Continental Counsellors
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Continental Counsellors are high-ranking appointed officers in the Bahá’í administrative order who provide regional guidance, protection, and encouragement to Bahá’í communities under the direction of the Universal House of Justice.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá’í institution
ⓘ
appointed Bahá’í officer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
National Spiritual Assemblies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regional Bahá’í institutions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicatesThrough |
counsellors’ conferences
ⓘ
letters and messages to institutions ⓘ |
| createdBy | Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdIn | 1968 ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Australasia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Auxiliary Board members ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | continental regions ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
encouraging obedience to the Universal House of Justice
ⓘ
identifying and nurturing capacity in individuals and institutions ⓘ strengthening the covenantal protection of the Bahá’í community ⓘ |
| hasRole |
promote implementation of plans of the Universal House of Justice
ⓘ
protect the Bahá’í Faith from internal and external challenges ⓘ provide encouragement to Bahá’í communities ⓘ provide protection to Bahá’í communities ⓘ provide regional guidance to Bahá’í communities ⓘ stimulate teaching and consolidation activities ⓘ support development of Bahá’í institutions ⓘ |
| hasTermLength | five years ⓘ |
| isGuidedBy | Universal House of Justice messages ⓘ |
| isNot |
clergy
ⓘ
elected body ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| meetsCollectivelyAt | World Centre of the Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesUnderPrinciple |
collective decision-making
ⓘ
consultation ⓘ non-clerical Bahá’í administration ⓘ |
| oversees | Auxiliary Board members ⓘ |
| partOf | Bahá’í administrative order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Bahá’í Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Hands of the Cause of God in certain functions ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Universal House of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment ⓘ |
| supports |
cluster development
ⓘ
community-building activities ⓘ training institute process ⓘ |
| termIs | renewable ⓘ |
| worksWith | International Teaching Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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