Meeting for Sufferings: AM/BYM relationships
Relationships cannot be imposed, ‘we need to foster and nurture them together’
Last December, BYM trustees asked MfS whether it would be useful to have a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between BYM and Area Meeting (AM) trustees. MfS welcomed the idea, and asked trustees to keep them informed of progress. Chris Willmore, BYM trustee, now offered that with a report. She wasn’t here to provide information, she said, but to ‘ask for help’. Relationships cannot be imposed, she went on, ‘we need to foster and nurture them together.’ Trustees were at the listening stage, but wanted to take longer than usual this time, to get it right. They would be holding several workshops for conversation, and wanted to hear from AM trustees on how they could be helped with issues such as safeguarding and risk. MfS was where ‘we all come together’, said Chris, to share insights about what the relationship between AMs and BYM should be. Today wasn’t the time for discussion, but she urged people to stay in touch and get involved.
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