"Susan, it could be argued that our efforts, in general, have been less effective in urban areas....One cannot be sure that Ruhi, itself, is less effective than any other approach in urban areas."
Dear James, Yes, if effectiveness is measured by an increase in human resources or entry by troops, then it could be said other methods don't seem any more effective. However, we certainly can measure whether urban versus rural Baha'is personally find Ruhi as enriching as much as they might like some other approach. "Again, the method should not be automatically faulted; there may be other extinuating circumstances." The opposite would also be true. Areas where Baha'is are very active in study circles might experience large-scale growth just because they have active Baha'is to begin with, not because of Ruhi. I expect to see high growth, for instance, in the triangle area of North Carolina which is very active in Ruhi. But it was identified by the NTC as the area with the greatest potential for large scale growth long before Ruhi. warmest, Susan __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
