Before Business Begins

Notes For Recording Clerks

BY WILL WATSON
A small book, bound to lay flat for handy reference during meetings, which is full of tips and sample minutes on topics faced repeatedly by Friends in meeting for worship with attention to business.

New England Yearly Meeting 1996 64 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Facilitator's Guide To Participatory Decision-making

Second Edition

BY SAM KANER, LENNY LIND, CATHERINE TOLDI ET AL
This is the best available training manual and sourcebook for facilitators, managers and leaders who want to encourage full participation, promote mutual understanding, and help groups build inclusive, sustainable agreements. It presents more than 200 valuable tools and skills and places them in the context of a lucid, realistic model of the dynamics of group decision-making. An excellent resource for clerks. Now in a new edition with 70 extra pages and two new chapters. Many pages updated and improved.

Jossey Bass 2007 341 PP. Paper

$32.00 (in stock)

Handbook For The Presiding Clerk

BY DAVID STANFIELD
Useful how to manual written by an experienced clerk.

North Carolina Yearly Meeting (F) 1989 20 PP. Paper

$4.00 (in stock)

Quaker Manual Of Style And Glossary

BY ODIE LEFEVER
A useful eight panel folded tract which offers a handy brief glossary of Quaker terms as well as style guidelines such as when and when not to capitalize Meeting (meeting?), and use of the apostrophe. These reflect usage within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The glossary of forty three Quaker terms is also helpful. This is in the same format as the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting leaflet series, but is priced differently and there is no bulk rate reduction.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 2010 FOLDED Paper

$0.75 (in stock)

Unforeseen Joy

Serving A Friends Meeting As Recording Clerk

BY DAMON HICKEY
Excellent and delightful guide for recording clerks. Practical advice with a spiritual basis.

North Carolina Yearly Meeting (F) 1987 35 PP. Paper

$2.00 (in stock)

Where Should I Stand - Mobi Ebook Format

BY ELIZABETH BOARDMAN
This is a Mobi formatted version of the book. WE WILL EMAIL YOU A LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE BOOK ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY AFTER RECEIVING YOUR ORDER. Elizabeth Boardman draws on her 4 years as a MM clerk and the wisdom of 15 other experienced clerks to answer questions, simple and profound, including when should I attend committee meetings? How should I relate to the children of the meeting? How do I get support for this job? How do I help sustain the faith community? Where Should I Stand? is designed to spark new questions and additional ideas among readers and to encourage continued discussions. (Enter the title in the search field at left to find print and epub editions.)

Quaker Press of FGC 2011 128 PP. E Book

$9.00 (in stock)

Where Should I Stand?

A Field Guide For Monthly Meeting Clerks

BY ELIZABETH BOARDMAN
Elizabeth Boardman draws on her four years as a monthly meeting clerk and the wisdom of fifteen other experienced clerks to answer questions, simple and profound, including When should I attend committee meetings? How should I relate to the children of the meeting? How do I get support for this job? How do I help sustain the faith community? Where Should I Stand? is designed to spark new questions and additional ideas among readers and to encourage continued discussions at regional gatherings.(Also available as an ebook. Enter the title in the search field at left to find electronic editions.)

Quaker Press of FGC 2008 128 PP. Paper

$12.50 (in stock)

Where Should I Stand - Epub Ebook

BY ELIZABETH BOARDMAN
This is an ePub formatted version of the book. WE WILL EMAIL YOU A LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE BOOK ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY AFTER RECEIVING YOUR ORDER. Elizabeth Boardman draws on her years as a monthly meeting clerk and the wisdom of 15 other experienced clerks to answer questions, simple and profound, including When should I attend committee meetings? How should I relate to the children of the meeting? How do I get support for this job? How do I help sustain the faith community? (Enter the title in the search field at left to find print and mobi editions.)

Quaker Press of FGC 2010 128 PP. E Book

$9.00 (in stock)