Some yearly meetings are embracing new communications--Northwest Yearly Meeting in the U.S. definitely wins the prize on this. But many--well, most--are indifferent and clueless. A lot of Quaker clerks and administrators barely know what's happening outside of the long-established committee structures.

Some of the DIY projects don't need large-scale institutional support. Which is good, because most yearly meetings wouldn't know how to provide that support or spiritual guidance. What does it mean when Friends feel they need to bypass our established institutions in order to engage in ministry and organizing which they feel called to? And how can we bridge the gap between the DIY start-ups and our long-established Quaker bodies?