Installation Of Pastor
Worship
18 SPECIAL WORSHIP CELEBRATIONS
Worship Services For Congregational Use
Receiving A New Leader
We Prepare For Worship
(Name of Presider)
Prelude
Announcements
Processional Hymn
Invocation:
L: We call upon the Lord to be present through his Holy Spirit as we gather in celebration uniting our hearts in one accord with the call of Christ upon this pastor and this congregation. Send forth your Spirit, Almighty God, as we worship you through this installation service. May your blessings be poured out upon the ministry of your faithful servants who seek to do your perfect will.
C: Amen. Come Holy Spirit.
The Word Stands Among Us
L: Scripture tells us that when two or three are gathered in Christ's name, he is present. Jesus is the Word of God made flesh and revealed to our hearts through the Spirit. Let us hear what the Spirit has to say to us through the reading of the written Word.
First Lesson
Anthem
Second Lesson
The Alleluia Verse
The Gospel
Meditation
The Hymn Of The Day
Service of Installation
(Name of Installing Minister)
L: Let us rise in prayer.
Prayer: Blessed Heavenly Father, we gather today to install one you have called to serve this congregation. We ask that your Spirit continue its work as you join the gifts of this pastor and those in this congregation. Help them to work in harmony with your will serving you in the church and community bearing witness to the love of Christ.
C: Amen. Unite us Holy Spirit.
L: We are all called to discipleship in Jesus Christ our Lord. Living out that call, we are joined to one another in faith. Let us confess that faith in the words of the Apostles' Creed.
C: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
(Congregation may be seated,)
L: As presiding official at this installation service, it is my privilege to act on behalf of the church to ask for the certification of call for this pastor.
Representatives of Church Elder/Council: As representatives of this congregation, who after prayerful deliberation did elect (name of pastor) to be our minister, we present him now for installation.
L: (Name of pastor), you have been called by this congregation to serve as their pastor. Hear what the Word has to say:
Reader 1: John 20:21--23
L: And again:
Reader 2: Matthew 28:18--20
L: Hear the words addressed to Timothy:
Reader 3: 1 Timothy 4:12--16
L: (Name of pastor), in the presence of this congregation will you commit yourself to assuming this new responsibility now entrusted to you, and promise to discharge your duties in harmony with the governing constitutions of the church?
P: Yes, and I ask God to help me.
L: Will you preach and teach in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and the confessions of our national church body?
P: Yes, and I ask God to help me.
L: Will you share love, willingly serve, and faithfully pray for God's people? Will you nourish them by the Word and sacraments, and lead them by your own example in exercising the means of grace through faithful service and holy living?
P: Yes, and I ask God to help me.
L: Will you witness to your faith in the world, so that others may know of God's love because of what you say and do?
P: Yes, and I ask God to help me.
L: May God, who has planted in you the desire and will to do these things, graciously bestow strength and compassion upon you to carry these out through the power of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Congregational Response
L: As God's people, will you receive this messenger of Christ who stands before you as one sent by God to serve God's people and to share with them the message of salvation and the gospel of hope?
C: We will.
L: As a sign of your support and encouragement to his ministry, will you pray for him, give help and respect to him for his work's sake, and seek to live together in peace and harmony through unity with Christ Jesus as Lord?
C: We will.
L: (Name of pastor), the office of pastor of (name of congregation) is now committed to you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
(Pastor kneels for the blessing.)
L: May Almighty God who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead, bestow upon this his faithful servant the power to boldly proclaim the good news of Christ's death and resurrection. May you be equipped daily with the promise of the Holy Spirit so that in his power you may be true and faithful to God in this calling. This we pray in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
L: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
(The peace of Christ is shared.)
God Hears And Answers Prayers
(Name of Installed Pastor)
L: As God has heard our prayers and answered them by calling us to share in his ministry here at (name of church), so he continues to hear and answer the prayers of our hearts. Let us join now in offering our prayers of thanksgiving and intercession unto the Father in Heaven.
Prayers Of The Church
L: ... Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
L: Into your hands, Almighty God, we entrust all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy through Christ Jesus our Lord.
C: Amen.
The Lord's Prayer
Benediction
Recessional Hymn
We Prepare For Worship
(Name of Presider)
Prelude
Announcements
Processional Hymn
Invocation:
L: We call upon the Lord to be present through his Holy Spirit as we gather in celebration uniting our hearts in one accord with the call of Christ upon this pastor and this congregation. Send forth your Spirit, Almighty God, as we worship you through this installation service. May your blessings be poured out upon the ministry of your faithful servants who seek to do your perfect will.
C: Amen. Come Holy Spirit.
The Word Stands Among Us
L: Scripture tells us that when two or three are gathered in Christ's name, he is present. Jesus is the Word of God made flesh and revealed to our hearts through the Spirit. Let us hear what the Spirit has to say to us through the reading of the written Word.
First Lesson
Anthem
Second Lesson
The Alleluia Verse
The Gospel
Meditation
The Hymn Of The Day
Service of Installation
(Name of Installing Minister)
L: Let us rise in prayer.
Prayer: Blessed Heavenly Father, we gather today to install one you have called to serve this congregation. We ask that your Spirit continue its work as you join the gifts of this pastor and those in this congregation. Help them to work in harmony with your will serving you in the church and community bearing witness to the love of Christ.
C: Amen. Unite us Holy Spirit.
L: We are all called to discipleship in Jesus Christ our Lord. Living out that call, we are joined to one another in faith. Let us confess that faith in the words of the Apostles' Creed.
C: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
(Congregation may be seated,)
L: As presiding official at this installation service, it is my privilege to act on behalf of the church to ask for the certification of call for this pastor.
Representatives of Church Elder/Council: As representatives of this congregation, who after prayerful deliberation did elect (name of pastor) to be our minister, we present him now for installation.
L: (Name of pastor), you have been called by this congregation to serve as their pastor. Hear what the Word has to say:
Reader 1: John 20:21--23
L: And again:
Reader 2: Matthew 28:18--20
L: Hear the words addressed to Timothy:
Reader 3: 1 Timothy 4:12--16
L: (Name of pastor), in the presence of this congregation will you commit yourself to assuming this new responsibility now entrusted to you, and promise to discharge your duties in harmony with the governing constitutions of the church?
P: Yes, and I ask God to help me.
L: Will you preach and teach in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and the confessions of our national church body?
P: Yes, and I ask God to help me.
L: Will you share love, willingly serve, and faithfully pray for God's people? Will you nourish them by the Word and sacraments, and lead them by your own example in exercising the means of grace through faithful service and holy living?
P: Yes, and I ask God to help me.
L: Will you witness to your faith in the world, so that others may know of God's love because of what you say and do?
P: Yes, and I ask God to help me.
L: May God, who has planted in you the desire and will to do these things, graciously bestow strength and compassion upon you to carry these out through the power of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
Congregational Response
L: As God's people, will you receive this messenger of Christ who stands before you as one sent by God to serve God's people and to share with them the message of salvation and the gospel of hope?
C: We will.
L: As a sign of your support and encouragement to his ministry, will you pray for him, give help and respect to him for his work's sake, and seek to live together in peace and harmony through unity with Christ Jesus as Lord?
C: We will.
L: (Name of pastor), the office of pastor of (name of congregation) is now committed to you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
(Pastor kneels for the blessing.)
L: May Almighty God who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead, bestow upon this his faithful servant the power to boldly proclaim the good news of Christ's death and resurrection. May you be equipped daily with the promise of the Holy Spirit so that in his power you may be true and faithful to God in this calling. This we pray in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
L: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
(The peace of Christ is shared.)
God Hears And Answers Prayers
(Name of Installed Pastor)
L: As God has heard our prayers and answered them by calling us to share in his ministry here at (name of church), so he continues to hear and answer the prayers of our hearts. Let us join now in offering our prayers of thanksgiving and intercession unto the Father in Heaven.
Prayers Of The Church
L: ... Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
L: Into your hands, Almighty God, we entrust all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy through Christ Jesus our Lord.
C: Amen.
The Lord's Prayer
Benediction
Recessional Hymn
