Jon Watts
Jon Watts is a Quaker songwriter and multimedia artist. As a songwriter, Jon has toured the world sharing stories of the Early Friends and his own spiritual journey growing up Quaker in Virginia and attending the Quaker Leadership Scholars Program at Guilford College. Jon’s unique success promoting his music in the early days of YouTube led him to found the QuakerSpeak project, for which he spent six years travelling, interviewing Friends, and publishing a video every week. In 2021, Jon embarked on a new journey: envisioning a future for Friends and online media. Jon Watts is a member of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, which holds his ministry under its care. He lives in Germantown, where he enjoys hiking in the Wissahickon with his wife and recording music in his home studio.
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Quakers, the Internet, and What’s Next – James Backhouse Lecture 2023
$8.00 (GST-inc)In the 2023 James Backhouse Lecture, Jon Watts challenges Friends to consider how we can use modern communication tools such as the internet and social media to act and communicate in faith.
