On 9/30/03 6:59 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> In my opinion it has been being 'somewhat ignored' since the 60's, At >> least the personal fireside, which is what Shoghi Effendi was talkiing >> about. > > Dear Don, > > They were re-emphasized during the eighties in I think the second Five Year > Plan. And the results were quite interesting. Enrollments went down yet > total membership increased at a higher rate than during the Nine Year Plan > because retention was better. >
I'ld forgotten that. You're right. For several years anyway, they were emphasized, with much of the impetus coming from Mr. Sears. That was the time of the 'Vie' campaign. Didn't realize that retention was better across the board, but that seems right. Don C - - - - - He who believes himself spiritual proves he is not. ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
