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Northeast Ohio Bahá'í communities

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What do Bahá'í communities do?

core activities

devotional meetings

Devotional meetings spring up naturally in a community where a  conversation about the spiritual dimension of human existence is  growing. In diverse settings, Bahá’ís and their friends and families  unite with one another in prayer. There are no rituals; no one individual has any special role. Meetings consist largely of reading prayers and passages from the Bahá’í sacred texts in an informal yet respectful atmosphere. A spirit of communal worship  is generated by these simple gatherings, and this spirit begins to  permeate the community’s collective endeavors.

study circles

A study circle is a small group that meets at least once or twice a week  for a few hours, usually in the home of one of its members, to study  the course materials. Anyone aged fifteen or older, whether a Bahá’í or  not, is welcome to take part. The group is brought together by a tutor  associated with the training institute. Tutors do not hold any special  status. They are simply those who are further along in their study of  the materials. Everyone can potentially serve as a tutor on some  occasions.  All those participating are seen as active agents of their own learning,  and tutors strive to create an atmosphere that encourages individuals to assume ownership for the educational process in which they are  engaged.

spiritual empowerment program

  

The  program for 12 to 15-year-olds adopts a participatory mode of learning where the facilitator  and participants learn from each other. This helps them form a strong  moral identity and empowers the group to contribute to the well-being of  their communities and the world at large.

By developing their  spiritual qualities, their intellectual capabilities and their  capacities for service to society, the participants come to see that  they can become agents of positive change in the world.

children's classes

Bahá’ís see the young as the most precious treasure a community can  possess. In them are the promise and guarantee of the future. Yet, in  order for this promise to be realized, children need to receive  spiritual nourishment. In a world where the joy and innocence of  childhood can be so easily overwhelmed by the aggressive pursuit of  materialistic ends, the moral and spiritual education of children  assumes vital importance.

socio-economic development

Since its inception the Baháʼí Faith has had involvement in socioeconomic development beginning by giving greater freedom to women, promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern, and that involvement was given practical expression by creating schools, agricultural coops, and clinics. Current development activities worldwide are related to areas such as  education, health, agriculture, arts and media, the local economy and  the advancement of women.

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