What it means to be a Quaker today: Kindness and love

Ian Kirk-Smith was engaged by a powerful personal address and session on ‘What it means to be a Quaker today’

by Ian Kirk-Smith 1st June 2012

‘Quakerism has changed during the last thirty years and it continues to change. If it didn’t, it wouldn’t be Quakerism.’  Geoffrey Durham, in opening the Sunday afternoon session, was a Friend charged with conviction, passion and energy. His address was an articulate and achieved piece of personal ministry and, in taking stock of ‘what we have and who we are’, he highlighted a number of key words: worship, stillness, change, listening, discipline, action and love.