TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter I -- Historical Summary
Chapter II -- Friends in Evangelical Friends Church - Mid America Yearly Meeting
Chapter III -- A Glance at Quaker History
Chapter IV -- Beliefs
        Section I -- Basic Beliefs
                The Bible
                God
                Jesus Christ
                The Holy Spirit
                People
                Salvation
                The Church
                Liberty
                The Lord's Return
        Section II -- Faith in Action
               A -- Testimonies Regarding Sacred Worship
               B -- Testimonies Regarding Christian Living
               C -- Testimonies Regarding Christian Family
               D -- Testimonies Regarding Christian Ministry
               E -- Testimonies Regarding Christian Relationship to Government & Society
               F -- Testimonies Regarding Certain Issues
Chapter V -- Historical Documents
        Section I -- George Fox's Letter to the Governor of Barbados, 1671
        Section II -- The Richmond Declaration of Faith, 1887
Chapter VI -- Evangelical Friends International

Part II -- THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Chapter I -- The Denomination of Friends
Chapter II -- The Organization of the Church
        Section I -- The Local Church
               A -- General Organization
               B -- Officers
               C -- Structure
               D -- New Churches
               E -- Mergers or Closing Churches
        Section II – Areas : Organization and Functions
        Section III - The Yearly Meeting
               A -- General Organization
               B -- Yearly Meeting Sessions
               C -- The Representative Body
               D -- Officers
               E -- The Elders Board
               F – Trustees
               G -- Yearly Meeting Boards
               H – Responsibilities of Boards
                        1 -- Stewards Board
                        2 -- Camp Board
                        3 -- World Missions Board
                        4 -- Home and Cross- Cultural Missions Board
               I – The Yearly Meeting Financial Program
               J -- The Yearly Meeting in Session

Chapter I – Membership
        Section I -- Participating Membership
        Section II -- Non-Participating Membership
        Section III -- Associate Membership
        Section IV -- Affiliate Membership
        Section V -- Transfer by Certificate or Letter
        Section VI -- Resignation and Forfeiture
Chapter II - Pastors and Other Christian Workers
        Section I -- Duties and Privileges of Pastors
        Section II -- Other Christian Workers
Chapter III -- Dealing with Offenders
        Section I – Ministers
        Section II -- Erring Members
        Section III – Appeals
Chapter IV – Marriage
Chapter V -- The Queries (Checklist of Faith and Practice)
Chapter VI -- Ministerial Procedures

Part IV -- MISCELLANEOUS

Chapter I -- Friends University
Chapter II -- Subsidiary Organizations
Chapter III -- Instructions as to Statistics
Chapter IV -- Instructions to Presiding Clerks
Chapter V -- Suggestions for the Conduct of Business Sessions
Chapter VI -- Glossary of Quaker Terms
Chapter VII -- Incorporation of Local Churches

Part V -- APPENDIX

Chapter I -- Annotated Bibliography
Chapter II -- Academies in Kansas Yearly Meeting (EFC – MAYM)
Chapter III -- Restated Articles of Incorporation of EFC - MAYM
Chapter IV -- Impropriety Guidelines
Chapter V -- Membership Forms

INDEX

NOTE—All Scriptural quotations are from the King James Version unless otherwise indicated.

Abortion 
Racism
Homosexuality
Aids
Adolescent Sexuality
Family Violence
Sexual Abuse and Harassment