1. When you are talking to a married person, we suggest you talk with both husband and wife. We want both husband and wife to make the decision together. Their applications should be turned in together.
2. Remember, the Walk to Emmaus is not for everyone. These three days cannot rectify every problem marriage, enthuse every disenchanted church member, cure disturbed persons, or make saints of sinners. The Walk to Emmaus is designed to change environments through Christian leaders. Pilgrims should at least know where the path is, if they are not already walking it. We don't need just any candidates, we need the best.
3. Feel free to share with a potential applicant what Emmaus meant for you as fully as will help, realizing that all explanations will fall short. It's not that we are not allowed to tell what went on, but that it is difficult to explain. We want their experience to be fresh, especially regarding certain items and events which will hopefully be surprises.
4. Don't assume the person you are sponsoring will experience the same things you did. Each of us is at a different place on our spiritual journey. For some, the Emmaus experience will be a mountaintop, a new beginning. For others, it will be strengthening for the journey they are already on. We must not prejudge our candidates or set them up with unhelpful expectations.
5. To assure the applicant you are personally interested in their attending, make plans to bring them to the Emmaus site for Send-Off. Your bringing them, helping them with suitcases and registration, and sharing in the Send-Off and Sponsor's Hour is a form of prayer and sacrifice.
6. Remember that Scholarships may be available from the Pilgrim's Local Emmaus Community or from the Community sponsoring the walk. In the event that your Pilgrim needs some financial assistance with regards to the Walk fee, contact your Community's Lay Director, your local Clergy, or your Local Emmaus Board for information on scholarships.
   You can mail scholarship requests to:
   
   ABC Emmaus Community
   ATTN: Scholarship Committee
   PO Box 1304
   Bastrop, Texas 78602-1304
   
7. During the weekend, you and your family become a substitute for the pilgrim. Leave your phone number with their spouse. Do something special for them during the weekend like giving them a few hours during the day for personal time. Share a meal with them. Let the pilgrim's spouse know that you love and care for them.
8. You have responsibilities to the pilgrim. Pray for him/her during the weekend. Write him/her letters of prayers and sacrifice and make sure others do likewise, especially those closest to them. Support your pilgrim with your presence when required during their Walk.
9. After the Walk, stay in contact and support the pilgrim you sponsor during their Fourth Day. Be responsible for getting them to the Fourth Day meeting following their Walk. Take them to at least their first gathering. Help them become involved in a Reunion Group as soon as possible.
10. Be sure to submit your pilgrim's name address and phone number to their local community's Lay Director as well as to their local community's Newsletter Editor (or whomever is in charge of newsletter subscriptions).

Checklist for Sponsorship:

As a sponsor, I understand and will do / have done the following for my Pilgrim:

1. I have committed the whole process of sponsorship to prayer.
2. I have listened to God about whom to sponsor on the walk.
3. I have discussed the walk in full with my pilgrim and their spouse (if applicable) even if the spouse has no intention to attending the walk to Emmaus.
4. I am sponsoring someone who is fully committed to living a life that is pleasing to God.
5. I am sponsoring someone who is a Church leader, an authenticator, a servant, or someone who is seeking their servant role in the church.
6. I have committed the time to sponsor this one pilgrim, by retrieving agape letters.
7. I have to have committed the time to by transport this pilgrim to and from the retreat site, help them get settled in their room (including making up their bed).
8. I have to have committed the time to to attend sponsors hour, closing services and any other respective Pilgrim related services.
9. I have also committed the time to assist my pilgrim in finding or starting their reunion group and taking them to their first community gathering.