CANON I.1.2(n) (7) A Standing Commission on Ministry Development. It shall be the duty of the Commission to: recommend policies and strategies to the General Convention for the affirmation, development and exercise of ministry by all baptized persons (lay persons,bishops, priests and deacons) ; (ii) recommend strategies to General Convention for the development and support of networks of individuals, diocesan Committees and commissions, agencies and institutions engaged in recruitment, gifts discernment, education and training for ministry, leadership development, and deployment; (iii) study the needs and trends of theological education for all baptized persons, including seminary education and life-long learning, and recommend strategies to General Convention to strengthen theological educaiton for all baptized persons.