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Originally Posted by Aquila
The Quakers have an interesting model of how they do church. They silently pray as a group. If someone is inspired to speak, they simply stand and deliver whatever God has laid upon their hearts to say. Then they are seated. They resume silent prayer and contemplate what the Lord just told them. All are free to speak as led by the Spirit. A visitor wouldn't even know who the elder was until the very end when the elder drew things to a close. It's almost like house church... but everyone gets a real solid and quiet opportunity to speak. lol
I actually enjoyed my sojourn with the Quakers. I kinda miss them.
I think it's only mentioned once or twice?
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Sounds like Gospel Assembly meetings (the ones I've been to, anyway). Also, sounds like an independent oneness pentecostal house church we were with back in Houston years ago. In fact, sounds like the first UPC I ever went to (where I got baptised). Except none of those were filled with 15 plus minute gaps of total, embarassing silence, punctuated by whispery quiet monologues about nothing doctrinally or various cat lady "testimonies". The Quakers ain't got a corner on anybody's market, though, cause back when I was a "troubled teen" the PDAP meerings were about the same. In fact, come to think of it, the PDAP meetings were more lively than the two Quaker meetings I've been to.
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