Comments on: How and why we gather as Friends (in the 21st Century)

By: Wess

Wess — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:22:00 +0000

I think it's going to be fun, and the simple fact that we're thinking about (and open too) how to extend our physical meeting into a virtual one is good enough for me. Whatever big or little things we can actually get done. I agree, I can't wait to learn from all the other people involved!

By: Martin Kelley

Martin Kelley — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:45:00 +0000

In reply to Patricia. @Patricia: I've always been a bit skeptical of the college model of workshops that's largely replaced the old un-programmed meetings. But it's a tool we have. And we have budgets and conference centers are geared up to work this model. Generally I try to arrange workshops so they break down into unprogrammed gathered worship somewhere in the middle and I can throw away the rest of the agenda. We'll see about Youtube. I half-heartedly tried it at an FGC Gathering once but found a lot of people were unwilling to talk. I'll try to practice my interview technique this weekend!

By: Patricia

Patricia — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:31:00 +0000

Youtubing the conference participants is a great idea. I find that a conference can sometimes feel canned. The old timey Friends had huge un-programed meetings.

With the old ways slipping away, Friends can find Truth and Light in the darkness of the temporal world to bring great gains to the cause of individual liberty and life’s great freedoms.

I was really sick of the old economy anyway.