New content:
Read Lisa Graustein's listening session transcript.
See JT and Johanna's interview with QuakerSpeak,
and check out their article in Friends Journal.
Ministry and Community-Building
We are building a network committed to faithfulness and Quaker revitalization
What We Do
The Listening Project
Together, we've formed the Listening Project, a series of creative conversations rooted in love
This 6-minute video shares some of what we learned from 18 months of listening, and it calls folks into a strong faith-based future.
Learn the basics about the Listening Project: how we integrate new knowledge and how we listen.
Read what younger Friends are saying on Quaker culture, Quaker structure, and the kinds of people we could become.
Spiritual Richness
and Vitality
Resources for deepening our spiritual lives, individually and collectively
A rich array of resources on naming and claiming gifts, living into vitality, and developing inwardly
Vocal Ministry and Eldering
A selection of metaphors on carrying a message, holding space, and supporting one another with our spiritual gifts
Podcast: Why Eldering is Cool
Johanna and JT have a worshipful discussion of his eldering role and process, its effects on their ministry, and more.
Integrated and Welcoming
Tips for integrating new voices and encouraging leadership at your meeting
Expanding Membership
View a PhYM article: Melissa Rycroft and Johanna Jackson describe how to create new processes for membership.
Seven tips for welcoming and integrating newcomers, based on our research with he Listening Project
New Communities, Full of Vitality
Twelve ways to form strong, limber communities that meet people's spiritual needs