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Ministry and Our Meetings
New England Yearly Meeting | April 9, 2022
Compiled by Callid Keefe-Perry
Three Rivers Worship Group and Fresh Pond Monthly Meeting
The Presentation
A text version of the presentation from the event
A video recording of the presentation
Inspiration for the Presentation
An interview with adrienne maree brown about fractal thinking
A Cool Video about the science of fractals
Some 15 minute videos (with discussion questions) I made on systems thinking
The Radiolab Podcast episode about Canopy Soil that inspired me
The original song by the band Gungor (recorded live at George Fox University!)
Potentially Useful Tools for Meetings
Some definitions of pastoral care (useful for discussions)
Some descriptions of what a Leading is (useful for discussions)
How I Understand Anchor Committees for Ministry
A document describing how Three Rivers Understands Ministry
The outline of a DIY Workshop you can use in your Meeting to begin to reflect on this stuff
A video about how I think about change in organizations
A prayer practice intended to support reflection on ministry: A Friendly Examen
Britain Yearly Meeting’s resource book With a Tender Hand has queries on care
That Closing Lyrics Video
The video is here.