Local leaders coordinate the activities of the local center, holding meetings to train initiates and conducting universal worship services. Most leaders are cherags, or ministers, but not all cherags are local leaders. There is no mandated worship requirement, though most Sufis meditate regularly. Each center offers a weekly Universal Worship Service as well as regular classes in meditation, spiritual dance, and Sufism. Candles constitute the minimum equipment for worship.
Members also meet regularly with a local leader or initiator.
Because of the universal nature of the Sufi perspective, all holidays of all major faiths tend to be celebrated, but, within the Order, the anniversary of the death of the founder, February 5, is especially noted. The Order takes no position on service in the Armed Forces. Kahn, Hazrat Inayat. The Sufi Message and the Sufi Movement. Khan, Vilayat Inayat.