The Core Curriculum for Spiritual Education series offers not only a comprehensive learning experience for youth and adults, but also offers the opportunity for people to deeply explore the principles of Bahá’í education and participate in a systematic process of providing direct service.

• Courses for youth and adults include:

• The Fundamental Verities sequence of six courses in convenient book form provides clear concise instructions to guide study circle participants through a variety of learning activities and build skills of service to all. Great for seekers! (Can be downloaded, below, or purchased through the National Teacher Training Center (NTTC) or Bahá’í Distribution Service (BDS). Courses cost $5 each. [Click here for complete book description and purchasing information.]

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• For Downloadable versions of the documents click here
  
  
• Core Curriculum for Spiritual Education and Training Development: Seven training programs that build patterns of Bahá'í Life in our communities, presented by trained teams of facilitators.
  
  • For Descriptions, Overviews and Handouts
    
  • For more information about becoming a facilitator of any of these programs, visit www.louhelen.org/ncerc, or phone 810-653-5033.
    
    
• FV Progressive Revelation: The Bible and Bahá’u’lláh
  Complete Facilitator Guide (PDF 1.5MB)
  Complete Participant Guide (PDF 947KB)
  
  
• New Believers Course (“We Are Bahá’ís”). These materials may be purchased from the Bahá’í Distribution Service. For the Facilitator’s Workbook and Participation Handouts, e-mail BDS@usbnc.org or phone 1-800-999-9019.
  
  
• Materials for seekers and new believers
  • Fireside Manuals — Theses materials are designed for individuals to use as resources when planning intimate meetings in their homes.
    
    
• Courses for Community Development (for Assemblies). Assembly development module workshops are useful resources for the governing institutions of Bahá’í communities, the Local Spiritual Assemblies. Each of these practical workshops has participants explore the Bahá’í Writings on the topic and use discussions and other participatory activities to assist in applying new understandings.

• College credit can now be earned for participation in several of the training courses

• 3,000 teachers have already been trained and 700 trainers and facilitators are now prepared to offer local trainings in one or more of the courses.

• Developed and offered through the National Teacher Training Center, located in Michigan on the campus of Louhelen Bahá’í School. For complete descriptions and training schedules go to: (http://www.louhelen.org/nttc/index.htm)