There are twelve petals in Srila Prabhupada’s centennial celebration lotus and one is dedicated to congregational development.
• We must create an atmosphere most conducive to development of congregational community extending from the ISKCON temples, from our preachers.
• The seed of devotion within the hearts of our contacts and friends must be carefully nurtured.
• We must communicate with and fully understand the needs of our congregation.
• We must prioritize and establish programs necessary to congregational development such as service committees, fellowships, child and adult education and so forth.
• We must fully empower the congregation through vehicles such as project development and extended congregational preaching. In other words, we must get the congregation to preach on our behalf.
• We should recognize the achievements of the congregational members.
• We can derive a stable financial and service base through the long term care of our congregation.
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