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Faith in Action 1:1 Relational Meeting Guide

Summary

A 1:1 relational-meeting format originating in the US faith-based organizing tradition (Faith in Action is the national network). The 1:1 is the core relationship-building conversation in community-organizing methodology: ~30-60 minutes, structured into listening blocks that reveal values, story, and issue. [source: faith-in-action-1on1]

Body

The Faith in Action national homepage lists ~40 affiliated locals across the US (Buffalo, Rochester, Richmond, Boston, Syracuse, Washington DC, Cincinnati, Youngstown, Corona NY, Las Cruces, Rahway, Manchester NH, Sparks NV, Saint Paul, Flint, Lynn, Brockton, New Orleans, Orlando, Denver, Bayside CA, San Carlos, San Diego, Sacramento, Oakland, San Jose, Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Birmingham, and others) — the network’s organising footprint is the operating context for the 1:1 relational-meeting practice [source: faith-in-action-1on1]. The Faith in Action national office is at 171 Santa Rosa Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610, USA [source: faith-in-action-1on1].

The 1:1 relational-meeting format — structured listening with the agenda of building a relationship that surfaces values, story, issues, and leadership potential — is the standard community-organizing methodology Faith in Action affiliates teach to volunteer leaders and clergy. The specific step-by-step guide (the four-block script that lists blocks of 5/15/15/5 minutes) is published at a sub-URL on faithinaction.org that the homepage scrape did not reach.

Use it for

Training new community organisers to run a 1:1; running a 1:1 program inside a faith-based institution; structuring the 1:1 conversation into listening blocks; follow-up protocol after a 1:1.

Sources & verification

  • sources/faith-in-action-1on1 — grounding: secondary — RAW (3,681 chars; homepage lists ~40 affiliated locals; specific 1:1 guide URL not captured)

Open Questions

  • Capture the specific 1:1 guide page (URL likely under faithinaction.org/resources or a network sub-page) to ground the four-block script and follow-up template.