‘We need administrative processes that allow us to fulfil our Area responsibilities without them becoming a burden.’ Photo: by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
All systems go? Christine Downes-Grainger calls for a sensitive simplification
‘This is what we need to save.’
by Christine Downes-Grainger
24th February 2023
At North East Thames Area Meeting, we have a group charged with considering how we might simplify our Area Meeting. We recently set up a Zoom call between members of the group and us elders, and prepared for it by reflecting on the following: ‘Being a Quaker is deeply rooted in many of us. Why should we try to save that? If we do, which elements should we or can we keep – for ourselves, our fellows and future enquirers?’
