To write the competencies, they consulted widely, including with the Primate, the National Indigenous Anglican Bishop, each provincial synod, and other parties. Mr. Townshend said the response has overall been very positive. The Rev. Canon Eric Beresford, another committee member, presented the competencies, which cover these principles: 1. The candidate must have a personal faith and spiritual life adequate to leading others. 2. The candidate needs to understand who we are as people of God and what it means to be Anglican within the wider family. 3. The candidate can translate their ministry into the context of the community. 4. The candidate should have the capacity to provide effective leadership in communities. 5. The candidate should have capacities for both teaching and learning. Mr. Beresford noted that the competencies were aspirational and provided a framework -- not a checklist -- for ministry. They were developed to enhance transferability between dioceses and at the encouragement of full communion partners, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, which already has produced a similar, though longer, set of requirements. *Resolution COGS received the Competencies for Ordination to the Priesthood in the Anglican Church of Canada document for information and discussion. Dr. Lela Zimmer, committee member, spoke about the broad mandate of the committee and explained how their many pieces of work -- from developing a hymnal supplement to participating in ecumenical dialogues -- align with the priorities of Vision 2019. Ms. Zimmer presented two questions for later discussion at COGS: -How important to the