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. 

Find Out More about QREC

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

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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.

Resource Library General Search

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.

Attend QREC Conferences and Retreats

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

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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.

Learn More about Faith at Home

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Contact Us

Get Involved

QREC depends on all of us sharing our gifts and skills as religious educators. Here are some of the ways you can get involved…

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Easter Light: Seeking in the Spring of the Year

Easter Light: Seeking in the Spring of the Year

by Sita Diehl | March 1, 2018 | Adult Religious Education, Quaker Family Culture, Young Adult Friends, Youth Education

From Wellesley (Massachusetts, USA) Friends Meeting (New England Yearly Meeting), a thoughtful set of queries for this season of renewal and rebirth. Download the article Easter Light: Seeking in the Spring of the Year
QuakerSpeak Video Project

QuakerSpeak Video Project

by Sita Diehl | February 22, 2018 | Adult Religious Education, Videos Adult RE

QuakerSpeak is a Quaker YouTube channel offering interviews with Friends of all different backgrounds, responding to the core questions of our faith. QuakerSpeak interviews are brief, personal and intimate, seeking to give viewers an experience that is entertaining,...
Quaker Parenting Initiative

Quaker Parenting Initiative

by Sita Diehl | February 22, 2018 | For Parents and Nurturers Home RE, Home and Family

The Quaker Parenting Initiative seeks to nurture parents on their spiritual journey as they strive to integrate principles of human development with their Quaker faith while living with and guiding their children. This website offers a rich array of resources for...
A Friendly Reading List

A Friendly Reading List

by Sita Diehl | February 20, 2018 | Adult Religious Education, Book Lists Adult RE, Children's Religious Education, Home and Family, Youth Education

A weighted compilation of 929 current Quaker titles surveyed and ranked by Friendly Librarians through publication year 2007.  The list is arranged according to the reader’s experience with Quaker Meetings. Goals are to help Friends meetings without a Friendly...
Seeing the Tapestry — Companion to FWCC QuakerSpeak Video Series

Seeing the Tapestry — Companion to FWCC QuakerSpeak Video Series

by Sita Diehl | February 12, 2018 | Adult Religious Education, Curricula Adult RE

As a companion to the Friends World Committee on Consultation (FWCC) QuakerSpeak video series, QREC has partnered with FWCC to produce this resource manual bridging the various traditions within local Friends’ meetings and churches. The videos are wonderful...
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