installation of officers in baptist church

Today we have come to consecrate you to these opportunities for ministry and witness, to pray God’s spirit upon your lives and service, and to respond in trust and faithfulness and prayer to the work which God has given us.įrom the earliest days of the Hebrew people wandering on the plains of Sinai, God called forth Elders to share in leading and teaching and caring for the congregation, and to assure that every household would know the care of a gracious God. Friends, your congregation, guided by the Spirit of Christ, has indeed called you forth to be a witness to the marvelous grace of God which empowers this place and this people, and which goes forth from this place to witness to the world. We hear echoes of those lines today, too, as we call forth those who would be our Elders and Deacons and leaders. Regional Minister: Did you hear that line in the passage from Acts that was read earlier (Acts 1:21-26), where the Apostles are called 'the witnesses to the resurrection,' and then they call forth from their midst another to lead and serve Christ’s first church? Blaisdell, Former Regional MinisterĬhristian Church of Northern California-NevadaĪ Service for the Consecration and Installation of Congregational Leaders

Installation of officers in baptist church