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1. ... the purpose of such campaigns in local communities which have been dormant for years would not be to find every Baha'i , whose name appears on the membership list and verity his or her status. The list of names should be considered, rather, as a starting point, leading to opportunities to meet individuals who are willing to engage in meaningful conversation, exploring spiritual realities and learning more and more about the Faith. (Letter dated 3 June 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Union of Myanmar, quoted in ‘Building Momentum’)
1. ... the purpose of such campaigns in local communities which have been dormant for years would not be to find every Baha'i , whose name appears on the membership list and verity his or her status. The list of names should be considered, rather, as a starting point, leading to opportunities to meet individuals who are willing to engage in meaningful conversation, exploring spiritual realities and learning more and more about the Faith. (Letter dated 3 June 2001 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Union of Myanmar, quoted in ‘Building Momentum’)
2. Nowhere
has the rise in individual initiative been more clearly demonstrated than in
the field of teaching. Whether in the form of firesides or study circles,
individual efforts to teach the Faith are indisputably on the increase.
Equipped with skills and methods, effective and accessible to all, and
encouraged by the response their actions elicit, the believers are entering
into closer association with people of many walks of life, engaging them in
earnest conversation on themes of spiritual import. With greater and greater
spiritual perception, they are able to sense receptivity and recognize thirst
for the vivifying waters of Bahá’u’lláh’s message. From among all those they
encounter-parents of neighbourhood children, peers at school, colleagues at
work, casual acquaintances-they seek out souls with whom they can share a
portion of that which He has so graciously bestowed on humanity. Increased
experience enables them to adapt their presentation to the seeker's needs,
employing direct teaching methods that draw on the Writings to offer the
message in a manner both forthcoming and inviting. (The Universal House of
Justice, 27 December 2005 to the Conference of the Continental Boards of
Counsellors)
