Taking Minutes - Quaker Style
Workshop with Jim Herr
Plymouth Meeting House - Plymouth Meeting Pa
Dec 13, 2025 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Inperson and on Zoom Conferencing
Brown Bag & Fellowship Sharing (In person) 12:00 -~2:00
Register here. The Zoom link will be sent after registration.
Description
This workshop is open to all in the Abington Quarter and as space allows, across Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. All levels of experience are welcome.
Get ready to be inspired at this lively 2-hour interactive workshop led by Jim Herr, and optional brown-bag fellowship afterwards. Jim brings clarity, humor, and deep experience to this essential, simple service to the meeting.
Hosted at Plymouth Friends Meeting
2150 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Click here for directions
The Zoom link will be sent after registration.
Workshop description:
Every meeting needs more friends to join in the work of the meeting. Are you open but unsure what it entails? Do you want to learn more without making a commitment?
Bring friends for a fun community building in-reach opportunity to grow your meeting from the inside.
Minute-taking, when done “Quaker style,” is a rewarding spiritual practice. Jim demystifies what Quaker minutes are (and are not), how to keep them simple, and the importance of active listening in the Quaker decision making process.
No commitments expected, but you'll leave inspired, supported, and more confident about participating in the work of the meeting!
About the Presenter
Jim Herr brings his love of being a recording clerk at the Yearly, Quarterly and Monthly Meeting levels, and for other Quaker organizations to the topic. Currently, Jim is Clerk of Caln Quarterly Meeting and at his meeting, Lancaster Friends Meeting. Jim recently retired as administrator of the School of the Spirit Ministry.
Details:
Doors open at 9:45 AM
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Parking is available on site.
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You can sign up for child care / youth programming during registration.
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Light refreshments will be served, please bring your own brown bag lunch!
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If you have useful resources to share - please let us know and we can include them in the resource kit.
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Bring any helpful tips and suggestions to share.
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The Zoom portion of this workshop will be recorded, please turn off your live video if you do not want to be in the recording.
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This recording will be edited - and uploaded on to the AQM YouTube channel so friends can benefit from the workshop.
Questions about the session or the series?
Contact the AQM Comm. Coordinator, Lanza:
email: AbingtonQTRCommunications@gmail.com
Phone: 215.990-3196.
This workshop is part of the AQM Outreach, In reach, Engagement & Communications topic series designed to grow skills, Quaker meetings, awareness, and community