Spiritual FLOORmation at Fox

Joel Bock

FLOORmation: (flôr-mā’ shn) n. a communal evidence of God’s kingdom coming and God’s will being done in, amongst, and through the relationships of Floor/Apartment/& House-mates at George Fox University… as it is in heaven. For the last two academic years in the Spi.L. (Spiritual Life) House at George Fox University (GFU) this has become a [...]

Updates, News & Announcements

The 2011 Volleyball Tournament was held at George Fox University in April. Hayden Lake Friends took first for the Quaker Division (more competitive) and Meridian Friends took first for the Friends Division (less competitive). 2nd Street was selected to win the sportsmanship award. Thank you to all our volunteers, coaches and players for a great meet. Bible [...]

Cruise Ship or Fellow Ship: which are you riding on?

Here are two ways of thinking about church: is it a Cruise Ship?  Or is it a Fellow Ship? Questions about taking a trip on the Cruise Ship: Do I like the music they play? Do I like the captain and her or his crew? Does the captain invite me to eat at her or [...]

Godly Play: Creating Space to Listen and Respond to God

caryl menkhus

Caryl Menkhus, a recorded minister of NWYM,  has pastored at Reedwood Friends and Camas Friends. She is a consultant for Godly Play, and was recently married to Jeff Creswell after being widowed for 20 years. I add the signature Quaker quote from George Fox to the end of every e-mail I send out: “Walk cheerfully [...]

Good Listening: our Superintendent Search

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Tom Stave is the clerk of NWYM, and a member of Eugene Friends. Our yearly meeting has begun the search for a new superintendent, as Colin has accepted the position of general secretary of Friends United Meeting, to begin January 2012.  We release Colin with our blessings to a new chapter in his ministry, while [...]

Teaching as a Way of Living: Modeling and Empowering

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Joseph Thouvenel is associate director of programs and spiritual formation at Twin Rocks Friends Camp. He loves spending time with his amazing wife, Stephanie, and his beautiful daughter, Hope. As it says in the name, Twin Rocks is a Friends Camp. While some people less familiar with the camp assume this might mean we have [...]

Being Challenged as a Broad Body of Friends

mark almquist

Mark Almquist is a member of West Chehalem Friends and currently a senior at Newberg High School. His interests include writing and making music with his closest friends, traveling, playing jazz tunes, playing tennis, and spending time with good friends and family. Nestled at the base of the Colorado Rockies, where a fresh accumulation of [...]

Transformation through Teaching

Shawn McConaughey

Shawn McConaughey is the NWYM associate superintendent of Global Outreach. Each year, I lead several workshops and presentations on teaching internationally. I enjoy it more and more. It was not always that way. I must admit that when I started in my role working with NWYM Global Outreach, I was skeptical that English teaching would [...]

Global Spotlight

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by Dan Cammack, board of Global Outreach Of the approximately 400 people who participated in Friends Summit 2010, 10 percent signed up for the EFM (Evangelical Friends Mission) track for future missionaries. Shawn McConaughey and I got to be a part of the leadership for that track. The seminars and discussion groups in that track were [...]

Traveling for Peace

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Karrie (left) and Addison (right) attend East Hill Friends. Their work is done through The Compassoinate Listening Project. My son Addison and I will have an opportunity to travel to Israel and Palestine from March 25 to April 5, 2011, to participate in an interfaith project dedicated to fostering dialogue, healing polarization, and building bridges [...]