P=Pastor doing installation
R=Representative of the congregation
I=Pastor being installed
C=Congregation
A=Assisting Minister
Installation
The minister addresses the
congregation:
P: Having been authorized
by the Church to install (name of pastor
being installed), our co-worker in the Gospel, as pastor, I now ask for
certification of this call.
R: We, of (Name of Congregation)
The minister addresses the
pastor being installed:
P: Our Lord Jesus Christ says: "Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, even so I send you. Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are
forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained." (John
20:21-23)
And again: "All authority in
heaven and on earth has been given to me.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the
close of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20)
Hear the words addressed to
Timothy: Set the
believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Till I come, attend to the public reading of
Scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Do
not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophetic utterance when
the council of elders laid their hands upon you. Practice these duties, devote yourself to
them, so that all may see your progress.
Take heed to yourself and to your teaching; hold to that, for by so
doing you will save both yourself and your hearers. (1 Timothy 4:12-16)
P: Pastor (pastor being installed), in the presence
of this congregation will you commit yourself to this new trust and
responsibility, and promise to discharge your duties in harmony with the
constitutions of the church?
I: I will, and I ask God to
help me.
P: Will you preach and
teach in accordance with the Holy Scriptures and the Confessions of the
I: I will, and I ask God to
help me.
P: Will you love, serve,
and pray for God's people? Will you
nourish them with the Word and Holy Sacraments, leading them by your own
example in the use of the means of grace, in faithful service and in holy
living?
I: I will, and I ask God to
help me.
P: Will you give faithful
witness in the world, that God's love may be known in all that you do?
I: I will, and I ask God to
help me.
P: Almighty God, who has
given you the will to do these things, graciously give you the strength and
compassion to perform them.
C: Amen
Stand (The minister addresses the congregation)
P: And you, people of God,
will you receive this messenger of Jesus Christ, sent by God to serve God's
people with the Gospel of hope and salvation?
Will you regard him as a servant of Christ and a steward of the
mysteries of God?
C: We will.
P: Will you pray for him/her, help and honor him/her for his/her work's sake, and in all things strive to live together in
the peace and unity of Christ?
C: We will.
The minister addresses the
pastor being installed:
P: The office of pastor is
now committed to you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit.
The newly installed pastor
kneels for the blessing:
P: The God of peace who
brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by
the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may
do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus
Christ; to whom be glory forever and ever.
C: Amen
The pastor stands. The prayers are said.
A: Let us pray for the
whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all people according to their
needs.
After each portion of the prayers:
A: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
P: Into your hands, O Lord,
we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
C: Amen.
Sit
The presiding minister
escorts the pastor to the font, where a representative of the congregations
says:
You have been called to be among us to baptize, to teach, and to
forgive sins.
They proceed to the pulpit,
where a representative of the congregation says:
You have been called to be among us to proclaim the good news.
They proceed to the altar,
where a representative of the congregation says:
You have been called to be among us to lead worship and preside at
the Holy Communion.
Stand
P: The peace of the Lord be
with you always.
C: And also with you.