| An institution established in 1973 by the Universal House of Justice to bring to fruition the work of the Hands of the Cause and to provide for its extension into the future. Its duties are ‘to coordinate, stimulate and direct the activitjes of the Continental Boards of Counsellors and to act as liaison between them and the Universal House of Justice'; to be fully informed of the state of the Cause in all parts of the world, to make reports and recommendations to the House of Justice based on this information and to give advice to the Counsellors; to be alert to the possibility of extending the teaching work into receptive or needy areas and to make recommendations for action; and ‘to determine and anticipate needs for literature, pioneers and travelling teachers and to work out teaching plans, both regional and global, for the approval of the Universal House of Justice.'12 |
| All the Hands of the Cause are members of the Teaching Centre plus those Counsellors so appointed by the Universal House of Justice. The permanent seat of the International Teaching Centre will be on the arc on Mount Carmel.† |
| [BD 118-119] |
| Note: This was written in 1989. The Seat of the International Teaching Centre was completed in 2001. |
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