Quakers

===Unprogrammed worship===
{{See also|Conservative Friends|Friends General Conference|Britain Yearly Meeting|Beanite Quakerism|}}
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''Unprogrammed worship'' (also known as ''waiting worship'', ''silent worship'', or ''holy communion in the manner of Friends'') rests on the practices of George Fox and early Friends, who based their beliefs and practices on their interpretation of how early Christians worshipped God their Heavenly Father. Friends gather together in "expectant waiting upon God" to experience his still small voice leading them from within. There is no plan on how the meeting will proceed, and practice varies widely between Meetings and individual worship services. Friends believe that God plans what will happen, with his spirit leading people to speak. A participant who feels led to speak will stand and share a spoken ministry in front of others. When this happens, Quakers believe that the spirit of God is speaking through the speaker. After someone has spoken, it is customary to allow a few minutes to pass in silence for reflection on what was said, before further vocal ministry is given. Sometimes a meeting is quite silent, sometimes many speak. These meetings lasted for several hours in George Fox's day. Modern meetings are often limited to an hour, ending when two people (usually the [[Elder (Christianity)#Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)|elders]]) exchange the [[sign of peace]] by a [[handshake]]. This handshake is often shared by the others. This style of worship is the norm in Britain, Ireland, the continent of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Southern Africa, Canada, and parts of the United States (particularly yearly meetings associated with [[Friends General Conference]] and [[Beanite Quakerism]])—constituting about 11%<ref name=QWRC-intro/>{{rp|5}} of Quakers. Those who worship in this way hold each person to be equal before God and capable of knowing [[Light of the World|the light]] of God directly. Anyone present may speak if feeling led to do so. Traditionally, [[Recorded Minister]]s were recognised for their particular gift in vocal ministry. This practice continues among ''Conservative'' Friends and ''Liberal Friends'' (e.g. [[New York Yearly Meeting]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=New York Yearly Meeting |title=Formal Guidelines from New York Yearly Meeting's Faith and Practice |url=http://www.nyym.org/index.php?q=node/252}}</ref>), but many meetings where Liberal Friends predominate abolished this practice. [[London Yearly Meeting]] of Friends abolished the acknowledging and recording of [[Recorded Minister]]s in 1924.