Cluster
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A cluster is a small geographic area. Clusters are used to define the boundaries of a community, but also to identify the human resource potential in that area. A grading scale from A through D defines the condition of a cluster, where an A signifies a high level of community activity and human resource development. There are close to 17,000 clusters worldwide and exist in all countries where the faith is permitted to operate.[1] For those who are unfamiliar with the term cluster, they most closely resemble counties, that exist in many countries in the world.
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[edit] History
In 2001 the Universal House of Justice instructed the Continental Board of Counsellors to assist the National Spiritual Assemblies around the world in dividing the localities they govern in to smaller, manageable regions. The criteria laid out by the Universal House of Justice were based on "culture, language, patterns of transport, infrastructure, and the social and economic life of the inhabitants."[2]
The existence of clusters, their formation and purpose were announced in letters from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’í world in April of 2002 [1] and January of 2003 [2].
[edit] Purpose
Clusters serve many functions in the Bahá’í world; most importantly they divide localities in to manageable sections, act as a measure of progress, defining future goals, and highlight virgin territories to encourage pioneering.
[edit] Futher Reading
- 9 January 2001 from the Universal House of Justice to the Continental Boards of Counsellors
- April 2002 from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’í world
- 17 January 2003 from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’í world
