A work in progress: Matthew Callow on the development of a ministry

‘I regard this work as a faith-based response to the stresses and strains experienced by working people.’

‘The soul-destroying actions of dis-compassionate employers must be countered.’ | Image: ‘The Spirit of [ahem] Brotherhood’, by Bernard Meadow

I knew of the Quaker reputation for activism long before I had any association with the Society of Friends. But when I started attending Meeting, just over a decade ago, it was not apparent that many were involved in such work. A small number spoke with little detail about causes they supported. What I did hear and read a lot about was the activism of historical Quakers, concluding that this was of the past.

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