It is quite reasonable to expect that, as far as training by
the institute is concerned, certain courses would have as their prerequisite
the completion of other courses. However, this notion should not be carried
over into other Baha'i activities, and clearly no distinction should be made
between "trained" and "untrained" believers in the country.
That for certain types of service the qualifications of the believers would
need to be taken into account is natural. Yet the way should be open for all
the fiends, irrespective of the degree of their knowledge and experience, to
participate in the affairs of the Faith…
(Letter dated 4 October 2000
written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Spiritual Assembly
of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; ‘Building Momentum: A Coherent Approach to
Growth’, prepared by the International Teaching Centre)
