The Quaker Religious Education Collaborative QREC is an international, cross-branch, grassroots network of Friends sharing a stewardship for lifelong Quaker faith formation through religious education. We formed in April and now serve more than Friends in our network. We actively engage and support each other across languages and continents. We gather for regional and annual conferences and offer monthly Conversation Circles via an online conferencing platform. Read moreβ¦. The QREC Resource Library is a place to share lessons and other educational information in support of our work as Quaker religious educators.
This library is a forum for curricula, articles, videos and other educational materials on Quaker themes. You will also find principles, policies and procedures to strengthen operation of your child, youth and adult religious education programs. QREC holds an annual conference and retreat. In addition we hold online Conversation Circles and post other religious education events as we learn about them. Online conferences for Quaker religious educators to share about their work.
Conversations are scheduled for two sessions per topic to encourage international participation. Join the conversationβ¦. Religious education events of interest to Quakers from all parts of the world. Please let us know about upcoming online or in-person events happening in your area. See the list of upcoming eventsβ¦. Home is the heart of faith formation for all families.
This is especially true for Friends. As an experiential religion, Quakerism is best learned through living in loving community. Indeed, the vast majority of faith formation for our young Friends happens at home in the busy swirl of daily life. QREC depends on all of us sharing our gifts and skills as religious educators. Here are some of the ways you can get involvedβ¦. Click image to purchase book.
L esson plan for the home with a book, music and activities: Young Drasko is happy working with his father in the Sarajevo market. Then war encroaches. Drasko must run the family flower stand alone. One morning, the bakery is bombed and twenty-two people are killed.
