State of the Meeting Limericks
Description:
Light-hearted response to a weighty meeting for business.
Light-hearted response to a weighty meeting for business.
For Friends . . . “A lot of work happens in Quaker committees. A lot of work is done by appointed individuals. (We hesitate to call them Officers, as that sounds quite corporate or military.) A lot of work is carried out by those who know how to do it. . . Committees are appointed for action, not for stalling or burying an issue.
Approved!
A Story About Quaker Meeting for Business
Written by Nancy L. Haines
Illustrated by Anne E.G. Nydam
Reviewed by Iris Graville
Decisions [among Friends] are not made based upon how many agree most and most loudly, but upon whether the speaker has caught the Sense of the Meeting and articulated it well. Speaking twice does not give your words more weight. . . . We may have to train ourselves out of some of the attitudes we have learned from the cultures we grew up in.
Recording of portions of an online conversation, 2/10/2016, among Friends in the West, exploring ways to improve the quality of business in their monthly meetings.
Notes from an online conversation, 3/9/2016, among Friends in the West (and beyond), exploring ways to improve the quality of Business Meeting in their monthly meetings.
