The Directorate of Lay Development and Leadership Training of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
To empower all marginalised persons and groups in the church towards self-sustenance and productive living; to assist the laity in the church in understanding the faith, life and witness of the church; of Jesus Christ; to assist the church in highlighting Reformed perspectives of intra-religious and inter-religious conversations; to identify and harness the hidden talents and potentials of the laity and clergy with the view to directing them towards the total development of the church and society; to identify, assess and access new opportunities for lay training and development; to support the establishment of Lay Development Centers in parishes, presbyteries and synods with the view to assisting the laity in skills acquisition, talent-shaping and rural development; to identify, encourage and assist the laity to assume leadership and to develop their potential as leaders in service to the parish and the mission of the church to the world.