Looking at the present-day activities of the Bahá’ís as they work to translate the principles of their Faith into social reality, author John S. Hatcher examines their community-building efforts and gleans insight from a process that has taken shape on a global scale.

The institute process, as part of the overarching framework for action that now lies at the heart of Bahá’í community life, ushered in immense change at the grassroots level of the Faith when it was first introduced in the late 1990s. In God’s Plan for Planet Earth, Hatcher examines the historical context for the current stage of the community’s development, and, most important, he provides insight into the significance of the results being achieved.