Meeting for Sufferings: Appropriate oversight

Friends at Meeting for Sufferings considered a minute from Central Yorkshire Area Meeting

by Harry Albright 20th December 2019

Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) received a minute from Central Yorkshire Area Meeting (AM) regarding the suitability of the term ‘overseer’ to describe Friends who have oversight responsibilities in Meetings. The AM minuted: ‘We recognise this concern, but there are differing views on the issue. We feel that the continuing use of the term Overseer, and others, should be considered and discerned at a national level…’