Quaker business meetings are open to all members and often to attenders (people who go to meetings but aren't a member of the Religious Society of Friends). They are also meetings for worship (in fact, they are sometimes referred to as 'meeting for worship for business'), and we try to sense God's leading in our decision-making processes.
They are quite different from normal business meetings because Quakers don't vote on issues. There is no chairperson but a convener or clerk, who guides the meeting.
Minutes are made during the meeting, rather than at the end. The clerk will write the minute after an issue has been discussed, and will then read it aloud to ensure everyone finds it acceptable.
Each meeting incorporates a period of silence at the beginning and end.
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