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JUL 3

What Happens When We Worship Online?

3 - 24 July 2025

Meeting together for worship is at the heart of Quaker life, but the increase in online worship has created new opportunities and raised questions about the future of this treasured practice. What does it mean for our spirituality and our communities?

In this course we will reflect on the essential nature and meaning of Quaker communal worship in the unprogrammed tradition, and consider how meeting online fits or shifts our assumptions. Over the four weeks we will explore:

  • The theology of online worship (asking questions such as 'Where is the Spirit?' 'What is a gathered meeting?')
  • How online meetings for worship, including blended meetings, are experienced by different Friends
  • The current and future impact of online worship on Quaker faith, practice and community
  • This course will help deepen your understanding and experience of meeting for worship, whether you worship online or in person. We hope it will also foster mutual understanding between those who primarily attend meeting for worship in person and those who mainly worship with other Friends online.

    Elders and others with responsibility for the quality of worship may also find it helpful for exploring the significance of online and 'blended' worship in your community.

    The live Zoom sessions are every Thursday at 19:00-20:30 (UK time)

    More information

    For more information contact:

    Woodbrooke

    Telephone: 0121 7282360

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    Date & time

    Start: 00:00 on 3 July 2025

    Finish: 00:00 on 24 July 2025

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