Fit For Freedom Authors’ Reflection
June 12, 2012
Our research reveals surprising, perhaps to some shocking, levels of ambivalence and ambiguity in Friends’ relationships with African Americans throughout our history.
Quaker Voluntary Service
May 23, 2012
FGC staff are excited about this new Quaker initiative and wanted to be sure you heard about it.
An Interview with Barry Crossno
February 2, 2011
Barry is the new General Secretary of Friends General Conference. He was interviewed by Chris Pifer, Web and Online Communications Manager for FGC.
FGC Central Committee Minute Affirming LGBTQ Friends
November 1, 2004
Our experience has been that spiritual gifts are not distributed with regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.
FGC Publications & Distribution: A Short History
May 9, 2001
By Wesley Mason Well, wasn’t there always a Publications and Distribution (P&D;) program? No, like everything else we had a beginning. While FGC always produced publications of some type, the genesis of the current Publications and Distribution Program seems to have been in 1972 when FGC first formed a Religious Education (RE) Committee. Previously, written…
Cultures of Peace: The Hidden Side of History
March 3, 2001
Reviewed by Nils Pearson Culture of Peace: The Hidden Side of History, by Elise Boulding, published by Syracuse University Press, 2000 A scholarly and compelling book, this is no easy read. However, if you think that there is too much militarism, violence and war, too many people in prison and too many fast food restaurants; if…
A Source of Contagious Amazement: The Directory of Traveling Friends
February 23, 2001
By Katrina Mason Editor’s note: The Directory of Traveling Friends is referred to interchangeable as the Traveling Directory and the Directory. Recently a thick letter came in the mail from a woman who, using the Directory of Traveling Friends, had stayed with us about two years ago. In the envelope was a photograph of flowers taken…
Publications & Distribution: Past, Present and Future
February 23, 2001
By Pat Fox The Publications and Distribution Committee came together for a weekend retreat February 19-21, 2001. We gathered at the Burlington Meetinghouse and Conference Center to finish our business plan, one that the committee worked on for the past year and would use for the next several years. Our working documents reflected aspects of…
Alphabet of Ministries
March 20, 2000
By Sally Rickerman My offering is this alphabet of ministries–some frivolous, but most profound. AcceptanceBeingCaringDoingElderingForgivingGraciousnessHealingInsightfulnessJoyKnittingListeningMindfulnessNurturingOutreachingPrayingQuakeringReconcilingSingingThoughtfulnessUnderstandingVocalizingWritingXtending“Youngering”Zeal
FGC’s Consultation on “Calling Forth & Nurturing Gifts of Ministry”
March 20, 2000
Background by Deborah Fisch On March 17-19, 2000 a gathering of representatives from the affiliated yearly meetings of Friends General Conference took place at Bethany Hills Camp near Nashville, TN. The meeting was arranged by the FGC Traveling Ministries Program (TMP) for the purpose of worshipping together and sharing with each other about recognizing and…
Ministry: Learning How Much We Don’t Know
January 26, 2000
By John Calvi The most sure way to get yourself into trouble is to offer to be of help. It works most of the time. It’s the kind of trouble that teaches the essences of spiritual life and cannot be replaced by reading or prayer. And the more desire you have to serve, the bigger…