Western Friend Podcast

24. Jon Watts - Keynote from 2023 IMYM Annual Gathering

July 01, 2023 Mary Klein
Western Friend Podcast
24. Jon Watts - Keynote from 2023 IMYM Annual Gathering
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This episode features the keynote address by Jon Watts given at the 2023 IMYM annual gathering on the theme of “Becoming the Quakers the world needs today.” 

Jon is a Quaker media creator and spiritual entrepreneur, and a member of the Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting. He founded the QuakerSpeak project as well as a NEW podcast called Thee Quaker

Below you can find links to the projects he references in today’s episode:

Don’t forget, you can find all previous episodes in the archives wherever you listen, and new episodes are released the first Saturday of each month. Thank you for tuning in!

Introduction
Jon's start in media production
Quakers to in the era of social media
Jon's personal history
Different branches of Friends
Jon learns Quaker history
Jon's idea for Quaker Speak
Quaker Speak episode about Jay O'Hara
The wide reach of Quaker Speak
Jon's journey after Quaker Speak
Parallels between 1600s and today
Opportunity for Friends today