This guide was conceived as a resource for interfaith groups those everyday gandhis who are making a difference one meeting at a time in their local communities. It is for people of diverse faiths who have been strangers (or worse, enemies) who become friends and allies dedicated to peace, justice, and healing. The guide has been designed for groups that are just starting out in their life together, as well as those that are more established and yet seek to strengthen their planning and sharpen their skills for building interfaith understanding and taking action.

With some adaptation, the activities in this guide can also be used by single-faith groups that want to reach out to other faith groups or would like to bridge differences within their own religious or spiritual community. Any group interested in learning more about other traditions and participating in interfaith activities will find something of use this guide. Even interested individuals can deepen their own understanding by working with those parts of the activities.

The guide uses an interactive and participatory training methodology to truly honor local capabilities and indigenous wisdom and to draw the local group's attention to its own values and resources. The guide has been written so that the activities can be undertaken by the group itself, without having to rely on the assistance of an outside facilitator as we want to empower interfaith groups to do their own work.

There are many manuals and books written for peacebuilders. This is a guide for interfaith peacebuilders. It therefore brings a distinctive perspective to peacebuilding and is grounded in the values and the special potentials that communities of faith and especially interfaith bodies have for transforming conflict.