How to start Bhakti Vriksha Program?

• To start the Bhakti-vrksa Program you need a person who understands how the program works, is enthusiastic and dedicated to make it happen.
• Without such a devotee the program is bound to fail. Such a Program Director could be the Temple President or Vice President, the Congregational Preaching Director, a full-time preacher or a congregational devotee. That person has to take the main role for starting and running the Bhakti-vrksa Program.
• There are different ways to start the Bhakti-vrksa Program, according to local situations. In some places there will be full temple support and involvement, in others there is no temple, or the temple leadership will be indifferent, skeptical, or even negative.
• In some cities the congregation is already developed and the work will be organizing and training them in bhakti-vrksa techniques and values. Some temple or preaching center have a very small or no congregation.
• In some other cases the whole program will spring up due to the work of a dedicated grhastha couple in a brand-new place.