Videos About Quakerism
While there is much to read on this website, if you are new to Quakerism, or have questions about deepening your faith, this list of videos may prove helpful.
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Some of Our Favorites Videos
Quakerism Explained
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9 Core Quaker BELIEFS
"There is a living, dynamic, spiritual presence at work in the world which is both within us and outside of us."
As a lifelong Quaker, Arthur Larrabee was frustrated that he couldn’t answer the question, “What do Quakers believe?” So he set out to do just that.
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The Difference Between Quaker Meeting
and Other Services
"We are a seeking faith community. We experience the space in which we can explore our spiritual journey. We are not offering answers, but trying to ask the right questions."
How does Quaker Meeting compare to other Christian services? Quaker author Ben Pink Dandelion explores this question.
https://quakerspeak.com/difference-between-quaker-meeting-other-christian-services/
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What Do Quakers BELIEVE?
"I believe that there is a spirit that delights to do no evil. A spirit that yearns for me to be happy and to be able to connect on deep levels with other people. A spirit that wants me to search and to find and to act. A spirit that wants me to be responsible and at the same time to be bold and take risks."
What do Quakers believe? As an experiential religion with no creed, there isn’t always an easy answer. We asked 26 Quakers about belief, and the resulting conversations were powerful.
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Quaker Meeting: What to Expect
The Quaker Experience
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How Quaker Meeting Changed My LIFE
"What I like about the unprogrammed style is the power in the silence. The silence just allows the spirit to move within us. And when it does its very powerful and very enriching and uplifting."
Lidney Molnari was “church shopping” when he had an experience that spoke to his condition at Live Oak Friends Meeting in Houston, TX. |
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Leaving Quakerism BETTER
"We are the inheritors of a tremendous history of people who of change the world. We should be willing to let people know who we are at that we still exist."
Norval Reece was giving a tour of his Quaker meetinghouse when someone asked, “What is this space used for now?” That’s when he realized we’ve got to do a better job of telling our story.
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Quaker Process
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Parker Palmer Explains a Clearness Committee
We have all kinds of sacred questions inside us, big questions of meaning like “What is the purpose of my life?” The Clearness Committee is a process invented by 17th century Quakers to help us find the answers to these questions.
n a Clearness Committee, a small group of people form a community around a focus person and use honest, open questions to help the focus person discern more clearly their own inner truth. In this video, Parker J. Palmer, renowned author, speaker and activist, explains Clearness Committees.
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Quaker Glossary
"Quakers have a set of vocabulary that can be useful and can be confusing to newcomers. Part of the reason that it exists is that, as a non-dogmatic religion, there are ways that things need to be framed that are both specific and broad.
"Meeting for Worship", “Monthly Meeting”, “Clerk”, “Convincement”, “Clearness”, “Minutes”... All these words mean something specific to Quakers! In this video we teamed up with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting to define 12 common Quaker terms.
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