Ordination Service

Special Music

Welcome

Scripture and Prayer

Introduction of Candidate

Testimony from Candidate

Recommendation of the Ordination Council

Introduction of Ordination Council

Acceptance of Ordination Council Report

Special Music

Charge to the candidate and to the church. (Message)

The calling of the pastor

1 Timothy 3:1–7 ESV

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church? He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.

Noble Task = Noble Character

Above Reproach

Does not mean perfection, It is an acknowledgement that we are not perfect but the acknowledgement does not become an excuse.

Husband of One Wife

this is less about marital status and more about your devotion and setting apart of only one woman.

It is an important reminder that you have one bride and the church is not her. You sacrifice yourself for your bride. Not your bride for the church.

Reflect the Character of God in Your Leadership

who you are and what you do does not just reflect on you, it reflects on the church, it reflects on Christ. Make sure your reflection shows the Character of God.

Laying on of hands Ordination Prayer

Presentation of the Candidate

Benediction

Greeting of Candidate and His Family