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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
