6 May 1998
To all National Spiritual Assemblies Dear Bahá’í Friends,
Enclosed is a copy of a document entitled "Training Institutes" which summarizes the guidance provided to date on this important subject. The document was made available to delegates at the Eighth International Bahá’í Convention, and the Universal House of Justice believes you will find it very helpful as a resource paper.
With loving Bahá’í greetings,
For Department of the Secretariat
(‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1986-2001’)
Training Institutes
A document prepared for and approved by the Universal House
of Justice
April 1998
The Four Year Plan calls for a significant advance in the process of entry by troops to be supported and sustained by the systematic development of human resources. In the messages of the Universal House of Justice on the Plan, the training institute is envisaged as an instrument crucial to this development.
The purpose of the present document is twofold. On the one hand, it offers an overview of the efforts thus far made by the worldwide Bahá’í community to establish institutes; on the other, it reviews their accomplishments to date and explores their possibilities for further development and potential effect on the process of entry by troops. Passages from the relevant guidance given by the House of Justice provide the framework for the study undertaken. The document is divided into three sections:
1. Awareness of the Importance of Training
2. Enhancement of Institutional Capacity
