Reflection meetings – “a forum for the discussion of needs and plans, creating a collective identity”

Reflection meetings at the cluster level are becoming a forum for the discussion of needs and plans, creating a collective identity and strengthening the collective will. 

- The Universal House of Justice  (From a message dated Dec. 27, 2005)

Home visits are “conceived as a means for exposing believers to the fundamentals of the Faith”

Conceived as a means for exposing believers to the fundamentals of the Faith, "home visits" are giving rise to an array of deepening efforts, both individual and collective, in which the friends are delving into the Writings and exploring their implications for their lives. As the spiritual foundations of the community are fortified in this way, the level of collective discourse is raised, social relations among the friends take on new meaning, and a sense of common purpose inspires their interactions. 

- The Universal House of Justice  (From a message dated Dec. 27, 2005)

“The introduction of the concept of the cluster” and its benefits

The introduction of the concept of the cluster made it possible for the friends to think about the accelerated growth of the community on a manageable scale and to conceive of it in terms of two complementary, reinforcing movements: the steady flow of individuals through the sequence of institute courses and the movement of clusters from one stage of development to the next.  

- The Universal House of Justice  (From a message dated Dec. 27, 2005)