She writes:
Over the past decade I have attempted to help tell the stories of my generation, Quaker youth living their faith in inspiring contemporary ways. Tags: quaker youth midwest witness http://dlvr.it/zYQGx
"Quakers don’t have the only fruitful approach to faith, and young adults can and will find alternatives. Ultimately, the Religious Society of Friends needs young adults just as much, if not more, than young adults need the Religious Society of Friends."
When, at age 19, as an already avowed Quaker, I finally learned that much of that information was outright false I felt deeply betrayed… Despite intensive Quaker experience at the monthly and yearly meeting levels as well as through Friends General Conference, I was failed by the Quaker adults in charge of my religious education. The word “failed” here seems strong so I want to qualify it. I do not believe that these adults even knew that they were letting me down.
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From the recent gathering in Wichita KS
YAF Conference 2010: An interview with Faith Kelley & Micah Bales, two of the organizers of the upcoming young adult Friends conference in Wichita Kansas. For more information, see yaf2010.wordpress.com.
We’re enjoying a few days of visiting from Micah Bales and Faith Kelley. They’re two of the organizers of this May’s YAF conference in Wichita. Hopefully I can get a video interview out of them before they leave!
