The Freedom Fast Host Toolkit
Designing a Local Gathering
Hosting a Freedom Fast gathering requires more than reserving a room. It requires clarity of intention, thoughtful structure, and attention to the conditions that make dialogue possible.
These resources are designed to help you think ahead — so that when people arrive, the space is steady and the purpose is clear. Inside you’ll find practical supports for local and community events, including the interactive planning sheet, the Facilitator’s Guide, and structured dialogue tools.
Each gathering stands on its own. Together, they form a wider civic practice rooted in pause, reflection, dialogue, and service.
The Freedom Fast™
is not an event.
It is a rehearsal for the kind of country we
want to inhabit in 2026 and beyond.
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Event Planner
The Freedom Fast Local Gathering Planner is an interactive Google Sheet designed to help hosts move from intention to execution with clarity and confidence.
This is not a dense event manual. It is a structured companion.
The planner includes smart dropdown fields, checkboxes, and simple planning tables that guide you step-by-step through designing a gathering that reflects the heart of the Freedom Fast: pause, dialogue, and service .
Every local gathering stands on its own. Yet together, they form a larger civic practice taking shape across the country.
This planner helps ensure that what happens in a living room, sanctuary, classroom, or community center strengthens that shared story — through clarity, hospitality, and intentional design.
Host Guide: Leading a Freedom Fast Gathering
If you’re considering hosting a Freedom Fast gathering — in your home, congregation, school, workplace, or community — this guide is your starting point.
The Host Guide is a practical, values-anchored roadmap for creating a gathering that reflects the heart of the Freedom Fast: pause, reflection, civil dialogue, and shared service. It walks you step-by-step through how to:
Frame the purpose of your event
Prepare participants for a meaningful fast and conversation
Facilitate dialogue across differences
Protect the nonpartisan, unifying spirit of the Fast
Move from reflection to tangible civic action
Close your gathering with clarity and shared commitment
Inside, you’ll also find conversation prompts, facilitation principles, sample flow structures, and the Five Anchors decision framework — a simple integrity filter that helps ensure your event stays aligned with the mission of civic renewal.
Whether you are gathering a small group in a living room or coordinating a larger community event, it offers a grounded framework for holding the space well.
Download the most recent version and use it as a working document as you prepare your gathering.