# HG changeset patch # User ht # Date 1523096810 14400 # Node ID 0d84256e99740596286e36cc95e37c188ce53850 # Parent f1bdec28835d920a1caa1b31db39f868c8fc4381 *** empty log message *** diff -r f1bdec28835d -r 0d84256e9974 Sufferings/2018-04-07/notes.txt --- a/Sufferings/2018-04-07/notes.txt Sat Apr 07 06:08:59 2018 -0400 +++ b/Sufferings/2018-04-07/notes.txt Sat Apr 07 06:26:50 2018 -0400 @@ -12,11 +12,22 @@ MfS approved these recommendations, and specific changes to QF&P will be forthcoming. +There as some questioning of the value of the phrases "conflict +resolution" _or_ "conflict transformation" _or_ any other language +which raises expectations of success which cannot be met or fear of +coercion. + In this context Friends are reminded that Quaker Life can provide help and guidance to Meetings which are taken by surprise/taken aback by -apparently irresolvable internal conflict. +apparently irresolvable internal conflict, and that asking for help +_early_ is essential to avoid exacerbating aspects of a situation +through ignorance. -We were also reminded that difficulties around Membership often arise -from "lack of familiarity with Quaker ... processes" and that -accordingly care for a Ministry of Teaching in our meetings is +The review group also suggested that beyond the narrow matter of an +appeals procedure, the larger question of how we deal with conflict as +a Society, as Meetings and as individuals needs to be considered. + +In this context we were reminded that difficulties around Membership +often arise from "lack of familiarity with Quaker ... processes" and +that accordingly care for a Ministry of Teaching in our meetings is necessary to help promote this familiarity.