Call Process Booklet
Call Process Booklet EDITED - Northwest Synod of Wisconsin
Call Process Booklet EDITED - Northwest Synod of Wisconsin
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P Will you give faithful witness in the world, that God’s love may be known in all that you do?<br />
RI will, and I ask God to help me.<br />
P Almighty God, who has given you the will to do these things, graciously give you the strength<br />
and compassion to perform them.<br />
a Amen<br />
The Congregation stands. The minister addresses the congregation:<br />
P And you, people of God, will you receive this messenger of Jesus Christ, sent by God to serve<br />
God’s people with the Gospel of hope and salvation? Will you regard him/her as a servant of<br />
Christ and a steward of the mysteries of God?<br />
a We will.<br />
P Will you pray for him/her, help and honor him/her for his work’s sake, and in all things strive to<br />
live together in the peace and unity of Christ?<br />
a We will.<br />
The minister addresses the pastor being installed:<br />
P The office of pastor is now committed to you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of<br />
the Holy Spirit. Amen<br />
The newly installed pastor may kneel for the blessing:<br />
P The God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the<br />
sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do<br />
his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be<br />
glory forever and ever.<br />
a Amen<br />
The pastor stands.<br />
Prayers of the People<br />
A Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all people according to their<br />
needs.<br />
Silence.<br />
For the holy catholic Church of God, that it may be filled with truth and love, and be found<br />
without fault at the day of your coming; Lord, in your mercy,<br />
a Hear our prayer.<br />
A For all members of your Church in their vocations and ministries, that they may serve you with<br />
true and godly lives; Lord, in your mercy,<br />
a Hear our prayer.<br />
Walking together † for the sake of mission † in God’s world<br />
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