Summary

A step-by-step script and question prompt for the core community-organizing 1:1 conversation, published by the US faith-based organizing network Faith in Action. Includes agenda, sample questions, and a follow-up template.

Body

The 1:1 guide structures the relational meeting into four blocks: (1) 5 minutes of small talk to settle the conversation, (2) 15 minutes of values-and-story questions (faith background, family, work, hopes for the community), (3) 15 minutes of issue-and-leadership questions (what’s broken, who else cares, who could help), (4) 5 minutes of close and follow-up. The guide is explicit that the listener does not pitch during the 1:1 — the meeting is data collection, not recruitment. The follow-up template asks the organizer to send a thank-you note within 48 hours and to schedule the next touchpoint. [source: faith-in-action-1on1]

Use it for

Training new community organizers to run a 1:1; running a 1:1 program inside a faith-based institution; structuring the 1:1 conversation in 30-60 minutes.

Related

• affinity-groups
• coalition-building
• constructive-programme
• distributed-organizing
• framing-and-narrative
• leadership-development
• one-to-ones
• public-narrative

Open Questions

None yet.

Sources & verification

• faith-in-action-1on1 — grounding: secondary — RAW (ARR, content is method-summary)

Verified 2026-07-01 by llm-qc.