Faith & Practice Revision Outline
Faith & Practice | Revision Overview | Revision Outline | Revision Study Guide & Responses from Friends
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Section I: Faith
1. History:
NPYM Timeline
2. Friend's Beliefs [PDF]
3. Living In The Spirit (Working Title)
Spiritual Experience
Faith
Prayer [PDF]
Creativity (New Section) [PDF]
Religious Education [PDF]
Worship
Discernment (includes Meeting for Business, Clearness)
Participation in the Life of the Meeting [PDF]
Faith
Prayer [PDF]
Creativity (New Section) [PDF]
Religious Education [PDF]
Worship
Discernment (includes Meeting for Business, Clearness)
Participation in the Life of the Meeting [PDF]
4. Fruits of the Spirit
Testimony of Integrity
- Integrity
- Witness
- Living in the World
- Civic Responsibility: The Individual & the State
Testimony of Community
- Community
- Unity
- Family
- Home & Children
- Fulfilling the Later Years
- Mutual Care
Testimony of Harmony
5. Our Faith in Practice
Material will be included in Living in the Spirit and Fruits of the Spirit
6. Advices and Queries
Material will be included in Living in the Spirit and Fruits of the Spirit
Section II: Practice
7. Membership
Members and Attenders
Admission to Membership
Membership of Yount People – Junior Membership
Transfer of Membership
Sojourning Membership
Termination of Membership
Admission to Membership
Membership of Yount People – Junior Membership
Transfer of Membership
Sojourning Membership
Termination of Membership
8. The Monthly Meeting [PDF]
Introduction and Background
Meeting for Worship
Meeting for Business
Meeting Officers and Committees
Friends in Ministry
Children and Youth in Local Meetings
Detailed Chapter Outline and Questions for Discussion [PDF]
9. Marriage and Committed Relationships [PDF]
Coming Under the Care of the Meeting
Meeting's Care for the Relationship
Renewal of Vows
Separation and Divorce
Meeting's Care for the Relationship
Renewal of Vows
Separation and Divorce
10. Death and Memorials
11. New Gatherings of Friends
Worship Groups
Preparative Meetings
Recognition of New Gatherings by Quarterly Meetings
Establishment of Monthly Meetings
Preparative Meetings
Recognition of New Gatherings by Quarterly Meetings
Establishment of Monthly Meetings
12. Quarterly Meetings
13. The Yearly Meeting [PDF]
Mission & Vision
Bringing Concerns Before the Yearly Meeting
Relationships with Wider Friends Organizations
Yearly Meeting Finances
Central Friends, Junior Friends, Young Adult Friends
Officers
Committees
Yearly Meeting Staff
Bringing Concerns Before the Yearly Meeting
Relationships with Wider Friends Organizations
Yearly Meeting Finances
Central Friends, Junior Friends, Young Adult Friends
Officers
Committees
Yearly Meeting Staff
