Current Plan Goals

"The series of global Plans that began at Riḍván will last a full twenty-five years. It will  carry the ark of the Cause into the third century of the Bahá’í Era and conclude at Riḍván 2046.  During this period, the Bahá’í world will be focused on a single aim: the release of the society building power of the Faith in ever-greater measures."

Historical Context

At the beginning of the last Five Year Plan, the Atlantic Region had three clusters that were sustaining 100 or more core activities.  Quickly, we set out to ensure that every grouping in each subregion had such a cluster, one that could serve as a reservoir of human resources and experience.

As the work in neighborhoods became the focus of attention, the next horizon became increasingly clear: to increase the number of centers of intense activity.  Every cluster past the Second Milestone would need to establish such a center, and all clusters past the Third Milestone would have to develop the capacity to sustain multiple centers. 

The National Spiritual Assembly’s call for every household to establish a regular devotional gathering appear to have stimulated greater focus and attention among the generality of the friends on the exigencies of the Plan, significantly increasing the number of devotional gatherings and their corresponding participation.  The next step is to build the capacity of those involved in every devotional space to invite others into the Training Institute, drawing on a sequence of capacities described in the 3 May 2018 letter of the International Teaching Center. 

The linked and regularly updated map below shows cluster groupings, individual clusters and their Milestone status. To see the map in full-screen view, click on the icon in the upper right corner of the map.

Framework Guiding the current Nine-Year Plan

In light of our collective consultations around the 30 December 2021 and Ridván 2022 messages of the Universal House of Justice, we can view our goals in the table below in context of the following among the aims of the Nine Year Plan in the Atlantic Region:

Much could be written about the geographic spread of the conferences, the extraordinary  impetus they imparted to the new Plan, or the heartfelt expressions of joy and enthusiasm they  evoked from those who attended. But in these few lines we wish to draw attention to what they  signified about the development of the Cause. They were a reflection of a Bahá’í community  that sees kinship, not difference. This outlook made it natural to explore the Nine Year Plan at  gatherings to which all were welcome. The friends considered the Plan’s implications for their  societies in the company of not only individuals and families, but local leaders and authority  figures as well. Bringing together so many people in one place created the conditions for a  transformative conversation about spiritual and social progress, one that is unfolding the world  over. The special contribution that such gatherings—at once open, uplifting, and purposeful— can make to an expanding pattern of community development in a cluster is a valuable lesson  for Bahá’í institutions to bear in mind for the future.

¶5 Riḍván 2023, THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
2024 Nine Year Plan Milestone Projections