Helen Drewery describes how a Quaker Meeting can feel like a safe harbour providing shelter from the storms of our daily lives – or is it the other way round?

Lucy Price shares her thoughts on the meaning of ‘worship’ and how it is the affirmation of what is of worth.

Daniel Flynn shares how Quaker Meeting for Worship helps him, and others, find a wider perspective and how our interconnection can lead to everyday actions in the service of others.

Angela Arnold shares how as a writer and artist she finds commonalities in the creative process and Quaker Meeting for Worship.

Amanda Jones describes the experiment with light practice and compares it to Quaker Meeting for Worship and Transcendental Meditation.

Steven Johnson writes about being enlightened by God. Quakers have different names for God, including Love, Light, Spirit, Energy, Mother, Father, Parent, Ineffable, Being. Whatever we call God it is felt within us, always loving, a peaceful inner warmth.

Helen Drewery reflects on what brought her to a Quaker Meeting and the various paths others take.

In the fifth of our series on Ministry, Alistair Heslop shares how it is something deep within that decides if he stands to speak.

Amanda Jones shares how being a carer from an early age has helped her manage her time and appreciate her Quaker community.

In the fourth post of our series on ministry, Daniel Flynn explains how reading Quaker Faith and Practice influenced ministry at his Meeting and how ministry has become part of his life.

Barbara shares how exploring the practices of early Quakers through Experiment with Light helped her make sense of Quaker writings and enriched her life.

In the third of our series on Ministry, Sean Jacke shares his experience of ministry and how it comes from a special place - a place that connects us all.

Joe talks about how the Quaker advice to ‘live adventurously’ resonated with him when taking the leap to start his own business and how sitting in Quaker meeting guides him.

In the second of our series on Ministry Helen Drewery shares her experience of ministry bubbling up in the room during Meeting for Worship.

Marina Raywood shares her experience of her first pilgrimage, including her excitement, fears and what she learnt along the way.

In this first of a series of articles by Quakers about their experience of ministry, Angela Arnold shares the variety of what has ‘come to’ her during Quaker Meeting for Worship.

Sean Jacke outlines why trying a Quaker meeting might feel like a homecoming for those who are spiritual but without a spiritual home.

Ruth Lambert distills elements of Quakerism in a short poem.

Keith Braithwaite explains why the Quaker Oats logo came about how many successful businesses were success due to the values of their Quaker founders.

Daniel Flynn shares his answers to two key questions; ‘What attracted me to Quakers?’ and ‘Why do I remain a Quaker today?’.