Rashid Darden

Dear Friends, I have been immensely enjoying my time as the Friends General Conference Communications Manager.  I consider engagement to be a ministry—one that I take seriously.  

Friends General Conference shares the following job announcements that may be of interest to Quaker job seekers:

“I want to share with you a moment of continuing revelation I had at my family’s Passover seder in mid-April. It’s about gratitude.”

Friends General Conference seeks consultants to lead a planning process to assess our systems and culture in relationship to our governance.

Friends General Conference shares the following job announcements that may be of interest to Quaker job seekers:

“I want to share with you a moment of continuing revelation I had at my family’s Passover seder in mid-April. It’s about gratitude.”

As a very small committee, we actively seek Friends to join Nominating Committee in this joyous work.

FGC’s Junior Gathering, High School, and Adult Young Friend Committees are excited to team up for a new adventure this summer.

Proposal Due Date: April 24, 2022 Proposal due electronically to Linnea Halsten: ministryonracismassistant@fgcquaker.org. Friends General Conference (FGC) seeks proposals from consulting firms, individuals, and coalitions to help the organization eliminate bias and racial harm from our 18-person staff (16 are white and two are people of African descent).

Summary The 2022 Gathering will be held online July 3rd through 9th.  Registration for the virtual Gathering will open in May. Details are coming soon. YAY!, an in-person Young Adult and Youth event for children, teens, and young adults (ages 0 – 35) is in discernment. More soon! FGC is committed to both online and in-person, all-ages…

When the wind blows, the reed shifts and flows, moving with the current and remaining intact. When the turbulence has passed, the reed rises again to find that the more rigid among us—like the mighty oak that will not bend—are broken by the storm. Aesop