‘The good news is that other Friends are already thinking about these issues.’ Photo: by Hannah Busing on Unsplash

‘I hope we will not just leave these issues to our trustees – we should all be taking an interest.’

Meeting the challenge: All Friends in an Area Meeting need to consider its future, says Mary Aiston

‘I hope we will not just leave these issues to our trustees – we should all be taking an interest.’

by Mary Aiston 12th March 2021

Is your Area Meeting (AM) a vibrant and thriving spiritual community? What will your AM look like in five years’ time? Ten years’, twenty? What proportion of your AM’s energy, money and capacity is spent running the AM itself? Is it easy to find Friends to serve as trustees?