Welcome to Woodbrookes learning blog.
This blog is contributed to by our Programmes Team and Associate Tutors. It is a space for discussion and debate focused on our mission to foster ‘a vital Friends’ ministry’, where ministry encompasses faith, witness, love and service. It will be a place to share ideas, to explore, to learn and to be inspired to put your faith into action.
To learn more about the learning events on offer at Woodbrooke, please take a look at our current programme of courses and retreats.
In May 2018, Britain Yearly Meeting will again consider the question: is it time to revise our book of discipline? I want to take this question apart a bit and look at what’s inside it. What is a … Read more
Course tutors Michael Eccles and Ruth Wilde chat about what the concept of discipleship might be for Quakers and what they hope to explore on their course which will take place from the 20th to the 22nd April … Read more
From 16th – 18th March Woodbrooke will be hosting a course exploring how to build a diverse and transformative movement for change. We caught up with one of the facilitators, Tim Gee, to find out more: Building a … Read more
In this post, Michael Eccles reflects on his visit to Friends Theological College, Kaimosi. During the recent Woodbrooke on the road in Kenya, it was arranged for us to visit Friends Theological College (FTC) in Kaimosi. For me, … Read more
Rhiannon Grant talks to us about her time at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) conference in November.
In November, four Woodbrooke tutors travelled to Kenya to support Friends in their explorations of Quaker roles, processes and leadership. Whilst Britain Yearly Meeting is already actively working in the country on peacebuilding projects involving local partners, I … Read more
Rhiannon Grant talks to us about her first experience of being an elder at her local Quaker meeting and how the spending time with other role holders helped her to better understand her role.
I recently purchased a T-shirt which says Feminist quite clearly on it; I received more comments wearing this T-shirt than any other slogan based item of clothing I have worn. So why did I wear a Feminist tee?
Stuart Masters reviews Marcelle Martin’s book ‘Our Life is Love: The Quaker Spiritual Journey’.
When talking about Quakers in the world today, it is easy to put Quakers into different boxes: ‘Liberal’, ‘Evangelical’, ‘Pastoral’, ‘Conservative’. We might even think that ours is the only box there is. Sometimes it is important to step outside the box.