| Charge to the Pastor
Rev. John Cowan:
Pastor Earl Lassen, having been
called as a minister of Jesus Christ, and having accepted the invitation of North Shore
Baptist Church of Menominee, Michigan, to be their pastor, do you solemnly pledge that you
will serve this congregation to the best of your ability, and in accordance with the
direction given in God's Word?
Pastor Earl Lassen: I do.
Rev. John Cowan: I charge you to be a faithful servant of Jesus Christ,
remembering that like our Lord, you have come "not to be served, but to serve,"
and keep yourself at all times in true devotion to your high calling. Will you seek to
practice daily the faith you profess, administer the ordinances in purity, proclaim the
truth in love, and endeavor to lead this people in the ways of Christ the Lord?
Pastor Earl Lassen: I will, God being my
helper.
Rev. John Cowan: Do you now dedicate yourself to faithfully proclaim Christ
Jesus as Savior and Lord and to urge all to repent and to believe and to follow Him?
Pastor Earl Lassen: I do, by His grace.
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Charge to the Congregation
Ron Henry:
In the name of God, are you
committed as a church of Jesus Christ to give yourself in loyalty and to be instructed,
led and strengthened in the ways of the Spirit by the one who stands before you in answer
to the call of God?
Congregation: We are.
Ron Henry: Do you promise to join our pastor in his ministry of the Gospel and
to serve as.faithful witnesses to Jesus Christ?
Congregation: We do, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit.
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Covenant of Dedication
Congregation:
We, the members of this church,
offer to you, our pastor, our love, our loyalty and our devotion in our common concern for
the things of Jesus Christ and in our mutual ministry in His name.
Pastor Earl Lassen: I, your pastor, offer to you, my people, the resources of my
mind, my body, and my spirit in the fulfillment of my ministry in this church and for the
glory of our Lord and Savior in His name.
Congregation: That we might present to Him a glorious church, without spot or
wrinkle, holy and without blemish, we now dedicate ourselves, with the help of God!
Pastor Earl Lassen: That I might present myself to Him, as a good minister of
Jesus Christ, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth,
I now dedicate myself, with the help of God!
Unison: This one thing we do, forgetting what lies behind, and reaching forward
to what lies ahead, we press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in
Christ Jesus! Having heard your promise of a covenant commitment to our congregation, and
having expressed to you our promise of covenant commitment, we who are the congregation of
North Shore Baptist Church, formally declare to you, Earl Lassen, to be installed as our
pastor. We shall pray for you and your family and uphold you as you discharge all the
duties of your ministry. We extend to you the right hand of fellowship as an expression of
our shared commitment to Christ and His church. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Head of His church, be with you and with us. Amen
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