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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1983, Page 393

Scan: The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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PROPOSED AGENDA

You are to see that the temporal affairs of the congregation are properly
administered and that proper support is provided the professional workers of this
congregation. You are to assist in caring for the poor and the sick, in cultivating
harmony among the members, in promoting the general welfare of the congre-
gation, and in furthering the kingdom of Christ here and throughout the world.

Nor should you forget that, while holiness of life and work is the way of all who trust
in Christ, it is especially important that you. as office-bearers in his Church, show
yourselves, by word and example. to be patterns of good works and Christian
devotion.

In the presence of God and of this congregation I therefore ask you:

Do you accept the offices entrusted to you. and do vou promise to carry out your
duties faithfully. trusting in the Lord and conforming yourself to his Word in
accordance with the faith of the Evangelical Lutheran Church?

Yes. with the help of God

p __- | I place you as officers of the church council of
in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Hols Spirit.

@ Amen

» The almighty and most merciful God. our heavenly Father, enlighten and
strengthen you in your office that you may be good and faithful stewards, to the
glory of his name and the good of his people.

@ Amen
Stand
2. The pastor addresses the congregation.

Pe Let us pray.

Lord God, heavenly Father, we give thanks that you have raised up these sour
servants for work among your people. We humbly implore you to grant them, by
your Holy Spirit. those gifts which they will need for the faithful carrying out of
their tasks, most especially wisdom, strength, and willing hearts. Let vour blessing
rest on this congregation: strengthen the faith, quicken the love, and enkindle the
zeal of its members that your name may be glorified and that here and in all places
under heaven the kingdom of your Son may be advanced. We remember with
thanksgiving those who have faithfully served your people, who now retire from
their time of service. and we pray that in the end of days we, with all your faithful

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PLACING OF
SUNDAY AND OTHER
CHURCH SCHOOL OFFICERS
AND TEACHERS

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1. Before the Praver of the Church the church school officers and teachers \ ho are
10 be placed present themselves before the altar. and the pastor says.

P In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen
2. The pastor announces the names and offices in which they are to serve. He
then continues.

® Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. you have come to be placed as
ec cxns im the umisstee tet sas of this congregation, a work in which
our Father in heaven has great joy.

You are to assist the ministry of the Word and sacraments by instructing God's
children according to his holy Word. You are to prepare yourselves for this work by
your individual and corporate study of the Word of God and the faith drawn from it
as it has been delivered to us in the Creeds and Confessions of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church.

Nor should you forget that. while holiness of life and work is the way of all who trust
in Christ, it is especially important that you, as =" <=. show yourselves. by
word and example, to be patterns of good works and Christian devotion.

In the presence of God and of this congregation 1 therefore ask you:
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people, may hear the voice of Christ, saying: “Come, you who are blessed by my
Father: take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of
the world”: through Jesus Christ. your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God. now and forever.

Amen

4. The pastor dismisses and blesses those who have been placed.

P Gothen in the name of the Lord. Be steadfast. unmovable, always abounding in
the work of the Lord. for your labor in the Lord is not in vain. The almighty and
most merciful God. the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve
you.

@ Amen

S$. The service continues with the Praver of the Church

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Do you accept the offices entrusted to you. and do you promise to carry out your
duties faithfully, trusting in him and conforming yourself to his Word in accordance
with the faith of the Evangelical Lutheran Church?

+ Yes. with the help of God

Pe TP ptace vou as sss of a . in the name of the
Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen

P The almighty and most merciful God. our heavenly Father, enlighten and
strengthen you in your office that you may be good and faithful "~~~" _ , to
the glory of his name and the salvation of his people.

@ Amen

Stand

3. The pastor addresses the coneregation:

» Let us pray.

Grant, O Lord, to these your people the gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom and
discretion, kindness and faithfulness so that they may effectively teach and guide:
and grant to all your people a ready willingness to learn. Let the knowledge of your
Word be preserved and extended among us that all may know you and, from the
least to the greatest, may praise you now and forever, through Jesus Christ. your
Son. our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God. now and
forever.

@ Amen

4. The pastor dismisses and blesses those who have been placed.

P Go in the peace of the Lord. The almighty and most merciful God, the
Father, the + Son. and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you.

@ Amen

S. The service continues with the Praver of the Church.

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