The “twin processes” of expansion and consolidation

Expansion and consolidation are twin processes that must go hand in hand.  The friends must not stop expansion in the name of consolidation. Deepening the newly enrolled believers generates tremendous stimulus which results in further expansion. The enrolment of new believers, on the other hand, creates a new spirit in the community and provides additional potential manpower that will reinforce the consolidation work. 

- The Universal House of Justice  (From a message dated 13 July 1964; ‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)