A program of professional development prescribed, documented, and reported as per DRS003 – Professional Development Protocol. PD in this context will be a mix of prescribed units and reading, continuing development days, personal learning, personal development programs, and personal reading. Some aspects of PD will be ministry and sector specific. This program is scheduled to be built and become operational in the Diocese from January 2024 - October 2025.

A program of documented annual ministry reviews as prescribed in DRS004 – Ministry Review Protocol. MR in this context will be ministry and sector specific and may have a mix of external and internal review elements. This program is scheduled to be built and become operational in the Diocese from January 2025 - October 2026.

A program intentional, contracted or covenanted, regular conversation between a qualified professional supervisor and a minister as prescribed in DRS002 - Professional-Pastoral Supervision Protocol. PPS is intended to help ministers to focus on their ministry and any issues arising from that ministry. It has a strong emphasis on the wellbeing of the minister and the way that ministry is conducted faithfully, ethically, and compassionately. In this document, and all DRS Protocols, professional-pastoral supervision includes ‘professional/pastoral supervision’ as referred to in Recommendation 16.5 of the Royal Commission. This program is scheduled to be built and become operational in the Diocese from January 2023 - October 2025.