Before the Resurrection: Transitions and Endings in Quaker Meetings and Churches (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798385228683)

How do Friends' meetings and churches adapt to changing or shrinking communities? A smaller or older meeting is no less valuable to God than a larger one, but the "more is better" messaging of modern culture tells us otherwise. This book weaves together logistical suggestions with eternal spiritual principles to help meetings right-size their institutions. Whether a group is altering its committee structures, restructuring entirely, selling a building, or laying itself down, the steps are essentially the same: recognizing the need for change, discerning the will of God at this time, caring for one another, and stepping forward into a new thing.
Friends are a resurrection people. We know there will always be a renewal of life. But resurrection is not the same as resuscitation. How do we best make space for what God may do next?


Author: Emily Provance
ISBN-13: 9798385228683
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Language: English
Published: 03/31/2025
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d