Part of the history of Quakers is the development of Queries and Advices for exploring ideas together.  These were recently shared by the Outreach Committee. What benefits, joys and supports do you receive from meeting?  What personal efforts do you make to invite and welcome others to join in the Quaker experience? What subtle and non verbal signs do the meeting, members and attenders offer in this regard?  Are the frequency of meetings and location of meetings adequate for our role in promoting Quakerism and its values?  Have we followed up on supporting a rural meeting?  Are we thinking ahead to our evaluation of the mid week experiment? Should a decision to move location be to prepare for growth or respond to growth? It is wise to separate the tasks of invitation and welcome. Inviting others is a sign of gratitude and welcoming is a way of ensuring the invitation is received as genuine and meaningful.  When tasks are assigned to ensure an inviting and welcoming spirit is alive and well, it is imperative that these tasks be completed.  Consider the message that is sent to visitors when they enter a room that is very crowded when they enter as it may suggest the meeting is content with its current membership?