Nurturing Our Community

Do we help each other to live with integrity and contribute that integrity to the life of our meeting?
How does our meeting learn of members’ needs and offer its assistance?
How does our meeting nurture members in all stages of life?
How does our meeting welcome those new to Friends and integrate them into our community?
When a member’s conduct or manner of living gives cause for concern, how does the meeting respond?
Am I ready both to offer and to accept meeting assistance when needed?
Do I treat adults and children alike with respect and without condescension?
What opportunities have I taken to know, work and worship with Friends in the larger spiritual communities we share?

How does our meeting prepare its members, attenders and children for worship, for the conduct of its business and for a way of life consistent with the principles of the Religious Society of Friends?
What opportunities do we provide for all in the meeting to learn about Friends’ history, practices and testimonies, the Judeo-Christian tradition, the life and teachings of Jesus, and other religious traditions?
How does our meeting’s religious education program provide experiential learning that enhances the sense of belonging to our worshipping community?
How do I help create a home where all members of the family receive affection and understanding and where visitors are welcome?
How does my manner of living enrich body, mind and spirit; enable all to learn what it means to live a life of Spirit-led commitment; and demonstrate a high regard for family, community and the integrity of creation?
How do I engage with my family and others who are dear to me regarding such sensitive topics as death, faith, money, sex and drugs?

How does our meeting accommodate ecological, economic and social justice in its uses of property and money?
Does our meeting engage its members in supporting the meeting’s work, its ministry and the upkeep of its property?
Does our meeting encourage its members to support with their time, energy and finances the quarterly and yearly meetings and other Quaker organizations?
To what extent does our meeting rely on current members and attenders for financial support and to what extent on other sources?
How do I demonstrate in my own decision making a concern for ecological, economic and social justice?
How do I simplify my needs, making choices that balance self-sufficiency and fair sharing of resources?
Do I balance my work-life and other activities with the time and energy needed for my spiritual growth and service?
Do I contribute to the work of Friends in my meeting, in the quarterly and yearly meetings and in the wider world of Friends?