The presiding minister
takes the right hand of the president-elect and says:
N., I install you as president of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
The presiding minister
vests the newly installed with a pectoral cross, saying:
Receive this cross as the emblem of the office to
which you have been called and as a reminder of Him whom you serve.
The presiding minister presents the newly installed
with the books whereby he is to administer
the Synod.
As he presents the
Bible, he says:
Receive the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New
Testaments, the Word of God, “which is the only true norm according to which
all teachers and teachings are to be judged and evaluated.”
As he presents the Book
of Concord, he says:
Receive the Book of Concord, the Confessions of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church, which are in accord with the Word of God and bear
witness to the truth of the Gospel.
As he presents the church body’s Handbook, he says:
Receive the Handbook of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod containing the Constitution and Bylaws by which this church is governed.
The newly installed
kneels for prayer.
Let us pray. Almighty God, heavenly Father, grant to
Your servant N. Your Holy Spirit that he may faithfully perform the duties of
his office to the glory of Your name and for the well-being of Your people;
through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
The congregation prays
the Lord’s Prayer as the ministers lay on hands.
The presiding minister
blesses the newly installed president.
Go in peace and joy. The almighty and most merciful
God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be with you, and bless and
strengthen you for faithful service in His name.
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