QUESTIONS TO THE FIELD WORKER
(________), my brother/sister in Christ, you are called to be a servant and shepherd in (________)
It is your work to proclaim Christ’s gospel,
to share in the conduct of worship,
to encourage God’s people in their ministry,
to care for those in need,
to stand with those who suffer,
and to pray and act for justice.
You will take Christ the Servant as your example, ministering to his people and serving with them in their witness to the world.
In view of this solemn trust, we ask you to reaffirm the declaration of faith and obedience that you made at your ordination and to show that you desire, by God’s grace, to continue your ministry in (_______________)
Do you confess anew Jesus Christ as Lord?
I do.
Do you embrace the faith and unity of the holy, catholic and apostolic Church, as set forth in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, expressed in the Apostles’ and Nicene Creeds and described in the Basis of Union?
I do.
Do you accept the discipline of the Order Of Christian Service and the oversight of this Methodist Society?
I do.
Will you take part in the work of this Society and other councils of the Order of Christian Service and will you share in the life and witness of the wider Church?
I will.
(______), we welcome you to (___________________). We offer you our friendship and support as we join together in this work to which God has called us.
(_____) and (______), you have been called by God to work together in (_________) Will you promise, in faith and obedience to Christ, to share this ministry, supporting one another in love, and through your harmony of spirit inspiring God’s people in their common ministry for Christ?
We will, by the grace of God.
Let us pray:
Almighty God, in every age you have chosen servants to speak your word and lead your people.
We thank you for (______) whom you have called to serve you.
Fill him/her with the Holy Spirit and give him/her gifts for this ministry.
May he/she have the same mind that was in Christ and be a faithful disciple, being an example to the people of God and witnessing before the world; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious unto you;
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace.
In the name of Jesus Christ, the sovereign Head of the Church, and by the authority of the Order Of Christian Service (_________) we now declare (__________) to be inducted to serve as a missionary in (______________)
