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Introduction to School Functions

In general, the Groupings and their Groups are ways to overcome the differentiation and discontinuity demanded by the hierarchical stratification of responsibilities. The full picture can be seen in the review section.

Here is a summary of what will be analysed and explained in the Topics to follow:

 G1: Function:  To have adherents who are fully committed to the school and its doctrine.

7 Monads (1 Level per Group)  divide up maintenance of a doctrine into component duties. Self-engagement is the basis for each adherent's responsibility for the school.
G2: Function: To sustain a group with a specific doctrine as its principal shared reality..

6 Dyads (2 adjacent Levels per Group) integrate demands for doctrinal adherence with school structures. Fidelity to the doctrine is the basis for collegiality within the school.
G3: Function: To enable effective school organisation and activities.

5 Triads (3 adjacent Levels per Group) move from bringing the school to outsiders, to handling insiders so as to bring the outside world into the school. These forms of involvement are the basis for roles with the school.
G4: Function: To establish the school as a functioning part of wider society.

4 Tetrads (4 adjacent Levels per Group) move the school from being allowed to exist to becoming respected as a permanent part of society. Gaining recognition is the basis for the social presence of a school.
G5: Function: To proclaim the orthodox version of the doctrine.

3 Pentads (5 adjacent Levels per Group) distinguish believers, evangelists and popularizers. This upholding of orthodoxy ensures the identity of a school.
G6: Function: To improve the doctrine in its sophistication and coverage.

2 Hexads (6 adjacent Levels per Group) distinguishes theoretical change from pressures of new phenomena. Permission for development is the basis for handling the challenges of a school.
G7: Function: To maintain the doctrine as a valuable contribution to humanity.

1 Heptad (7 adjacent Levels per Group) ensures the orthodox doctrine persists in society. This revitalization is the basis for continuing delivery of the truths of a school.

Originally posted: 28-Apr-2024. Last amended: 25-Aug-2025