Category: Quakers
Quaker specific content, theology, worship, training, community, both relating to Britain Yearly Meeting and the wider Quaker family.
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Trust and Integrity in Business – which questions do we ask? And of whom?
Quakers & Business Annual Conference 2018: Wednesday 5th December 2018, at Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ. 9:30am to 4:30pm. Please click here for a detailed programme including a description of the stream and speaker options. Who is this for? Anybody in the world of business, owners, managers, employees, public and third sector,
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Quaker Leadership – Quaker & Business Gathering ’18
Quaker & Business Tickets are now available for the Quaker & Business Gathering 2018. Date & Time: Saturday 30th June 2018, 9am – 5pm Location: Friargate Quaker Meeting House, Friargate, York YO1 9RL This year’s theme is Quaker Leadership, and as one of the planning committee I’m delighted that we’ve been able to get three
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Building Peace Together
Building Peace Together a Practical Resource Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has produced a useful report with practical resources: The visibility of violent conflict from all over the world in our daily digest of news and media creates a sense that violence – or the threat of violence – is ever-present, when in fact,
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Christian Entrepreneurship
A&Q 1 and Christian Entrepreneurship While I love Advice & Queries 1, “Take heed, dear Friends, to the promptings of love and truth in your hearts. Trust them as the leadings of God whose Light shows us our darkness and brings us to new life.” I had not previously considered it as business advice. During
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Q&B Conference 2017 ‘Seek unity; uphold difference; find wholeness: Exploring decision-making through Quaker Business Method and other models’
The annual conference was held at Friends House, always a pleasure to spend time there. The day was very full – with more workshops I wanted to attend than I could, which is always a good sign. You can read the full minute and report on Q&B’s website: http://qandb.org/qbc17 Priming the Brain My highlights were
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Flowers in Meeting for Worship
Do you have flowers or books on a table in the middle of Meeting for Worship? If you do – what books and who chooses them? Have you worshipped outside? All of these questions and more are being asked by Peter Duckworth who is coming to the end of a two year Equipping For Ministry
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QBC’16 – Embodying Equality in Business – Why? & How?
QBC’16 – Embodying Equality in Business – Why? & How? The ‘Why’ inspires change and the ‘How’ empowers change Wednesday, 9th November 2016 Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ 9:30am to 10:00am Registration and Networking. 10:00am Meeting for Worship (for ten minutes). 4:30pm Close. The heartfelt purpose is for those attending the conference
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Radical Spirituality
Lancaster University are running a free on line course exploring how/why Quakers formed and grew into the radical group they are today. ” Together, we will explore the beginnings of Quakerism and this critical piece of religious history of a group who gathered around a radical and outspoken spiritual message that was to change the
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Fire Drills During Meeting for Worship
Fire! Fire Alarms and the necessary Fire equipment and signage are all an important part of any building’s safety plan – and we always hope they won’t be needed. However, if the worst happened – would your meeting know how to respond? Mount Street, Manchester recently held a fire drill during Meeting for Worship. Although
