Interim Ministry
| Needs Assessment | Letter of Agreement | Welcome Litany | Developmental Tasks |
| Pastor's Report | Litany of Farewell | Exit Report | Congregational Evaluation |
A LITANY OF WELCOME
A church family is constantly changing. Loved ones come to the end of their lives; individuals come and go in our church life. It is important and right that we recognized these times of passage, these endings and beginnings.
Today we welcome ___________________, whose time as our Pastor for the interim begins.
Leader: Pastor ________, in the presence of this congregation will you commit yourself to this new trust and responsibility, and promise to discharge your duties in harmony with the constitutions of the church?
Pastor: I will and I ask God to help me.
Leader: Will you love, serve and pray for this people of God, nourishing them with the Word and Holy Sacraments, and lead them forward during this important time of change?
Pastor: I will and I ask God to help me.
Leader: Will you lead this people of God in giving faithful witness to the Word and in making known the love of God through loving service among themselves and in this community?
Pastor: I will and I ask God to help me
Leader: Almighty God, who has given you the will to do these things, give you the power of the Holy Spirit so that you may perform them with strength and compassion.
Congregation: AMEN.
(Congregation please rise)
Leader: I ask all of you now, the people of this congregation, will you receive this messenger of Christ, Pastor ___________, who continues the work of bringing the Gospel of hope and salvation? Will you regard her/him as a fellow servant of Christ and work with her/him in the ministry and mission of this congregation?
Congregation: WE WILL.
Leader: Will you pray for Pastor ___________ and honor her/him for her/his work’s sake, and in all things strive to live together in the peace and unity of Christ?
Congregation: WE WILL.
Leader: By your statements of commitment and the affirmation of this congregation, we welcome you as the Interim Pastor of ___________ Lutheran Church in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
All: AMEN.