Christians need to maintain accountability to their own confessing community. Planners should be clear about the reasons for the events. In focused observances persons from different religious communities agree to gather together for specific purposes in which they will use language and symbols acceptable to all persons present. The communities that gather should themselves determine who shall represent them in the planning process. There should be openness accompanied by acknowledged responsibility to express what is and is not acceptable.
Planners have a responsibility to be clear about the purpose as well as the nature of the occasion.
Planners should insure that the celebration is not used as an opportunity to proselytize. Planners should be mindful of the importance of silence and meditation. Their use should be interpreted so that no persons are made to feel awkward. In alternating participation and observation, persons from different religious communities agree to gather for specific purposes in which they will use language and symbols distinctive to their particular traditions. Such occasions provide alternating opportunities for participants to pray and celebrate in the presence of others and to be in the respectful presence of others when they provide the leadership.