Quakerism: Monthly Meetings

MONTHLY MEETINGS: GUIDES TO CONDUCTING BUSINESS

Avery, Chel. PEACE AND TAXES... GOD AND COUNTRY, A GUIDE TO SEEKING CLEARNESS ON WAR TAX CONCERNS. War Tax Concerns Support Committee of PYM,1991.

Bartoo, Glen. DECISIONS BY CONSENSUS. Progresiv Pubs., 1978.

Brown, Thomas S. WHEN FRIENDS ATTEND TO BUSINESS. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. HANDBOOK. 1977.

Cronk, Sandra L. GOSPEL ORDER: A QUAKER UNDERSTANDING OF FAITHFUL CHURCH COMMUNITY. Pendle Hill Pamphlet #297, 1991.

Doncaster, L. Hugh. QUAKER ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS MEETINGS. London, 1956.

DuBois, Rachel Davis. A HANDBOOK FOR LEADERS OF QUAKER DIALOGUES. FGC, 1964.

Earlham School of Religion. CONSULTATION OF FRIENDS ON MINISTRY; DISCERNING, NURTURING, RECORDING AND RELEASING. 1981.

Earlham School of Religion. FRIENDS CONSULTATION ON DISCERNMENT. 1985.

Earlham School of Religion. FRIENDS CONSULTATION ON ELDERING. 1982.

Earlham School of Religion. FRIENDS CONSULTATION ON MEMBERSHIP; "JOINING THE FAMILY OF FRIENDS." 1983.

FIDUCIARY CORPORATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA YEARLY MEETING OF FRIENDS. Prepared in September, 1988, for treasurers of Friends meetings and of other Friends organizations. The Corporation, 1988. 7p.

Foreman, Pat. A NEW FRIENDS GATHERING; AN OUTLINE OF STEPPING STONES TOWARD BECOMING A FRIENDS MEETING. FGC, 1983.

FRIENDLY CONSENSUS: SPEAK, LISTEN, UNITE. Tracey Peterson… et al. Earlham Foundation of Leadership Program, 2000. 31p. Has a companion teacher’s manual, 15p..

Gwynedd Meeting. MARRIAGE AT GWYNEDD MEETING.

Haddonfield Monthly Meeting. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ASSEMBLY AND OPERATION OF QUAKER COMMITTEES. 1981.

Halliday, Robert. MIND THE ONENESS: THE FOUNDATION OF GOOD QUAKER BUSINESS METHOD. Quaker Home Service, 1991.

HANDBOOK ON WEDDINGS FOR COMMITTEES ON CLEARNESS, OVERSEERS OF THE WEDDING, AND CLERKS OF OVERSEERS AND OF MONTHLY MEETINGS. Newtown Monthly Meeting, 1979.

Hartman, Neil. THE QUAKER BUSINESS MEETING.

Heron, Alastair. GIFTS AND MINISTRIES; A DISCUSSION ON ELDERSHIP. London, 1987.

Hickey, Damon D. "UNFORSEEN JOY;" SERVING A FRIENDS MEETING AS RECORDING CLERK. North Carolina Yearly Meeting, 1987.

Hinshaw, Seth. FRIENDLY PROCEDURES IN LOCAL MEETINGS. The Publications Board of North Carolina Yearly Meeting, 1978.

Hoover, Anne B. NOMINATING: MAKING DECISIONS FOR THE FUTURE; NOMINATING COMMITTEES AS CHANGE AGENTS. Robert Greenleaf Center, 1992. 100p.

Ives, Kenneth H. YOUR MEETING'S DIRECTORY, A MANUAL FOR THOSE WHO PLAN AND PREPARE IT. FGC, 1962.

Jackman, David. OPENED MEETINGS; NEW AND TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING BUSINESS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. Argenta, B.C., 1977.

MEETING NEEDS: A HANDBOOK FOR QUAKER GROUPS AND MEETINGS. Ed. by Stuart Randall for the Quaker Networks Project. Quaker Home Service, 1992.

Morley, Barry. BEYOND CONSENSUS: SALVAGING THE SENSE OF THE MEETING. Pendle Hill Pamphlet #307, 1993.

Muench, Elizabeth H. FRIENDLY AUDITS: GUIDANCE FOR THOSE ASKED TO REVIEW QUAKER ACCOUNTS (AND FOR THOSE WHO KEEP THEM). Friends General Conference, 1990. 7p.

Newtown Monthly Meeting. HANDBOOK ON WEDDINGS FOR COMMITTEES ON CLEARNESS, OVERSEERS OF THE WEDDING AND CLERKS OF OVERSEERS AND OF MONTHLY MEETINGS. 1979.

North Pacific Yearly Meeting. HANDBOOK FOR WORSHIP GROUPS. 1982.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. HANDBOOK FOR OVERSEERS AND OTHER FRIENDS. 1985.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. A QUAKER MARRIAGE. 1981.

Quaker Home Service. WARDENSHIP; A HANDBOOK FOR WARDENS AND PREPARATIVE AND MONTHLY MEETINGS. London, 1981.

Redfern, Keith. BEFORE THE MEETING: A HANDBOOK FOR CLERKS. Quaker Home Service, 1994. 28p.

Selleck, George A. PRINCIPLES OF THE QUAKER BUSINESS MEETING.

Sharman, Cecil W. SERVANT OF THE MEETING; QUAKER BUSINESS MEETINGS AND THEIR CLERKS. London, 1983.

SHAKING OUT THE TRUTH: LESSONS ON HOW QUAKERS CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS FOR K-12th GRADE. Written by the children and youth at Annual Sessions Group. Religious Education Concerns Group, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 1998. 14p., ill.

Sheeran, Michael J. - BEYOND MAJORITY RULE: VOTELESS DECISIONS IN THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. PYM, 1983.

Stanfield, David O. - A HANDBOOK FOR THE PRESIDING CLERK. North Carolina Yearly Meeting, 1989.

WHAT? A QUAKER CATECHISM: : WELCOME TO THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. Compiled by Mary Snyder., 2007. Introduction -- Foundations of the Religious Society of Friends -- Diversity -- Images of God -- Love -- Foundational teachings -- Friend's view of sacrament and other churches -- Meeting for business -- Testimonies --Passages for testing leadings -- Prayer.

Watson, William B. - BEFORE BUSINESS BEGINS: NOTES FOR RECORDING CLERKS AND RECORDERS. 1976.

Willcuts, Jack L. THE SENSE OF THE MEETING. Barclay, 1992. Quaker pastor writes on discerning God's leadings and workings in the community.

Woodrow, Peter - CLEARNESS: PROCESSES FOR SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN DECISION MAKING. Movement for a New Society, 1976.

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QUAKERISM: Clearness Committees
QUAKERISM: Eldering
QUAKERISM: Marriage
QUAKERISM: Membership