The Pastoral Centre is at the service of the Z.C.B.C. It is a separate entity from the General Secretariat at Z.C.B.C. and has its own independence and initiative.

Objectives
The overall objectives of the Pastoral Centre is to serve the Z.C.B.C. in its co-ordination of the pastoral effort by means ofreserch, information, liasion and facilitation in formation..
i) to obtain information on pastoral programmes, on experts available to help in pastoral matters and material available.

a)	inside the country, in the various jurisdictions, institutions, church bodies and movements
b)	outside the country
c)	in other denominations.

ii) to prepare material where necessary and to adapt and translate existing material to aid pastoral programmes.
iii) to suggest to Z.C.B.C. pastoral experiments and to conduct and supervize them as authorized by Z.C.B.C.
iv) to disseminate information and material by means of a regular publication "Pastoral Service"
v) to disseminate information and material by means of liasion with

a.	Z.C.B.C.
b.	episcopal Commissions and national Bodies
c.	diocesan programmes
d.	religious superiors