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.

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Label Occurrences
Continental Counsellors canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bahá’í institution
appointed Bahá’í officer
appointedBy Universal House of Justice
collaboratesWith National Spiritual Assemblies
Regional Bahá’í institutions
communicatesThrough counsellors’ conferences
letters and messages to institutions
createdBy Universal House of Justice
createdIn 1968
geographicalScope Africa
Americas
Asia
Australasia
linked to: Oceania

Europe
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
operatesUnderPrinciple collective decision-making
consultation
non-clerical Bahá’í administration
oversees Auxiliary Board members
partOf Bahá’í administrative order
religiousTradition Bahá’í Faith
linked to: Baha'i Faith
replaced Hands of the Cause of God in certain functions
reportsTo Universal House of Justice
selectionMethod appointment
supports cluster development
community-building activities
training institute process
termIs renewable
worksWith International Teaching Centre

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Universal House of Justice hasAuthorityOver Continental Counsellors
Bahá'í administration hasComponent Continental Counsellors