A major object of the recent emphasis on establishing
training institutes is to increase the capacity of individuals to teach the
Cause effectively. Study circles, which are local extensions of an institute,
are intended to serve this purpose. While it is highly desirable to include
seekers in study circles wherever possible, the individual believer retains the
inescapable duty to teach the Faith on his or her own initiative.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a
letter dated 31 October 2002 written on behalf of the Universal House of
Justice to an individual believer)
