The materials on this page are provided by LEYM’s Advancement & Outreach Committee

• A list of suggestions for strengthening your meeting or worship group and making it more open and welcoming Updated 2017 (DOC)
• What Makes a Welcoming Meeting graphic illustration from Johanna Jackson (with a focus on youth inclusion) and Inclusion 101 (an audio podcast from 2020) provide lots of good ideas based on an extensive listening project among Friends.
• To Those Attending Our Meeting For The First Time (text you can use as is or customize; 2017; DOCX)
• Age Inclusion – link to Emily Provance’s blog with resources. Of special note is the booklet on Multiage Inclusion Emily has produced.
• Creating a Strong Web Presence from Friends General Conference
• Readings on Quakerism: Where to Start (PDF) – A short article printed in the Winter 2006 Bulletin.
  

Ready to Print Business Cards: What Do Quakers Say? You can print meeting information on the back. Never out of date.

Website of Quaker Communications & Outreach (lots of great ideas here, but less updates since 2020) – Quakeroutreach.com

Materials from New England Yearly Meeting – Good ideas and materials here: Quaker Outreach

Materials from Friends General Conference

Outreach web page
Newcomers Cards: a series of free cards available for print by meetings. These simple cards are good, brief introductions suitable to hand out to newcomers. They can also be purchased from the FGC Bookstore. Topics include: You are Welcome Here, Quaker Worship, What Do Quakers Believe, Quakers and Prayer, How Quaker Meetings Work, and Quaker Testimonies.
Grow Our Meetings toolkit: Inreach, Outreach, and Integrating Newcomers. Guidance and tools for Friends who want to deepen their own spiritual life, welcome new life into their meetings, consider what it’s like to be new in a meeting, and do outreach.
Build It: A Toolkit for Nurturing Intergenerational Spiritual Community: The Youth Ministries Program of FGC collects here their best practices for nurturing intergenerational spiritual community. The toolkit includes resources, activities, games, advice, and the skit, “A Short History of Quakerism in 10 Easy Points.” Both practical and fun, it is useful for nurturing spiritual community among all ages.

Understanding Quaker Practice

(from “Info” section of website)

Brief on Quaker Worship (PDF)
Brief on How Quakers Conduct Business (PDF)
Brief on Quaker Beliefs in Action (PDF)