Regional Goals

and Needs

On May 30th 1997, The Universal House of Justice wrote to all National Spiritual Assemblies about a historical milestone of the advancement of the administration of the Bahá'í  Faith across the globe according to the needs of the various parts of the world, and the institution of the Regional Bahá'í  Council was born.

Regional Bahá'í  Councils primary duty is to provide a means of carrying forward the teaching work and administering related affairs of a rapidly growing Bahá’í community in their regions. In their goals and plans to carry out this duty, they rely heavily on the guidance from the world center, continental counselors, and the National Spiritual Assembly and of course the dedication actions of the generality of the friends engaged in the framework for action to transform society.

We invite you to explore in the following sections and pages, the goals this council has set and the plans to accomplish them through your dedicated service.

Mode of Learning

It is evident, then, that the systems and instruments developed by Regional Councils must serve to further the pattern of growth unfolding at the cluster level and the learning process associated with it. What is essential to recognize, however, is that only if such systems and instruments emerge out of a process of learning undertaken by the Councils themselves, as they strive to foster conditions conducive to growth in their regions, will the administrative mechanisms put in place be effective.

(From a letter dated 24 June 2010 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice)

A mode of operation characterized by learning accepts as a matter of principle that not all factors can be—indeed, nor should be—controlled. Much can best be understood by working alongside the friends in the field of action or by engaging them in discussions in meetings and gatherings of various kinds. 

(From a letter dated 24 June 2010 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice)