Week 1 of Module 01 | Approximately 10 hours
Welcome
You have been accepted into this cohort. That matters. A place was not given casually, and it should not be received casually.
This unit is not about theology, Scripture, or sacraments. Those come in Modules 02 through 10. This unit is about something more foundational: what you are entering, what it will cost, and whether you are genuinely ready for it.
Take your time with everything here. Read carefully. Sit with the questions. Write your responses thoughtfully. Do not rush to complete the assessments. This unit carries approximately ten hours of study — reading, Scripture engagement with original language word study, guided reflection, prayer, and honest self-examination. If you move through it in two hours you have not engaged with it properly.
Part 1: What you have entered
Formation is not a course. A course delivers information. You attend, absorb, pass an assessment, and receive a credential. Formation does something different and deeper. It works on the person — on character, habit, prayer, and the fundamental orientation of the will. It does not ask only what you know. It asks who you are becoming.
Many people who enquire about ordination are looking for a credential. They want the title, the authority to officiate, the outward sign of recognised ministry. They are not necessarily looking to be changed. Formation will disappoint them, and it should.
The Christian diaconate — the ministry of the deacon — is the ministry of the servant. The Greek word diakonos means one who serves. It is the ministry of the one who stands at the threshold between the altar and the world, between the community’s prayer and its action. It is a ministry of Word, worship, and charity. It begins, always, not with authority but with service.
If that is not what you are seeking, now is the moment to name it honestly — to yourself, to your mentor, and to the course director.
Part 2: The shape of the year
The LDM runs ordinarily for ten months, from February to November. Each month is one module. Each module contains four units, one per week. You are in Unit 1.1 of Module 01 now.
Your study commitment is approximately two hours per day, five days per week. That is ten hours per week, approximately forty hours per module, and approximately four hundred hours across the whole programme. This is the minimum required to engage seriously with the content, complete the assessments, and give formation its proper space alongside the rest of your life.
Most candidates in this tradition are bivocational — working, studying, or raising a family alongside formation. This is not a complication. It is an honourable pattern. The apostle Paul made tents. The independent sacramental tradition has always been served by ministers who earn their living and serve with their whole selves. But bivocational formation requires honesty about time. If you have not yet considered where ten hours per week will actually come from, do it now — not as an abstract exercise but as a concrete plan. Your Formation Readiness Plan, described in Part 6 below, is where you work this out in writing.
Part 3: The weekly rhythm
Within each module, every week follows a consistent rhythm. Understanding it now helps you plan and avoids the catch-up that derails candidates who fall behind.
Week 1 introduces the core teaching content for the month: the primary lesson, Scripture passages to read and engage carefully, theological content to study, and a knowledge check to complete by the end of the week.
Week 2 deepens the content through Scripture word study, original language engagement, doctrine, or historical context. This is where you slow down and go further rather than moving on.
Week 3 moves into ministry application — practical tasks, case studies, liturgical exercises, or local ministry engagement. Formation is not only academic. The person who can pass a quiz but cannot sit with a grieving family has not been formed for ministry.
Week 4 is assessment and community week. The module’s main written or practical work is due. The monthly cohort video call takes place. Portfolio items are submitted. The module closes.
The cohort video call is a required meeting, not an optional extra. It is the moment when you are accountable to one another, not just to the system. Formation in community is part of what this programme is forming. A candidate who consistently misses cohort calls is being formed as a private individual — and that is a different vocation.
Part 4: The Bible we use
This programme uses the Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV) as its standard Bible. This is a practical choice: it is in the public domain, it includes the full Catholic canon including the Deuterocanonical books, and it is freely accessible to all candidates at no cost.
This is a pragmatic choice, not a theological endorsement. The CPDV is a single-person translation with known limitations and biases. You are strongly encouraged to read Scripture in multiple translations throughout formation. Suitable translations to use alongside the CPDV include the Revised Standard Version — Catholic Edition (RSV-CE), the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue), the New Jerusalem Bible (NJB), and the Douay-Rheims. Where your own jurisdiction uses a specific translation for liturgical purposes, continue to use that in your worship and ministry context.
Reading the same passage in two or three translations reveals the interpretive choices every translation makes, and opens the text in ways a single version cannot. This is not a weakness of the Bible — it is an invitation to read carefully.
All Scripture passages quoted in this programme are from the CPDV unless otherwise noted.
Part 5: Original language study and StepBible
Throughout this programme you will engage with the original languages of Scripture — Hebrew for the Old Testament and Greek for the New Testament — at a formation level. You do not need to learn either language. You do need to engage with the words behind the English, because understanding what is being said more precisely than any translation can convey is part of what it means to handle Scripture responsibly.
The tool we use for this is StepBible (stepbible.org). StepBible is a free, open-source Bible study tool developed by Tyndale House in Cambridge. It requires no account and no payment. Every translation, every lexicon, every original-language tool is openly available to all users. It is funded by donations to Tyndale House.
Strong numbers are the reference system that makes word study accessible. Created by James Strong (1822–1894), his Exhaustive Concordance assigned a unique number to every word in the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek New Testament. Hebrew Strong numbers carry the prefix H; Greek Strong numbers carry the prefix G. So H2617 = the Hebrew word chesed (steadfast love or mercy), and G1249 = the Greek word diakonos (servant, minister, deacon — the word from which your vocation takes its name).
When you see a word study panel embedded in a unit, it displays the Strong number, the lemma (the dictionary form of the word), the transliteration, and a lexical definition. You are not expected to memorise Strong numbers. You are expected to read the word cards carefully and let them deepen your engagement with the passage.
Before moving to Part 6, open StepBible in a new tab now. Navigate to Luke 14:28. Select the interlinear view. Hover over the word translated “compute” or “reckon.” Note the Strong number that appears. This is the tool you will use throughout the programme.
Part 6: Scripture study — Luke 14:28–30
Read this passage carefully in the CPDV. Then read it in at least one other translation. Take your time before moving to the word study and reflection questions.
“For which of you, wanting to build a tower, does not first sit down and compute the costs that are necessary, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, after he has laid the foundation and is not able to complete it, all who see it may begin to mock him, saying: ‘For this man began to build, and he was not able to complete it.'” (Luke 14:28–30, CPDV)
Word study
AOCM Scripture Study
Scripture study: Luk.14.28-30
Passage: Luk.14.28-30 — Open in STEP Bible →
ψηφίζω
Pronunciation guide: psēphizō
Basic meaning: to calculate
ψηφίζω (ψῆφος), [in LXX: 3Ki.3:8 8:5 A (סָפַר ni..) * ] to count (prop., with pebbles), reckon, calculate: τ. δαπάνην, Luk.14:28 τ. ἀριθμόν (i.e. calculate the number's meaning), Rev.13:18 (in cl. chiefly mid., to vote by casting a pebble cf. συγ-κατα-, συμ-φηφίζω).†
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δεινῶς
Pronunciation guide: deinōs
Basic meaning: terribly
δεινῶς, adv. (δέος), [in LXX: Job.10:16, Wis.17:3, al. ]
- terribly: Mat.8:6.
- vehemently: Luk.11:53.†
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τέλος
Pronunciation guide: telos
Basic meaning: goal/tax
τέλος, -ους, τό [in LXX for קֵץ, etc. εἰς τὸ τ., chiefly for נֶצַח and cognate forms ] by meton., of one who makes an end, Rom.10:4 ἕως (ἄχρι, μέκρι) τέλους, 1Co.1:8, 2Co.1:13, Heb.3:14 6:11, Rev.2:26 εἰς τ., to or at the end, Mat.10:22, Mrk.13:13, Luk.18:5, Jhn.13:1 (or here, to the uttermost, see Westc., in l) τ. ἔχειν, Luk.22:37 adverbially, τὸ δὲ τέλος, finally, 1Pe.3:8 of the last in a series, Rev.21:6 22:13 of the issue, fate or destiny, Mat.26:58 with genitive of thing(s), Rom.6:21, al. with genitive of person(s), 2Co.11:13, al. of the aim or purpose, 1Ti.1:5. pl., as most usually, Mat.17:25
- end: most frequently of the termination or limit of an act or state (in NT also of the end of a period of time, cl. τελευτή), Luk.1:33, 1Co.10:11, 2Co.3:13, 1Pe.4:7
- toll, custom, revenue: Rom.13:7
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Formation questionJesus describes careful, prior calculation before beginning something significant. In what specific ways have you already counted the cost of this formation — and in what ways have you not yet done so honestly?
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G5585 — psēphizō: to calculate, reckon, count carefully in advance. This is precise, deliberate accounting — not enthusiasm or vague intention. Jesus is not describing the attitude of someone who feels called and is therefore confident things will work out. He is describing the kind of pre-commitment assessment a builder undertakes before placing the first stone.
G1171 — dapanē: cost, expense. Everything that must be given to complete the thing — not only money but time, energy, relationship, attention, and the opportunity costs of saying yes to this and therefore no to other things.
G5056 — telos: completion, end, goal. The word asks not whether you can start but whether you can finish. Formation runs for ten months. The portfolio is built across ten months. The oral review is at the end of ten months. Telos asks whether you are building toward completion or toward a point several months in when it becomes difficult.
Open Luk.14.28-30 in STEP Bible
Reflection questions for Luke 14:28–30
Work through these in writing before moving on. They feed directly into your Formation Readiness Plan.
What specific costs of this formation have you not yet fully counted? Think concretely about time, energy, relationships, income, ambition, and the habits or commitments you may need to reduce or give up over the next ten months.
What is the most likely reason you might not complete this programme? Name it honestly. What is your plan for that risk?
Part 7: Scripture study — Luke 9:62
“Jesus said to him: ‘No one who puts a hand to the plough and then looks back is suitable for the kingdom of God.'” (Luke 9:62, CPDV)
Word Study
εὐθύς
Pronunciation guide: euthus
Basic meaning: Straight
εὐθύς, -εῖα, -ύ [in LXX chiefly for יָשַׁר ] εἰς εὐθειας, (sc. ὁδούς), Luk.3:5 εὐ. ὐδός, figuratively, Act.13:10, 2Pe.2:15 as (Proper name) of a street, Act.9:11. εὐθύς, adv., [in LXX (more frequently than εὐθέως) chiefly for יָשַׁר ] = εὐθέως, straightway, directly: Mat.3:16 13:20-21 14:27 21:2-3 26:74, Luk.6:49, Jhn.13:30, 32 19:34, Act.10:16, 42 times in Mk.†
- straight, direct: τρίβοι, Mat.3:3, Mrk.1:3, Luk.3:4" (LXX)
- In moral sense, straightforward, right: καρδία, Act.8:21 (cf. Psa.7:11 32:11, al.).†
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The word translated “suitable” or “fit” in this passage is euthetos (εὔθετος) — well-placed, fit for purpose. It is the word you would use to describe a tool that is the right shape for the work it needs to do. Jesus is not asking whether the person wants to follow. He is asking whether they are shaped for it — whether their orientation, attention, and will are directed consistently forward, or whether they keep being pulled back by what they left behind.
Reflection question for Luke 9:62
What are the things that most tempt you to look back — the commitments, habits, expectations, or identities that compete with this formation for your attention and energy? Write a paragraph naming them honestly.
Part 8: Scripture study — Colossians 3:23–24
“Whatever you do, work at it from the soul, as if for the Lord and not for men, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. Serve the Lord Christ.” (Colossians 3:23–24, CPDV)
AOCM Scripture Study
Scripture study: Col.3.23-24
Passage: Col.3.23-24 — Open in STEP Bible →
ψυχή
Pronunciation guide: psuchē
Basic meaning: soul
ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ, [in LXX very frequently for נֶפֶשׁ, sometimes for לֵבַב,לֵב, etc. ] in Arist., of the vital principle): Mat.6:25, Mrk.3:4 10:45, Luk.12:22, Jhn.10:11, Act.20:10, 24 2Co.1:23, Php.2:30, 1Th.2:8, al. __(a) as the seat of the will, desires and affections: Mat.26:38, Mrk.12:30" (LXX) 14:34, Luk.1:46, Jhn.10:24, Act.14:2, Php.1:27, al. ἐκ ψυχῆς, from the heart, heartily: Eph.6:6, Col.3:23 __(b) as a periphrasis for person or self (frequently in translation from Semitic originals, see M, Pr., 87 Robinson, Gospels, 113ff. but also frequently in cl., see LS, see word II, 2 Edwards, Lex., App. A.): Mat.11:29, Mrk.8:36, Act.2:41, Rom.2:9, 1Pe.3:20, al. πᾶσα ψ., Act.2:43 3:23" (LXX), Rom.13:1 ψ. ζῶσα (ζωῆς), 1Co.15:45, Rev.16:3 __(with) as the object of divine grace and eternal salvation:…
- breath (Lat. anima), breath of life, life (Hom., al.
- the soul,
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κύριος
Pronunciation guide: kurios
Basic meaning: lord: God
κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל,אָדוֹן, etc. ] having power (κῦρος) or authority as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master τ. σαββάτου, Mat.12:8, Mrk.2:28, Luk.6:5 with genitive of person(s), δούλου, etc., Mat.10:24, Luk.14:21, Act.16:16, al. absol, opposite to οἱ δοῦλοι, Eph.6:5, 9 al. of the Emperor (Deiss., LAE, 161), Act.25:26 θεοὶ πολλοὶ καὶ κ. πολλοί, 1Co.8:5 of a husband, 1Pe.3:6 in voc, as a title of respect to masters, teachers, magistrates, etc., Mat.13:27 16:22 27:63, Mrk.7:28, Luk.5:12, Jhn.4:11, Act.9:5, al. Deiss., LAE, 353 ff.) in NT, __(a) of God: ὁ κ., Mat.5:33, Mrk.5:19, Luk.1:6, Act.7:33, Heb.8:2, Jas.4:15, al. anarth. (Bl., §46, 6), Mat.21:9, Mrk.13:20, Luk.1:17, Heb.7:21, 1Pe.1:25, al…
- in general: with genitive of thing(s), Mat.9:38 20:8, Mrk.12:9 13:35, Luk.19:33
- As a divine title (frequently in π.
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Χριστός
Pronunciation guide: Christos
Basic meaning: Christ
χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ] __(a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al. τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10) __(b) of persons, anointed (ὁ ἰερεὺς ὁ χ., Lev.4:5 οἱ χ. ἰευρεῖς, 2Ma.1:10): ὁ χ. τοῦ κυρίου or Θεοῦ (1Ki.2:10, Psa.2:2, al.), of the Messiah (Aram., מְשִׁיחָא cf. Dalman, Words, 289 ff.), Luk.2:11, 26 Jhn.1:41, Act.2:36 4:26, al. Ἰησοῦς, Mrk.1:1, Jhn.1:17, Act.2:38, al. Χ. Ἰησοῦς, Mat.1:18, WH, mg. Act.5:42, Rom.6:3, al. Χ. κύριος, Luk.2:11 Ἰησοῦς Χ. ὁ κύριος, Act.15:26, Rom.1:7, al.
- 1. as adj.,
- As subst., ὁ Χριστός, the Messiah, the Christ: Mat.2:4, Mrk.8:29, Luk.2:11, Jhn.1:20, Act.2:31, Rom.7:4, al.
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Formation questionPaul says to work 'from the soul' and 'for the Lord, not for men.' At this moment, as you begin formation, who are you primarily doing this for — and what does your honest answer reveal about your motivation?
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G5590 — psychē: soul, inner self, the seat of the whole person’s life and will. “From the soul” is not an instruction to try harder. It is an instruction to engage from the centre of who you are, not from the surface. This is the spirit in which formation is to be undertaken — not for a certificate, not for the approval of others, but from the inside out, for the Lord.
G2962 — kyrios: Lord. The same word used to translate the divine name in the Septuagint. Paul is naming who the work is ultimately for.
G5547 — Christos: Christ, the Anointed One. “Serve the Lord Christ” is both commission and foundation. Diaconal formation is not self-improvement. It is preparation for service to the one who came not to be served but to serve.
Reflection question for Colossians 3:23–24
Write a paragraph — not a sentence — answering this honestly: at this moment, is your motivation primarily internal (a genuine response to what you believe is a call from God) or primarily external (the expectation of others, the desire for a title, the social affirmation of being in formation)? Most people carry a mixture. Name your mixture accurately.
Part 9: Your Formation Covenant
The Formation Covenant is the first document you will sign and upload in this programme. Before you read and sign it, sit with the following question for at least a day:
What am I committing to, and am I genuinely ready to commit to it?
The Formation Covenant commits you to the study rhythm of approximately ten hours per week; honesty in all submitted work; attendance at required cohort meetings and genuine engagement with the cohort; finding and working with an authorised formation mentor; safeguarding obligations as they apply to you; the 80% pass mark and the two-attempt limit on all assessments; and the acknowledgement that this programme prepares you for ordination discernment but does not guarantee it.
If you are not ready to commit to all of these things, do not sign the covenant and hope no one notices. Speak to the course director first. Formation built on a dishonest covenant is not formation at all.
Download the Formation Covenant from the resource area, read it, sign it, and upload it below before proceeding.
Part 10: Your Formation Readiness Plan
The Formation Readiness Plan is your first substantial portfolio item. It shows — to yourself and to the course director — that you have thought seriously and practically about how to sustain ten months of formation alongside the rest of your life.
Write 500 to 800 words addressing these five areas:
- Time — Where will the ten hours of study per week come from? Specifically: which days, which hours, in what location? Who in your household or workplace needs to know about this commitment?
- Energy — When during the week are you most alert? When are you most depleted? Plan your deepest reading and reflection for your best hours and the more routine tasks for lesser ones.
- Likely pressure points — Identify the two or three most likely threats to your formation rhythm — recurring demands, difficult seasons, or events you already know are coming. What is your plan for those weeks?
- Support — Who in your life supports this formation? Who may resist it? How will you navigate any resistance honestly?
- Your ministry context — Describe the local ministry context in which you are placed or which you are building. If you do not yet have one, describe your plan for developing it within the first three months of the programme.
This is a portfolio item and will be read by the course director. Write it accordingly.
Part 11: Your formation mentor
You are required to have an authorised formation mentor before or during this first module. A mentor is a person with genuine, demonstrable qualifications relevant to ministry formation — an ordained minister in good standing, a licensed chaplain or pastoral worker with relevant experience, a theology lecturer or seminary instructor, or an experienced spiritual director with recognised training.
Family members and close personal friends may serve only where they hold a genuine professional qualification relevant to ministry formation — a parent who is an ordained pastor, a friend who is a theology lecturer — and where the Institute is satisfied that honest, professional accountability is possible. The test is never the relationship but the qualification and the capacity for genuine accountability.
The mentor must be authorised by the Institute before the relationship begins. Identify your proposed mentor now, draft an initial message explaining what you are asking of them, and submit their details for authorisation using the form in the resource area.
Part 12: The Daily Office
A deacon prays the Daily Office — Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Night Prayer at the minimum. Not occasionally, not when time allows, but regularly as the fundamental prayer rhythm of their life and ministry.
You do not need to wait for Module 06 where the Daily Office is formally assessed. Begin this week. The authorised Daily Office resources for this tradition are available in the resource area. Morning Prayer takes approximately fifteen minutes. Evening Prayer takes approximately ten. This daily discipline is not in addition to your formation; it is part of it.
Part 13: Your cohort introduction presentation
In Unit 1.4 you will meet your cohort on a live video call. Every candidate delivers a ten-minute introduction to the group. It must cover four things:
Who you are and where you come from. Your ministry context — what it is or what you are building. Why you are here — what has brought you to diaconal formation at this time. And what you bring to the cohort, not only what you hope to receive from it.
That fourth point is the one candidates most often underestimate. A cohort is a community. Every person brings something the others do not have — experience, context, vocation, personality, and history. Begin thinking now about what you bring. You have three weeks before Unit 1.4.
Part 14: Required reading
The following reading is required for this unit and forms part of the ten hours of study. Access each item from the resource area:
- The complete Formation Covenant — download and read carefully before signing.
- The Prospectus and Formation Policy Manual, Sections 1, 7, and 8 — formation culture, study expectations, and the assessment framework.
- A Guide to Formation and Ministry within the Independent Sacramental Tradition, Chapters 1 and 2.
Recommended further reading: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, Chapter 1 — freely available online in various formats; read this chapter only at this stage. Gregory the Great, Pastoral Rule, Book I — freely available online in English translation.
Part 15: Video — Introduction from the course director
[Placeholder — record a personal video of 8 to 10 minutes. Speak directly to the candidate. Cover why this programme exists, what the deacon’s ministry means in this tradition, what you expect from candidates, and what you commit to in return. Warm, honest, and not read from a script. Upload and embed here.]
Further Reading and Resources
A note about these resources: The links and suggestions below are offered in the spirit of generous formation, not formal obligation. You will not be asked to reproduce specific content from any external source in your assessment. What you will find, however, is that those who engage with these materials tend to write with greater depth, reflect with greater honesty, and bring something richer to their cohort discussions. Think of them as an open door — the Institute has gone to the trouble of finding it for you, and a serious candidate will rarely stand in the doorway when there is so much worth walking into. All external links open on third-party websites. The Institute does not host, control, or endorse third-party content, and links may change over time. If a link no longer works, a simple search using the title and author will usually locate the resource without difficulty.
If this unit has stirred something in you — a curiosity about the shape of what you have entered, or a desire to understand why formation programmes are structured the way they are — the resources below will reward the time you give them.
The two documents linked here were produced jointly by two Vatican Congregations in 1998 and concern the permanent diaconate. You will quickly notice that they come from a tradition that differs from yours in several important respects, and you should read them with that in mind. But the vision of diaconal ministry they articulate — rooted in Word, liturgy, and charity; ordered toward service rather than status; demanding formation of the whole person rather than mere information transfer — speaks across those differences. Reading what another tradition has thought carefully about is one of the marks of a serious student of ministry.
Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons (Vatican, 1998) — a compact document laying out the principles of intentional diaconal formation. It is available in English on the Vatican website at vatican.va. Search the title to locate it directly.
Directory for the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons (Vatican, 1998) — a longer and more detailed companion document covering the theology, spirituality, and practice of diaconal ministry across its classical dimensions. Available at the same source.
Neither document is required reading, and you will not be assessed on their content. But if you finish this unit and still find yourself wondering what the diaconate actually looks like when it is taken seriously as a lifelong vocation rather than a stepping stone — these are among the most thoughtful answers the wider Church has produced. They may also help you reflect more concretely on your Formation Readiness Plan.
Upload your Assignments
Start gathering required information now! That way you will have time to gather all the information required, write your essay, etc.
Upload all documents one at a time, at the end of the week. Please do not upload a single document or file – there should be three separate files that you upload.
Assignment 1: Formation Covenant
Accepted file types: PDF, DOCX
Download the Formation Covenant from the resource area. Read every clause carefully. Sign it. Scan or photograph it clearly and upload it here. Do not sign and upload without reading it in full.
Assignment 2: Formation Readiness Plan
Accepted file types: PDF, DOCX
Word count: 500 to 800 words
Using the guidance in Part 10 of this unit, write your Formation Readiness Plan. Address all five areas: time, energy, likely pressure points, support, and ministry context. This is a portfolio item held in your formation file throughout the programme. Write it as if it will be read by an ordaining bishop — because one day it may be.
Assignment 3: Mentor submission form
Accepted file types: PDF, DOCX
Submit your proposed mentor’s full name, contact details, professional background, and their relationship to you using the mentor submission form in the resource area. Do not begin the mentoring relationship until you receive written authorisation from the Institute.
Before you move to Unit 1.2 — your checklist
Complete every item below before the system will allow you to proceed:
- Read all fifteen parts of this unit in full.
- Work through the Scripture passages and reflection questions in writing.
- Complete the Unit 1.1 knowledge check quiz (80% pass mark, maximum two attempts, 20 questions drawn at random from the bank of 50).
- Submit your Formation Readiness Plan.
- Upload your signed Formation Covenant.
- Submit your proposed mentor details for authorisation using the form in the resource area.
- Begin praying the Daily Office.
- Begin preparing your Unit 1.4 cohort introduction presentation.
