The PFOB exists to serve classes, candidates, and congregations in the formation of pastoral leadership for the church. Its purpose is to coordinate, evaluate, innovate, strategically anticipate, and collaboratively shape theological education and pastoral formation that will form pastoral leadership for the Reformed Church in America (RCA), rooted in the Reformed faith and tradition while engaging the present and future. The PFOB works collaboratively with New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Western Theological Seminary, the Ministerial Formation Certification Agency, and also works alongside the Commissioned Pastor Advisory Team regarding pastoral formation for commissioned pastors.