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Comment by Christopher Hatton on 10th mo. 26, 2013 at 3:43pm

Looking for interested fFriends (primarily on the European side of the pond?) willing to help set up and drum up support for a "mini nursery of truth" like event.

Possible meeting places could be:

A sympathetic Friends Meeting House in Europe e.g.

Moyallon or Belfast Meeting, Ulster

Woodbrooke - Birmingham, Central England,

-Swarthmoor Hall, northern England

- Svartbacken Quaker Retreat centre or Friends Meeting House in Stockholm, Sweden

- Congénies Friends Meeting House, Southern France

- Bad Pyrmont Friends Meeting House (South of Hannover) Germany

I was nspired by the following: 

http://gatheringinlight.com/2012/10/17/nursery-of-truth-a-new-conve...

Not sure about funding, support, best time of year.. but putting the idea out there and see who responds :-)

Love, peace and happiness

Christopher

A regular tattooed Rockabilly who happens to be a bad drummer and a spontaneous dancer, and member of the emerging church / re-revived primitive Christianity!

Comment by Stephanie Stuckwisch on 11th mo. 17, 2012 at 12:53am

To Friends on the Western USA and Canada - I just wanted to put in a recommendation for the Way of the Spirit program. It's patterned after the School of the Spirit, program of contemplation and study rooted in the Judeo-Christian/Early Quaker heritage. 

I just completed the first year and have signed up for the second. The best part of the program is it actively includes Friends from evangelical and liberal traditions.

You can find more information the events section of QuakerQuaker.

Comment by Charley Earp on 4th mo. 19, 2010 at 3:26pm

"Is the Emerging Church for Whites Only?"

Comment by DianeReynolds on 2nd mo. 16, 2010 at 8:41am

Tim,

What a beautiful comment.

Diane

Comment by DianeReynolds on 2nd mo. 14, 2010 at 3:05pm

Scot Wagoner's What does a new kind of Quaker look like (above) captures some of the emerging church ethos, though I would say the emerging church is more "Ancient/Future," --and of course my definition, like anyone else's, is my definition ...

Comment by DianeReynolds on 2nd mo. 14, 2010 at 3:03pm

If you are truly interested, I've linked below to three stories I've written on the emerging church, two from 2005, one from 2008. Of course the emerging church has been officially deemed dead, but don't believe everything you read. :) Links: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2005/11/06/news/local_ne...

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2005/11/06/news/local_ne...


http://www.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=15544

Comment by DianeReynolds on 2nd mo. 14, 2010 at 2:15pm

In short, the emerging church is a "conversation," probably started by Brian McLaren (or Zondervan, take your pick), about how to make churches more relevant for postmodern people who don't like formulaic answers to faith questions. It doesn't comefrom QUakerism, unless you see Richard Foster's ecumenical forays as a precursor to emerging. Emerging churches often engage the culture and often go into the community to meet people, meeting at bars or clubs, rather than asking people to come to them. I think one of the pieces Convergent hooks into is the desire to build bridges between disparate parts of Christendom, which translates well to trying to bridge some of the divides within the Quaker world.

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