and concerns of ministry and counsel members. The clerk of this committee should also function as clerk of any general meeting of ministry and counsel members. The quarterly or regional meeting clerk should report the name of the ministry and counsel clerk to the yearly meeting office.

THE YEARLY MEETING. The Yearly Meeting on Ministry and Counsel includes the Coordinating Committee for Ministry and Counsel (described in Section G), representatives appointed by each monthly and executive meeting for three-year terms, all recorded ministers, pastors, and meeting secretaries, and all members of committees within the Yearly Meeting on Ministry and Counsel. The meeting meets at least twice a year and the coordinating committee at least four times. The coordinating committee appoints clerks annually after prior consideration and recommendation of a special nominating committee appointed at the preceding yearly meeting sessions. The coordinating committee administers interim activities between sessions of the yearly meeting.

C. Functions of Ministry and Counsel

THE MONTHLY MEETING ON MINISTRY AND COUNSEL.

SPIRITUAL CARE OF MEMBERS. Members of ministry and counsel should be concerned:

• to foster the spiritual growth of the meeting membership and enhance their religious life and fellowship, including especially the supervision and strengthening of corporate worship of the meeting;

• to consider individual needs for guidance and to make provisionf or personal counsel and assistance in matters of interpersonal relationships among members and in individual and family problems pertaining to illness, financial matters, marital relations, and decisions of conscience, and, where appropriate, to recommend professionally-trained counsel for especially difficult problems;

• to review annually the spiritual condition of the meeting and its membership and to write the State of the Meeting reports;

• to develop programs and conferences, study groups, and public meetings to disseminate information regarding Friends' spiritual concerns and to assist members and attenders to deepen the life of the spirit;

• where desired by local meetings, to consider qualifications and make recommendations concerning recording gifts in ministry or engagement of pastors or meeting secretaries.