This survey asks for information about a Quaker Meeting in which you have experienced 'afterword' - any space between the end of worship and the notices in which Friends can share items with the meeting.

The answers to this survey are confidential and results will only be reported anonymously. If you would like further information, please contact Rhiannon Grant by email at rhiannon.bookgeek@gmail.com

Please note that if you have experience of more than one meeting for worship which uses 'afterwords' or a similar practice, you can complete this survey more than once.

Thank you for your help with this survey. More responses, even from the same Meeting, are always helpful, so please circulate this webpage if you know anyone who might be willing to answer.

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* 1. Please give the name of the Quaker meeting for worship you wish to describe in this survey.

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* 2. 2. What name is used at this meeting for the space between the end of worship and notices? For example, I usually call it 'afterword', but it can also be 'bridging time', 'not ministry', 'afterthoughts', or known by another term.

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* 3. What usually happens in 'afterwords'? For example, how long does it typically last and what kinds of things are said?

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* 4. When did the meeting begin holding 'afterwords'? Answers such as 'before I began attending in 2014' are fine if you don't know for sure.

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* 5. If you know, please describe why the meeting began holding 'afterwords'.

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* 6. Is the meeting still using 'afterwords', or did they stop? If the meeting has stopped holding 'afterwords', please say when and why they stopped, if you know this.

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* 7. In your experience, does holding 'afterwords' affect the quality or depth of worship at this meeting? If it does have any effect, please try to describe what effects it has.

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* 8. Based on your experience, would you recommend 'afterwords' to meetings which do not currently use it? Why or why not?

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* 9. Is there anything else you would like to say about this meeting's experience of holding 'afterwords'?

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