CONTINUING REVELATION. The belief that God speaks to persons directly today.
CONVENER. Member of a committee, usually the first-named, whom the meeting asks to call together the first meeting of that committee.
CONVINCED FRIEND. A person who becomes a Friend as a result of being led to this decision by the Inward Teacher after careful study, thought, and seeking.
CORPORATE. Description of the body of a Friends' meeting. While God may speak differently to individuals, the gathered meeting provides a clear perception of divine guidance for the community.
COVENANT. A commitment between two persons with God as the third party.
COVERED MEETING. A meeting for worship or business in which the participants feel the power and inspiration of God so strongly that they are united in silence that is the reward of waiting upon the Lord.
DISCIPLINE. 1. Term related to discipleship: following a particular path. 2. The book of Faith and Practice of the Religious Society of Friends. Each yearly meeting may draw together its own book of discipline, so Friends may refer to Britain Yearly Meeting's discipline, for example, or that of other yearly meetings.
ELDERING. Gently admonishing in love the ways, habits, or thoughts of a Friend or attender after serious consideration by or consultation with respected members of the meeting.