Just for fun, let's look at some of the *other* things Paul says about women! In Romans 16:1, Paul says that Phoebe is a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. "Deacon” is a title that he uses for himself and others engaged in a ministry of teaching and preaching, with no gender distinctions (see that Greek term in 1 Cor. 3:5; 2 Cor. 6:4; Phil. 1:1).

Another thing I have been thinking about a lot lately is how *expensive* it is for #Quakers to have volunteers do everything.

Taking into account all of the time, effort, and having to fix things that volunteers do badly, it would be *so much cheaper* to just pay a professional. And that's not even factoring in everything we lose by having terrible outward-facing media (websites, social media, you name it).

This volunteer shabby-chic is not a good look, Friends!

I'm thrilled that folks are so engaged with this thread! Let's put some real numbers on this: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

https://twitter.com/ashleymwilcox/status/1520752523564490752

The first set of numbers is if the YM just wants to pay for *content*. If they want an address, meetings with children and youth, and two interest groups, at very low rates, the honorarium would come to $1,150.

A thread on why #Quakers need to pay speakers for their Yearly Meetings.

https://twitter.com/ashleymwilcox/status/1520751328309489665

For perspective: My current rate for a weekend event is $5,000. That is actually very low for professional speakers.

Quakers want all of this work for free or $200 (an actual amount a YM offered me).

#Quakers, we're getting close to Yearly Meeting time! It has come to my attention that some YMs do not pay honoraria for speakers.

That's a problem! Here are some things to consider when setting your honoraria for YM speakers: First, travel, registration, and room and board at the session are a cost for the yearly meeting, but they are not a benefit for the speaker.