Documents from the Universal House of Justice

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Abstract:

A decade of Bahá’í guidance outlining strategic plans, learning processes, and institutional development to advance global growth through systematic action and community-building initiatives.

Notes:

Available for free download in various formats from bahai.org/library, bahaiebooks.org, and palabrapublications.com.

Turning Point:

Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material 1996-2006

Universal House of Justice
International Teaching Centre

West Palm Beach, Florida: Palabra Publications, 2006

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1. Abstract

“Beginning with the Four Year Plan in 1996, the Universal House of Justice set a new course in the teaching work for individuals, communities, and institutions. “The next four years,” the Supreme Body wrote, “will represent an extraordinary period in the history of our Faith, a turning point of epochal magnitude.” So potent were the implications of that Plan, that its single aim of advancing the process of entry by troops was carried forward into a series of plans, to span twenty-five years until the end the first century of the Formative Age in 2021. This book contains selected messages from the Universal House of Justice and other documents that guided the learning process of the Bahá’í world over the course of a decade, from 1996-2006, resulting in profound changes in consciousness and systematic action. By the end of this period, the House of Justice concluded, “The elements required for a concerted effort to infuse the diverse regions of the world with the spirit of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation have crystallized into a framework for action that now needs only to be exploited.”
The book is divided into three parts. Part I includes forty messages from the Universal House of Justice, from December 26, 1995 to Ridván 2006. Part II involves an exploration of particular themes, such as “Learning in Action,” “Learning to Maintain Focus,” and “Learning to Administer Growth,” that includes copious extracts from messages written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to individuals and National Assemblies. Part III contains a number of supporting documents from this period which were approved by the House of Justice or prepared by the International Teaching Centre, such as “Training Institutes” and “Building Momentum.” This volume serves as a significant resource, tracing the evolution of thought over this important period and outlining the essential concepts that guide current activities for expansion and consolidation in clusters worldwide. Through continued study and reflection on these and other materials, Bahá’ís will gain a clearer vision of the “methodological pattern of functioning” and the culture of learning that has come to characterize the efforts of Bahá’í individuals, institutions, and communities." (from palabrapublications.com/house)

2. Contents of PDF

Preface

Part I: Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice

31 December 1995, to the Bahá’ís of the World regarding the Four Year Plan

3 January 1996, to the Friends Gathered at the International Youth Conference in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Riḍván 1996, to the Bahá’ís of the World

Riḍván 1996, to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Africa

Riḍván 1996, to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Europe

Riḍván 1996, to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Latin America and the Caribbean

Riḍván 1996, to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in North America: Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and the United States

Riḍván 1996, to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Australia, the Cook Islands, the Eastern Caroline Islands, the Fiji Islands, French Polynesia, the Hawaiian Islands, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea, the Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and the Western Caroline Islands

Riḍván 1996, to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam

Riḍván 1996, to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Riḍván 1996, to the Followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Western and Central Asia

Riḍván 1997, to the Bahá’ís of the World

30 May 1997, to National Spiritual Assemblies regarding Regional Bahá’í Councils

6 January 1998, to the Friends Gathered at the Latin American Youth Congress in Chile

Riḍván 1998, to the Bahá’ís of the World

3 May 1998, to the Conference of Continental Counsellors

Riḍván 1999, to the Bahá’ís of the World

26 November 1999, to the Bahá’ís of the World regarding the unfoldment of the Divine Plan

8 January 2000, to the Friends Gathered at the Youth Congress in Paraguay

Riḍván 2000, to the Bahá’ís of the World

9 January 2001, to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors regarding the Five Year Plan, 2001–2006

14 January 2001, to the Conference Marking the Inauguration of the International Teaching Centre Building

16 January 2001, to the Bahá’ís of the World regarding the Conference of the Continental Counsellors

Riḍván 2001, to the Bahá’ís of the World

24 May 2001, to the Believers Gathered for the Events Marking the Completion of the Projects on Mount Carmel

22 December 2001, to the Friends Gathered at the Eighth ASEAN Youth Conference in Thailand

10 January 2002, to the Bahá’ís of the World regarding the pioneer call

Riḍván 2002, to the Bahá’ís of the World

17 January 2003, to the Bahá’ís of the World regarding the progress of the Five Year Plan, 2001–2006

10 April 2003, to the Friends Gathered at the Series of Youth Forums Called by the Regional Bahá’í Council of the Western States, U.S.A.

Riḍván 2003, to the Bahá’ís of the World

Riḍván 2004, to the Bahá’ís of the World

Riḍván 2005, to the Bahá’ís of the World

27 December 2005, to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors regarding the Five Year Plan, 2006–2011

28 December 2005, to all National Spiritual Assemblies regarding the curriculum for training institutes

31 December 2005, to the Bahá’ís of the World regarding the Conference of the Continental Counsellors

Riḍván 2006, to the Bahá’ís of the World

Part II: Global Plans: Fundamental Concepts

A document dated 29 October 2005 prepared by an ad hoc committee for a workshop conducted at the Bahá’í World Centre

Advancing the Process of Entry by Troops

Learning in Action

Learning to Be Systematic

Learning to Maintain Focus

Learning to Develop Human Resources for Expansion and Consolidation

Learning to Open Aspects of Bahá’í Community Life to Others

Learning to Reach Receptive Populations

Learning to Exercise Disciplined Initiative and to Participate in Collective Action

Learning to Administer Growth

Learning to Plan and to Mobilize

Part III: Additional Documents

Training Institutes and Systematic Growth, a document prepared by the International Teaching Centre, February 2000

Building Momentum: A Coherent Approach to Growth, a document prepared by the International Teaching Centre, April 2003

Impact of Growth on Administration Processes, a document prepared by the International Teaching Centre, July 2005

Notes

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