Newly enrolled professionals and other experts provide a
great resource for the development of Bahá'í scholarship. It is hoped that, as
they attain a deeper grasp of the Teachings and their significance, they will
be able to assist Bahá'í communities in correlating the beliefs of the Faith
with the current thoughts and problems of the world. In some instances Bahá'ís
of a particular profession have come together in special conferences or
organized themselves into an association for this purpose. This also allows
them to support one another as Bahá'ís and to take advantage of their
professional status to promote the interests of the Faith. Current examples of
professional associations of this type are the Bahá'í Justice Society and the
Bahá'í Medical Association, both in the United States. Special encouragement
should therefore be given to believers of unusual capacity to consecrate their
abilities to the service of the Cause through the unique contribution they can
make to this rapidly developing field of Bahá'í endeavour.- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 18 April 1989 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly) the Compilation of Compilations, vol. III, Scholarship)
