Criteria for Qualified Presenters:

Is committed to a daily practice of Centering Prayer.

Is committed to a regular practice of Lectio Divina.

Is a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer

Attended a Lectio Divina Workshop and presenter’s formation at the end of the workshop.

Attends foundational workshops and retreats offered by Contemplative Outreach.

Accepts the Contemplative Outreach Vision Statement and Theological Principles.

Where applicable, is recommended by the local coordinator.

Becomes familiar with bibliography on Lectio Divina by reading some of the books and viewing some of the videos.

During this time of training the presenter needs to have a mentor (their coordinator or one of resource persons below).

After fulfilling the above criteria a person may become a commissioned presenter of Lectio Divina by completing the following process:

Candidate attends Lectio Divina Formation Workshop and Training following the recommendation of the chapter coordinator (if applicable).

Formation staff sends list of participants who complete the Lectio Divina training with recommendation for Presenter-In-Training status to the International Resource Center. Participants are coded on IRC database as having attended the workshop with the codes LDT04 (Lectio Divina Training 2006)

IRC prepares and mails letters indicating Presenter-in-training status. Candidates must return their letters with their signature agreeing to the terms and conditions of the commissioning. It is the responsibility of the Presenter-in-Training to return their letter - follow ups are difficult to attend to. Once the letter is returned, the person is coded on the IRC database as "LDPT" Lectio Divina Presenter-in-Training .

Candidates inform their coordinator that they have received their letter indicating that they are a Presenter-in-Training for Lectio Divina Introductory Workshop. Candidates also ask their coordinator or a resource person to mentor them as they give workshops. Ideally the mentoring is done by observing the presenter-in-training give at least one workshop on Lectio Divina. If this is not possible then the presenter needs to send the participant's' evaluations to her/his mentor as well as a reflection paper on their experience of giving the workshop. The mentor responds by critiquing the evaluations and reflection paper of the presenter-in-training.

When the Presenter-in-Training feels comfortable after presenting a number of workshops they can send a letter to Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler requesting full Commissioning as a Presenter of Lectio Divina Introductory Workshops. A letter of recommendation from a Coordinator or Mentor must accompany this request.

An appointment letter is then sent for full commissioning as a Presenter of Lectio Divina Introductory Workshops which must be signed and returned to the IRC

Once the letter is signed and returned to the IRC the person is coded on the database "LDCP" (Lectio Divina Commissioned Presenter). Individual files are kept at the IRC for each person who has been commissioned.

Resource Persons: