Somewhere Out There ...
Commissioning of Provisional Members for Service
Introduction
The chairperson of the Board of Ordained Ministry introduces the act of commissioning, using these words:
Throughout Christian history,
the church has commissioned people for leadership and service.
This commissioning is always a response to the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
who calls and sends women and men to share in Christ’s ministry.
In the early church in Antioch,
the Holy Spirit instructed the community to “set apart…Barnabas and Saul
for the work to which I have called them” (Acts 13:2).
In the early stages of such ministerial service,
ordained leaders walk with commissioned leaders
to mentor and form them in Christ’s ministry,
just as Ananias, the more seasoned leader,
guided Paul, the newly called evangelist,
toward the fullness of his calling (Acts 9).
We gather here to commission men and women for ministry in the church.
Presentation
The provisional registrar of the Board of Ordained Ministry presents to the bishop provisional members to be
commissioned:
I present for commissioning these persons who have been elected provisional members. They have
completed the educational requirements prescribed by the Book of Discipline, and they come with the
affirmation of their local churches, district committees on ordained ministry, and the annual conference
Board of Ordained Ministry.
The full name of each candidate is read aloud. Each candidate stands when his or her name is read.
After all the candidates have been presented, they remain standing and face the bishop. The bishop says to the
congregation:
By affirming the covenant of baptism,
All members of Christ’s holy church pledge
To serve as Christ’s representatives in the world.
Christ gave this command:
“Ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest.”
These sisters and brothers know our Savior’s concern for God’s people,
see the plentiful harvest,
and are ready to respond generously to the Lord
In the words of the prophet: “Here I am; send me.”
Urged on by the love of Christ and strengthened by the Holy Spirit
they now come to declare in public
their desire to live out the covenant made at their baptism
by binding themselves to the service of God
E-4 2009 Missouri Annual Conference
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