Episode 21 brings something new to the Western Friend Podcast! This is a panel discussion from a workshop on the topic of "Quaker Leadership of the Future." Following the panel and the open forum where panelists engaged each other in conversation, the Soul Force Ones add a 15 minute remix, where the hosts delve into the notion of non-theist Quakerism and how to bring folks into community.
This episodes panel included:
- Folks who support leaders of the future in our yearly meetings:
- IMYM – Erin Bates, Assistant to the Yearly Meeting
- IMYM = Intermountain Yearly Meeting
- NPYM — Paul Christiansen, Rising Clerk of the Yearly Meeting
- NPYM = North Pacific Yearly Meeting
- PacYM — Alma Moon, Co-Clerk of Young Adult Meeting
- PacYM = Pacific Yearly Meeting
- SCYMF — Erin Wilson, Coordinating Committee and Safeguarding Committee for the yearly meeting
- SCYMF = Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends
- Folks employed by Quaker organizations to support leaders of the future:
- AFSC – Julian Andaya, Director of AFSC's Emerging Leaders for Liberation Program
- AFSC = American Friends Service Committee
- FCNL — Larissa Gil-Sanhueza, Senior Manager of FNCL’s Young Adult Program
- FCNL = Friends Committee on National Legislation
- QVS — Woody Logan-Wood, City Coordinator for the QVS Portland Program
- QVS = Quaker Voluntary Service