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>From International Teaching Centre Report April 2003
. . . The impetus given to the institute process in the past two years and, in
particular, to having the believers proceed through a sequence of courses was
felt on all continents. The number of participants who have completed at least
one institute course in the basic sequence continues to rise, but the most
significant achievement is that a swelling stream of friends has proceeded
through higher level courses. For example, 18 months into the Five Year Plan,
more than 10,000 believers had completed Ruhi Institute Book 6, accounting for
an increase of over 500 percent since April 2001, and more than 8,000 had
completed Ruhi Institute Book 7, resulting in a dramatically enlarged pool of
trained tutors.
Gradually most national communities around the world adopted for their basic
sequence of courses the Ruhi Institute curriculum, which had been developed
over many years specifically in response to large-scale expansion. In light of
the focus and energy being devoted to furthering the institute process in every
national community, concerns were expressed by some believers about the
emphasis on training and the use of a uniform curriculum. In such a wide-scale
enterprise of taking great numbers of friends through a set curriculum, it is
to be expected that some individuals might not find the materials suited to
their learning style. Responding to this circumstance, the House of Justice
made the following comment in a letter written on its behalf to an individual
believer:
... reports from countries of diverse backgrounds suggest that many national
Baha'i communities which have adopted the books of the Ruhi Institute are
finding them highly effective. It is natural that any given educational program
would not appeal to everyone and that some would not wish to participate....
Nevertheless, a choice has been made by the institutions in your country to
offer certain courses to the believers in the context of their plans to advance
the process of entry by troops. The House of Justice is happy to see from your
letter that you respect this decision and do not want to make your own
evaluation of the program a cause for disunity.
In another letter written on behalf of the House of Justice, the relationship
of the individual believer to the institute process is given further
clarification:
To say that the institute is only useful for newly enrolled believers and those
who read little is not correct. Many mature and deepened believers are
participating in the institute process, both as students and as teachers of
various courses, in an effort to contribute directly to the promotion of entry
by troops in their respective countries. Through such participation they have
furthered their understanding of the requisites of growth and of the action
required to maintain it, have caught fresh glimpses of spiritual truths, and
have developed their skills and abilities of service. Far from interfering with
their own study of the Writings, each according to his or her own capacity and
needs, their association with a training institute has enhanced the process.
Yet clearly such participation is not a requirement for every Baha'i, who, in
the final analysis, can choose the manner in which he or she will serve the
Faith. What is essential is that the institute process be supported even by
those who do not wish to take part in it.
Extracted from :-
Building Momentum: A Coherent Approach to Growth
A document prepared by the International Teaching Centre in April 2003
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