The Baha'i community of Trinidad and Tobago launched their first IPG (Intensive Program of Growth) on June 30, 2008. This was done with a grand ceremony in the North East cluster.
In case you were wondering, the worldwide Baha'i community is involved in creating a new world civilization. The purpose of the Baha'i Faith after all, is to unite all peoples and races into one universal cause and one common Faith. To understand the purpose of the Baha'i community better this article might help: A New Vision for Humanity's Future.
The Universal House of Justice, the supreme ruling body of the Baha'i Faith, directs the spiritual and administrative affairs of the Bahá'í International Community. The Universal House of Justice has been directing the Baha'i world to create a systematic plan for the advancement of human civilization. One aspect of this plan was to create clusters by grouping certain localities all around the world. So here in Trinidad and Tobago, we have five clusters. Tobago is a cluster by itself, then in Trinidad there are North East, North West, Central and South. Each cluster is responsible for implementing the plan within their boundaries in the most appropriate manner to the inhabitants of the cluster.
As the work of the Baha'is become more systematic and the efforts of the Baha'i friends starts to show signs of progress an IPG is launched. Thus, the work of the community of Baha'is in that cluster is considered to be in an advanced stage of systematization.
This is why it is so exciting to see the first IPG launch in our country. All Baha'is in Trinidad and Tobago are very proud of the work that was done in the North East cluster and joined in the celebration. The valuable lessons learned in North East may now be used to assist the other four clusters in this country to advance.
In case you were wondering, the worldwide Baha'i community is involved in creating a new world civilization. The purpose of the Baha'i Faith after all, is to unite all peoples and races into one universal cause and one common Faith. To understand the purpose of the Baha'i community better this article might help: A New Vision for Humanity's Future.
The Universal House of Justice, the supreme ruling body of the Baha'i Faith, directs the spiritual and administrative affairs of the Bahá'í International Community. The Universal House of Justice has been directing the Baha'i world to create a systematic plan for the advancement of human civilization. One aspect of this plan was to create clusters by grouping certain localities all around the world. So here in Trinidad and Tobago, we have five clusters. Tobago is a cluster by itself, then in Trinidad there are North East, North West, Central and South. Each cluster is responsible for implementing the plan within their boundaries in the most appropriate manner to the inhabitants of the cluster.
As the work of the Baha'is become more systematic and the efforts of the Baha'i friends starts to show signs of progress an IPG is launched. Thus, the work of the community of Baha'is in that cluster is considered to be in an advanced stage of systematization.
This is why it is so exciting to see the first IPG launch in our country. All Baha'is in Trinidad and Tobago are very proud of the work that was done in the North East cluster and joined in the celebration. The valuable lessons learned in North East may now be used to assist the other four clusters in this country to advance.
The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh encompasses all units of human society; integrates the spiritual, administrative and social processes of life; and canalizes human expression in its varied forms towards the construction of a new civilization.
(The Universal House of Justice, A Wider Horizon, Selected Letters 1983-1992, p. 66)
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