Quaker Quest sessions involve several presentations on each evening’s subject, opportunities for those present to talk with others attending and with the Friends present and also to ask questions of the presenters. The style is informal but informative, with the speakers addressing the topics from their own experience. Refreshments are available from 7.30pm until the 8.00pm start. Each session concludes with a period of Quaker Worship.

‘God’ is beyond our comprehension yet we experience something of God, or 'the Divine', in our daily lives. How that feels will be described as differently as people are different - but as each is free to speak with integrity, so we can recognise both familiar and new truths. Whilst our understanding is rooted in history, in practice it evolves as we absorb new understanding and expression. In this session three Quakers from Dorking Quaker Meeting will describe what God means to them.

Quakers think that everyone can sense something within them that shows how to grow closer to God, however we interpret that name. We come together in a Meeting for Worship to search ourselves in stillness and silence for this spiritual truth, much as a plant turns towards the energy of the sun. We worship without using ritual or symbols. All those present are equally responsible for the worship, as we have no paid ministers. In this session Quakers will share their personal experience of the Meeting for Worship, how they approach it, and how at times people may be rightly prompted to speak.

Quakerism has its roots in Christianity, but Quakers claim that belief, affirmed within the Quaker community, is from our own experience, not from obedience to dogma or priest. Many Quakers find inspiration in the life and teachings of Jesus and in the Bible. In this session Quakers will try to answer the question 'Am I a Christian?' and talk about where their spiritual nourishment comes from.

Worship makes us more sensitive to where the spirit is most lacking in society. Quakers are known for their engagement with society, so that the Quaker way is often described as a ‘practical’ faith. In this session we explore how we choose what to do in the light of the spirit (‘discernment’). Three Quakers say how their faith has led to action.