This page provides an archive of four plenary presentation videos, and one additional video presentation prepared by the Regional Bahá’í Councils, that were prepared for the 2023 summer school programme.
List of video presentations
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Day One | Bahá’u’lláh’s Vision for Humanity
Day Two | Building Vibrant Communities
Day Three | A Universal Education System for all Ages
Day Four | Contributing to Social Transformation
Day One | Bahá’u’lláh’s Vision for Humanity
(Presented by Mr Stephen Hall, former House of Justice Member)
Mr Steven Hall is presenting the keynote address.
Mr Steven Hall dedicated over a decade of service to the Bahá’í community as a member of the Universal House of Justice, from 2010 until 2023. He has written many articles on pertinent Bahá’í topics and presented several talks spanning a broad range of Bahá’í themes. His insightful contributions continue to inspire and educate audiences worldwide.
The primary aim of the presentation (40 minutes) and workshop (50 minutes) is to assist the friends to clarify their understanding of the essential purpose of religion and to reflect on the implications this purpose has for us, both individually and collectively. As such, Mr Hall will touch on the following aspects:
The vision and purpose of religion
- Humanity’s encounter with God over millennia culminating in Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation
- What Baha’is are currently striving and learning to do throughout the world, in light of the guidance of the House of Justice, and the impact it is having against a backdrop of disintegration and increasing horror.
The capacity of every individual to contribute to the realisation of this vision
- The inherent potential of every individual
- Sustaining the spirit of faith
Relationships
- At the heart of the collective enterprise it is about profound relationships and mutual support
Day Two | Building Vibrant Communities
(Presented by Mr Devon Gundry, South Island Regional Council)
Day Three | A Universal Education System for all Ages
(Presented by Mrs Tautala Asaua-Pesa, Institute Board secretary)
- The centrality of education to the transformative processes
- How the institute is the potent instrument to help bring about change
- How the education system of the institute is seamless from children to
junior youth to youth and adults.
Day Four | Contributing to Social Transformation
(Presented by Mrs Jaimee Lolo, Auxiliary Board member)
- Understanding and building Bahá’u’lláh’s vision for humanity, using a
universal educational system
- Becoming more conscious of the social, economic or cultural barriers
that are impeding peoples spiritual and material progress.
- Social transformation – a process of significant and lasting change
within a society or a community, aimed at creating a more just, and
sustainable future through collective efforts taken by individuals or groups
- Education that will ensure we have a befitting answer for the peoples of
the world when they ask us what do the Bahá’ís do to serve Humanity?
- Empowering people as a service to humanity
- Social transformation to meet our material needs and to restore our
spiritual needs