Welcome to Woodbrooke’s blog.
This blog is contributed to by our Programmes Team and Associate Tutors. It is a space to share ideas, to explore, to learn and to be inspired to put your faith into action focused on Woodbrooke’s mission to foster ‘a vital Friends’ ministry’, where ministry encompasses faith, witness, love and service.
To learn more about the learning events on offer at Woodbrooke, please take a look at our current programme of courses and retreats.
Quaker author and Woodbrooke associate tutor, Jennifer Kavanagh, didn’t expect to be making games but now having created Journey Home and The Prayer Game she shares their origins and impact. A few years ago a friend of mine … Read more
Jessica Metheringham, creator of the Quaker inspired board game “Disarm the Base”, explores the learning and campaigning potential of games. This summer, I’ve been working on a creative response to the arms trade. It’s called “Disarm the Base”, … Read more
Quaker communities across Britain will be supported in new ways thanks to some bold changes in the way we work writes Woodbrooke’s Director Sandra Berry in this joint blog with Paul Parker, Recording Clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting. … Read more
Maud Grainger, our Faith in Action programmes coordinator shares her thought on the changing nature of Testimony. As soon as I hear ‘Quakers have testimonies’ I feel my heart sink a little. It bothers me more than I … Read more
From the 26th – 31st March I helped lead the study tour organised by Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) and Woodbrooke. When we planned the tour we had expected that the UK would leave the EU during … Read more
On the 18th-20th January, around sixty Friends gathered at Woodbrooke for ‘Answering That of God in Everyone’: A Diversity and Inclusion National Gathering. Friends were offered the thought-provoking insights of three non-Quaker keynote speakers – exploring what it … Read more
Quakers have always identified themselves as being a prophetic community, asserting that their faith is ‘not a notion, but a way’. Typically, Friends see action as being the primary response to their deepest spiritual experiences. In this blog … Read more
The phrase ‘let your life speak’ is a common one among Quakers, but where does it come from and what does it really mean? It is little known that the original form of words used by George Fox … Read more
Woodbrooke offers Student Placements to history students who are studying at the University of Birmingham. Daniel has been fortunate to delve into the weird and wonderful collection of Rendel Harris. He has been assisting with cataloguing the items … Read more
‘Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls’ Matthew 11:29 When we take time to stop and look around at the … Read more