God’s help we have successfully forme. community where the default setting is grace, inclusion i. functional reality, and where all are ministers.martin_kelley 2009-01-19T01:59:14Z