Duties of the International Teaching Centre
The duties of the International Teaching Centre, including
those announced previously and those now being assigned to it, are as follows:
- To
assume full responsibility for co-ordinating, stimulating and directing the
Continental Boards of Counsellors, acting also as liaison between them and the
Universal House of Justice.
- To be
fully informed of the situation of the Cause in all parts of the world and,
from this knowledge, to make reports and recommendations to the Universal House
of Justice and give advice to the Continental Boards of Counsellors.
- To watch
over the security and ensure the protection of the Faith of God.
- To be
alert to possibilities for the extension of the teaching work and the
development of economic and social life both within and without the Baha'i
community, and to draw the attention of the Universal House of Justice and the
Continental Boards of Counsellors to such possibilities, making recommendations
for action.
- To
determine and anticipate needs for literature, pioneers and travelling teachers
and to work out teaching plans, both regional and global, for the approval of
the Universal House of Justice.
- To
direct the work of the Continental Pioneer Committees.
- To
administer the expenditure of the International Deputization Fund.
- To
administer an annual budget that will be provided from the Baha'i International
Fund, allocating therefrom to the Continental Boards of Counsellors monies for
special teaching projects and literature subvention, and, when necessary,
contributions to the Continental Funds.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a
message dated 19 May 1983, addressed to the followers of Baha'u'llah throughout
the world; ‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)
