In order to meet the needs at every level of the Connection and in every local church, the AME Church shall implement strategies to train all members in  (1)  Christian discipleship,  (2)  Christian leadership,  (3)  current teaching methods and materials,  (4)  the history and significance of the AME Church,  (5)  God’s biblical principles and  (6)  social development, all of which should be applied to daily living.