New Zion Baptist Church 2013 Church Leader Installation Litany Sunday, January 27, 2013 You have accepted the office to which you have been elected or appointed. Do you promise, with the Lord as your helper, to faithfully fulfill its duties? We do, and we ask all other officers to receive us as fellow laborers with God. Pray now for the faith and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ, for the boldness of Peter, for the evangelistic zeal of Philip, for the administrative insight of Priscilla and Aquila and for the wisdom of Paul Jethro counseled Moses that the task before him was too enormous for him alone. We acknowledge the same. We ask for your prayers, Support, encouragement and cooperation. God has endowed each of us with unique gifts and talents for the edification of the church and the work of the ministry Will you accept this church office in proportion to your faith to prophesy, to minister, to teach, to exhort, to give liberally, to lend with diligence, and to show mercy with cheerfulness? We accept our offices with every intention to use our talents to lead God’s people according to our discernment of God’s will. Remember those who were judges in Israel and leaders in the New Testament church. Remember our mothers and fathers in the faith, our ancestors who built and carried the church. They accomplished much, for they were rich in faith, wisdom and courage. We give thanks for their example, their competence, and their steadfast commitment. (Over)