BDRC 3 and 5-7 June 2026
The Book of Discipline Revision Committee met to discuss the final parts of the new book and to look at how the draft will be shared with Friends from November, and how we will process responses from Meetings
What is this committee responsible for?
The Book of Discipline Revision Committee is responsible for bringing to Yearly Meeting a new publication (provisional title Our Quaker Way the spiritual discipline of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain) to replace Quaker faith & practice.
What did it do at this meeting?
The key messages from this meeting are:
We are at point of change as we prepare to share Our Quaker Way more widely. We have spent some time reflecting on our hopes and fears for this next stage.
We are ready to share Living as a Quaker – Advices and queries for Quakers in Britain as part of Our Quaker Way in November this year.
Examples of non-text material will be made available online alongside the draft text publication.
Woodbrooke and Quakers in Britain are working together to offer resources and other opportunities to support the 'read, reflect, respond' programme for the draft text. We are excited at the opportunities these will provide for Friends to engage with Our Quaker Way.
We remind Friends that the discernment of the draft text will take place during Yearly Meeting in July 2027
How can I find out more?
The BDRC webpage contains more details, including our annual reports. It includes information about making suggestions to the committee. Questions can also be addressed to the committee secretary, Michael Booth, at gfp@quaker.org.uk.