Elders

JanYM24 Elders

The role of the Yearly Meeting elders
YM elders establish and maintain the spiritual quality of meetings, holding the gathered stillness in Meetings for Worship, and in the formal sessions, preparatory sessions and, where available, information sessions.  

The elders who are allocated for a particular session arrive early to centre down before others arrive.

Elders have the responsibility to maintain the worshipfulness, or spiritual quality, of the meeting. On occasion this might mean steering the meeting back on track or making a judgement about whether to intervene in worship or ministry. This is only done as a last resort but is a necessary responsibility and must be done with tenderness for any individual and the gathered meeting.

There are a variety of challenges in being an elder on-ground or online. It can be helpful to share experiences and challenges with other elders. 

Elders for JanYM24
To find the names of the Elders for JanYM24, click "Names of Elders" in blue text below and in the left side bar.

Who can I contact about JanYM24 Elders?
Contact Felicity Rose on fevrose@gmail.com