{"id":6585,"date":"2023-12-21T10:14:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T15:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=6585"},"modified":"2023-12-21T10:14:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T15:14:10","slug":"fgc-changing-times-conference-january-18-21-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durhamfriendsmeeting.org\/?p=6585","title":{"rendered":"FGC Changing Times Conference, January 18-21, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Join Us Online January 18-21, 2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Registration is Open<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Dear Leslie,<\/strong> Registration is open for FGC’s Changing Times Conference –<\/a>
In these changing times, how is Spirit moving among us?<\/strong>
Join Friends from across North America in seeking what messages Spirit offers us as we explore Spirit led growth and transformation. We will have time to deepen our spiritual lives, share ideas across yearly meetings and explore new ones as we meet online.

Our schedule<\/a><\/strong> will begin with a plenary each day followed by workshops<\/a><\/strong> and we will have the opportunity to reflect and consider the day\u2019s events in Reflections Groups each evening. There will be morning worship and chances for fellowship online in the evenings.The main components of the conference are:Our connection to SpiritBecoming an Actively Anti-racist Faith CommunityChanging structures for Changing TimesThe Future of the Religious Society of Friends.Come, take a break, find community, share ideas and concerns and find refreshment as we seek together what messages Spirit offers us.
with excitement and gratitude,
Ruth ReberRuth ReberSpecial Events CoordinatorFriends General Conference1216 Arch St. #2BPhiladelphia, Pa 19107ruthr@fgcquaker.org<\/a>www.fgcquaker.org<\/a>Why this Conference now?<\/strong>
This online conference grew from the seeds of desires expressed by Friends in Gathering Anew <\/a><\/strong>Focus groups to have opportunities to share across Yearly Meetings and Monthly Meetings. It is one of four Gathering Anew Experiments to explore meeting Friends needs in these changing times.

In consultation, Yearly Meeting Clerks and Secretaries spoke of a deep desire to seek the Divine together. What messages might Spirit be offering to us at this time? Changing Times <\/strong>is a chance to explore together, some of the key questions before us. We are in a time of change, a time full of potential and choices.Who will speak to us?<\/strong>Tuning In<\/strong>Francisco Burgos,
Executive Director, Pendle Hill<\/strong>\"\"Francisco Burgos is the executive director at Pendle Hill<\/a> and has facilitated spiritual retreats and lectio divina sessions for many audiences.\u202fFrancisco was a De La Salle Christian Brother for almost ten years, serving in Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, and has been a Friend since 2004. He is a member of Harrisburg Friends Meeting and an attender of meetings including Monteverde Friends Meeting in Costa Rica and Adelphi Friends Meeting in Maryland.Living into Continuing Revelation<\/strong>Vanessa Julye,
Friends General Conference’s Associate Secretary for Organizational Cultural Transformation<\/strong>\"\"Vanessa Julye, works on increasing awareness of White Supremacy and its impact in the Quaker and sectarian communities. She meets with and provides programs for BIPOC Quakers throughout the world both in-person and virtually. She has been recognized as having a calling to a ministry with a concern for helping the Religious Society of Friends become a whole blessed community. Vanessa speaks on racism focusing on its eradication and the healing of racism\u2019s wounds.Changing Structures in Changing Times<\/strong>\"\"Title: Empower, Support, Cross-Fertilize, and Encourage<\/strong>
Paul Buckley is a member of Clear Creek Friends Meeting in Richmond, Indiana. Since his graduation from the Quaker Studies Program at the Earlham School of Religion, he has been a traveling minister and a writer on Quaker topics. He is serving as the Clerk of OVYM’s Restructuring Committee. His most recent publication is a 2023 Pendle Hill Pamphlet, Quaker Testimony: What We Witness to the World, the product of twelve years of thought and contemplation on Quaker Testimony.

Title: Restorative Quaker Design<\/strong>
Rashid Darden <\/strong>is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington and Associate Secretary for Communications and Outreach for Friends General Conference. He is also a novelist who focuses on the Black LGBT experience, whether in contemporary fiction or in urban fantasy. 

Title: The economic and sociologic context of contemporary Quaker experience and how it informs our future<\/strong>
Barry Crossno <\/strong>is a member of the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia sojourning  with Cleveland Friends Meetings. He serves as the General Secretary of Friends General Conference. He brings to FGC a deep commitment to the future of the Religious Society of Friends and the  nurture and care for Friends.Workshops<\/strong>\"\"Each day offers a new selection of workshops focused on the topic of the day. Check out the website for a full listing of topics and leaders.<\/a><\/strong>
 Learn more about the Speakers and Workshop Leaders<\/strong><\/a>Register Now
Some workshops have limited space.<\/strong><\/a>And please consider making a gift.
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