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| date | Sat, 07 Apr 2018 06:08:59 -0400 |
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| 1 *Meeting for Sufferings Appeal Review Group final report* | |
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| 3 QF&P provides for an process of appeal to MfS with respect to | |
| 4 decisions of an Area Meeting and disputes between Area Meeting. | |
| 5 Experience with this process has been less than wholly positive, and | |
| 6 MfS commissioned a review. The review group reported with | |
| 7 recommendations for a narrowed and simplified process, including a | |
| 8 preference for a "conflict transformation" approach (as opposed to | |
| 9 "conflict resolution") and an explicit place for mediation before | |
| 10 things get to Sufferings. | |
| 11 | |
| 12 MfS approved these recommendations, and specific changes to QF&P will | |
| 13 be forthcoming. | |
| 14 | |
| 15 In this context Friends are reminded that Quaker Life can provide help | |
| 16 and guidance to Meetings which are taken by surprise/taken aback by | |
| 17 apparently irresolvable internal conflict. | |
| 18 | |
| 19 We were also reminded that difficulties around Membership often arise | |
| 20 from "lack of familiarity with Quaker ... processes" and that | |
| 21 accordingly care for a Ministry of Teaching in our meetings is | |
| 22 necessary to help promote this familiarity. |