Seeker Follow-Up

A SYSTEMATIC MODEL Updated 6.8.03

1. PREFACE

• Charter
• Introduction

2. STAGES

An investigating soul initially traverses the stages of being a "contact," an "inquirer," and an active "seeker." They are followed, for those who have declared faith in the Central Figures, the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, and the Bahá'í Teachings, by being a "new Bahá'í" and an "independent teacher."

-- Regional Council of the Western States, Teaching: A Working Paper on the Roles of Individuals, Communities, and Institutions in Guiding Souls through the Various Stages of Attaining Belief in Bahá'u'lláh, p. 2

• The Contact
• The Inquirer
• The Seeker
• The Newly Declared Bahá'í
• The Independent Teacher

3. ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Preparation
• Interviewing
• Methods of Learning
• Note-Taking
• Listening
• Finding Common Ground
• Speech

4. SPIRITUAL QUALITIES OF A TEACHER

• Detachment
• Faith
• Humility
• Kindness
• Living The Life
• Moderation
• Purity
• Selflessness
• Steadfastness
• Wisdom

5. ENCOURAGING PROMISES

• The Individual and Teaching
• Look Not at Your Frailties
• Preparation
• Signs of the Times - The Role of the American Community
• The Promise
• Skills

6. EXAMPLES

• Stories
• Scripts & Letters
• Follow-up Guidelines

7. LITERATURE

• The Contact Stage
• The Inquirer Stage
• The Seeker Stage
• The New Bahá'í
• Topical Books

8. EPILOGUE

9. RESOURCES

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