Publishers of the Truth

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In an age of fractured political and theological realities and an evolving media landscape, how do Friends witness and communicate the T/truth with integrity? How can this work be done collectively, bridging different worldviews among Friends? How do we create meetings that are invitational and capacious (able to contain multitudes of perspectives), while still uniting around specific T/truths?

This collaboration between the Earlham Quaker Leadership Center and Pendle Hill invites Friends into this conversation, believing our answers will be found through building relationships and listening to the Divine Teacher in each other.

We will share worship, meals, music, laughter, and learning through plenary sessions and workshops. Approaching Truth through the lens of continuing revelation, the sessions and workshops will center the voices of emerging leaders in the Quaker world, held by elders in a spirit of care.

Workshops

For full workshop descriptions and schedule, check out the Conference Guide.

Plenaries

1. Publishing Truth within Quaker Meetings: How do we lean into sharing differing T/truths with each other, arriving at a sense of the Meeting, and holding the complexities of our continued differences?
with NiaDwynwen Thomas and Matt Rosen, Elder: Windy Cooler

2. Publishing Truth in the Wider World: Do our Meetings make specific collective commitments to publication of T/truth in the wider world? What T/truths do we choose to publicize?  How do we navigate the creative tension between localism and international engagement?
with Walid Morsarsaa and Andy Stanton-Henry, Elder: Lauren Brownlee

Workshops

Letting Our Lives Speak for Justice Through our Leadership, with Lauren Brownlee and Alicia McBride
Launching Our Peace Testament into Space, with Todd Drake
Out from Under the Bushel: What Are We Waiting For?, with Peter Blood-Patterson
Quaker Songwriters as Publishers of Truth, with Aaron Fowler and Laura Dungan
Crafting Beauty in Community with Linocut Quilting, with Lucas Meyer-Lee
Bridging Contexts: Navigating Global Connections and Local Realities in a Diverse World, with John Muhanji
The Care and Feeding of Ministry, with Windy Cooler

Conference Guide  |  Leader Bios  |  Event Flyer

Collaborator

The Quaker Leadership Center (QLC) was launched in 2022 by Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana. In a time of rapid cultural and congregational change, QLC equips Quaker leaders to faithfully adapt by:

• Cultivating new connections among diverse Quaker expressions;
• Collaborating with existing partners to revitalize leaders and their ministry contexts;
• Curating relevant resources from the wider world of faith and leadership;
• Convening conversations about common concerns and new possibilities;
• Creating spaces where leaders find their path to ministry and groups discern their vital futures; and
• Companioning leaders and like-minded Friends as they incubate new ministries.

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