Building Management
Affording our Meeting Houses
This could be taken two ways – how do we ensure that the Meeting House is affordable for both the local community and the worshipping
May 26, 2013
Category: Building Management
Managing public buildings, owned by faith communities and balancing those groups needs and wants can be tricky. These articles might help.
Building Management
Marketing – the next steps
So you’ve read my previous post and either been busy ensuring you’ve met all the recommendations or you might be thinking, ‘yep knew all those!’
May 7, 2013
Building Management
Marketing your Meeting House – the basics
When was the last time you looked critically, as a newcomer might, at the front of your Meeting House? Does it look inviting? Welcoming? Or
April 15, 2013
Building Management
Marketing or Outreach?
All businesses, if they are to thrive, need some form of marketing. All Quaker meetings, if they are to thrive, need some form of Outreach.
March 28, 2013
Building Management
Quakerly Business
Is a Meeting House… a place of worship? a business? a social enterprise? a community resource? Or some combination of the above? Historically Quakers have
February 28, 2013
Building Management
Meeting Houses – Beacons or Burdens?
As mentioned in my last post “Why have a Meeting House“, Quaker meetings are often supporting meeting houses with fewer members, as the number of
December 13, 2012
Building Management
Why have a Meeting House?
This is a question often asked when I say “I manage a Meeting House”, or talk about making profits and covering costs. Why do we
November 23, 2012
Building Management
On Being a Quaker Warden: Wardenship as a Spiritual Matter
I’m often asked why I chose to become a Quaker warden. As well as “what IS a Warden?”. Quaker Life have a page that gives
October 20, 2012