Conversations to help meetings discern the value of paid religious education staff in ministry for children and families. Tuesday, Feb 21 and Thursday, Feb 23
Paid Religious Education (RE) Staff in Quaker Meetings
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QREC 2023 Annual Conference November 3-5
Join the QREC 2023 Annual Conference in-person in Winchester, Indiana or online around the Quaker world. Celebrate and strengthen our work and ministry as Quaker spiritual nurturers and faith formation guides.
Paid Religious Education (RE) Staff in Quaker Meetings
Conversations to help meetings discern the value of paid religious education staff in ministry for children and families. Tuesday, Feb 21 and Thursday, Feb 23
Experiments in Meeting for Worship, Plain, Virtual, Blended — Conversation Circles
Quakerism has been an experimental faith, and the disruption of these times has opened a profound experiment in Meeting for Worship. In this conversation, we hope to evolve our understanding through shared experience of plain, virtual and blended Meeting for Worship.
Liberation Education: A Weekend of Community in Memory of bell hooks
In person weekend workshop honor the blessing of bell hooks’ memory, preparing for the academic year in community with other teachers and students.
Valiant Together: Sharing Quaker Religious Education Support and Resources
Like the Valiant 60 of Quaker history, Quaker religious educators (RE) are reaching out through a Facebook group to connect, share resources and ask questions of one another. Spirit is rising!
Message from Marilin, La Boca, Cuba
From Marilin Escalona Santiesteban, of la junta mensual de Bocas, Cuba: Mi experiencia en tiempos del aislamiento social: My experience in times of social isolation: Hermana/o míos, soy ya una anciana pero Dios me ha mostrado que debería salirme de los esquemas y la...
From Pam Cole, Resources
Faith-based programs of Girl / Boy Scouts From Pam Cole Note: These programs lend themselves to young people working individually rather than in groups. The Friends Committee on Scouting is An Affiliated Program of Friends World Committee for Consultation Section of...
QREC 2020 Annual Conference August 14-16, 2020
Join us for the QREC Annual Conference! 14-16 August 2020 We gather to open ourselves to deeper listening and fresh inspiration from a place beneath the endless brainstorming to solve the logistical disruptions caused by the pandemic. Worship sharing with a touch of...
Talking About Racial Injustice with Children
Published JUNE 5, 2020 on the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting website Our children are watching, and listening, and learning. This is a deeply challenging time. Families are experiencing a global pandemic that has changed the shape of home and school life. There is...
Racial Justice Resources for Children
This is a growing list of resources for exploring racism and racial justice with young Friends. The first document (Children's and Youth Resources) begins with queries to frame the task which we offer here. Queries: How do we approach the work of...
Celebrate Earth Day
A listing of thirteen books relevant to Earth Day and stewardship of the earth. Each book is listed with a brief synopsis and a link to a video of the book read aloud. In addition to Wondering Questions, a listing of activities generouasly shared...
Conversation Circles – Guiding the Guides: Supporting Spiritual Nurturers of Children and Youth in the Home
Parents are children’s first and most important teachers. This is especially true for faith formation. Grounded, creative religious education is happening in Quaker homes, on walks in the woods, during bedtime routines, and conversations in cars —- one discussion,...
Easter, Passover, Lent: Resources for Children, Families and Adults
Exploring the Mystery of Easter with Friends Quaker Resources for Children’s and Adult Religious Education during the season of Lent, Easter and Pentecost This is a place to share resources for children and families, and for adults to learn about and...
Quaker RE in the Home and Small Meeting
Topic: Children's religious education is vital to the growth of Friends meetings, yet it can be challenging in small communities. Quaker meetings in North America are often small with a preponderance of older Friends, yet our way of worship offers the quietude,...
2020 Annual Conference – August 14-16 – Hickory, NC CANCELED
2020 CONFERENCE CANCELED - RESCHEDULED AT THE SAME VENUE AUGUST 13-15 2021 Find renewal, companionship, and help for nitty gritty issues in Quaker RE, all the while opening spaces for Spirit to work and listening together for God’s way forward. Download flyer...
Conversation Circle, Quaker Religious Education in the Home and Small Meeting
Children's religious education is vital to the growth of Friends meetings although maintaining RE capacity can be challenging in small communities. Quaker meetings in North America are often small with a preponderance of older Friends, yet our way of worship offers...
December – Conversation Circle Summary: Spiritual Deepening with Children
Welcome and Introductions Centering Silence Topic: The FGC Spiritual Deepening program offers resources and tools to help Quaker meetings and individuals grow and deepen. Each section of the online Spiritual Deepening Library includes resources for working with...
December Conversation Circle: Spiritual Deepening with Children
Welcome and Introductions Centering Silence Topic: The FGC Spiritual Deepening program offers resources and tools to help Quaker meetings and individuals grow and deepen. Each section of the online Spiritual Deepening Library includes resources for working with...
Intro to Quakerism, Adult Education Conversation Circle Summary
Welcome and Introductions Centering Silence Topic: People may come to the Society of Friends for silent worship, social testimony or caring community, then seek opportunities for deeper study of Quakerism. Join this conversation to engage authors and experienced adult...
December Conversation Circle: Spiritual Deepening with Children
The FGC Spiritual Deepening program offers resources and tools to help Quaker meetings and individuals grow and deepen. Each section of the online Spiritual Deepening Library includes resources for working with children including books, exercises and multigenerational...
Conversation summary, November: Spirit of the Season
QREC Conversation Circle Summary. November 2019 Spirit of the Season: Wonder and Light in Advent, Christmas and the holidays Centering Silence Topic: How can Quaker religious educators help children, families and Friends of all ages celebrate the birth of Jesus...
Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Month
Thanksgiving is celebrated in November in the US, and so is Native American Heritage Month: https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/about/. Those of us who are not Native have much to learn from Native peoples about gratitude. As we approach the...
Past Conversation Circles, Summaries and Resources
Conversation Circles are online video conferences which provide a space for Quaker religious educators across geographic regions to share and collaborate about why and how they do their work. Each conversation has a different topic. Participants...
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An Introduction
The Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC) is an international, cross-branch, grassroots network of Friends sharing a stewardship for lifelong Quaker faith formation through religious education. We formed in April 2014 and now serve more than 300 Friends in our network. We actively engage and support each other across languages and continents. We gather for regional and annual conferences and offer monthly Conversation Circles via an online conferencing platform.
Steering Circle
We share leadership as part of our collaborative mission, making decisions using the Quaker ‘sense of the meeting’ process, sitting in expectant, worshipful waiting for the emergence of shared truth. Read more…
Working Circles
Our work takes place in ‘circles’ or small groups of Friends who labor on a common task, usually meeting by video conference due to the geographic diversity of the membership. Read more…
The Resource Library
Finders Guide, a sampling of the collection
The QREC Resource Library is a place to share lessons and other educational information in support of our work as Quaker religious educators. This library is a forum for curricula, articles, videos and other educational materials on Quaker themes. You will also find principles, policies and procedures to strengthen operation of your child, youth and adult religious education programs.
Children’s Education
Adult Education
Family
African Quaker Library
Youth Education
Small Meetings
Young Adult Friends
Biblioteca QREC
Events
Find renewal, companionship, and help for nitty gritty issues in Quaker religious education, all the while opening spaces for Spirit to work and listening together for God’s way forward.
QREC holds an annual conference and retreat. In addition we hold online Conversation Circles and post other religious education events as we learn about them.
Conversation Circles
Online conferences for Quaker religious educators to share about their work. Conversations are scheduled for two sessions per topic to encourage international participation. Join the conversation…
Other Events
Religious education events of interest to Quakers from all parts of the world. Please let us know about upcoming online or in-person events happening in your area. See the list of upcoming events…
Love at the Heart
Spiritual Practices
Discernment
Active Caring
Quaker Family Culture
Finding the Light
Faith at Home
Home is the heart of faith formation for all families. This is especially true for Friends. As an experiential religion, Quakerism is best learned through living in loving community. Indeed, the vast majority of faith formation for our young Friends happens at home in the busy swirl of daily life.
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QREC depends on all of us sharing our gifts and skills as religious educators. Here are some of the ways you can get involved…