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C Wess Daniels

C Wess Daniels

Wess is the William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College. He is a recorded Quaker minister engaged in renewal, resisting empire, and liberation theology.

  1. Note

    And today, I say farewell to my beloved church

    Here is a bit of what we did today as a farewell to our ministry at Camas Friends Church. “Therefore, my brothers

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  2. Origin Stories and Midwives of the Spirit (John 3)

    This is my last prepared message given to Camas Friends Church (June 21, 2015). “Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water

  3. Convergent Model of Renewal: A Sketchnote Companion and Discussion Guide (Complete)

    Last night we finished up a six-week discussion at Camas Friends Church on my book. You can purchase “A Convergent Model of Renewal: Remixing the Quaker Tradition in a Participatory Culture” through my

  4. Convergent Model of Renewal: Discussion Guide and Sketchnotes (Chapter 3)

    We are doing a discussion at Camas Friends Church on my book, “A Convergent Model of Renewal.” This week is chapter three, which covers what we can learn from participatory culture. I am posting

  5. A Fantastic, Participatory, Quaker Meeting

    “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my

  6. A Remixed Church: Adaptation, Legos and Renewal (Isaiah 43:18-19)

    “Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings out chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are

  7. A Blended Family: On The Importance of Difference

    “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26) “Divided tongues, as of fire,

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    Convergent Model of Renewal: Discussion Guide and Sketchnotes (Chp. 2)

    We are doing a discussion at Camas Friends Church on my book, “A Convergent Model of Renewal.” I am posting the sketchnotes

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  9. New Life After Loss (John 21:1-12)

    This is a portion of the message that I gave on resurrection Sunday, April 5, 2015 We have been reflecting on the theme of transformation this year, because as the elders spent time praying

  10. Memory of Love: Practicing Pregnant Absence

    “You are witnesses of these things. And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” Then

  11. Peter’s Unfinished Love (John 21:15-23)

    “When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus

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    Sketchnote: What Makes for a Good Remix?

    What makes for a good remix? What makes for a bad one? When is a remix not a remix but a cover

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  13. Detachment by Anthony de Mello

    DETACHMENT by Anthony de Mello “The only way to change is by changing your understanding. But what does it mean to understand? How do we go about it? Consider how we’re enslaved by

  14. Are You Still Here? Thoughts on Leave-Taking

    After telling a friend of mine that my family and I would be leaving the NW in a few months for a job change, she offered solid wisdom I have hung onto: “Do your

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    Think with Paper & Pencil 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMAm3QkhxaU&ct=t(Rohdesign_Newsletter_RSS_4_2_2015)&mc_cid=acabb97213&mc_

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