This complete reference tool for EFCA pastors comes in a handy 6 x 9 - 3 ring binder. This manual helps pastors give shape and language to the many kinds of services they're called upon to officiate. New material has been added to this edition. Options and ideas for many different kinds of services are included: General worship service resources, Baptism, Communion, Concert of Prayer, A solemn assembly, Holidays, Ordination, Commissioning of a missionary, Installation of a pastor or lay leaders, Reception of new members, Groundbreaking, Laying of a cornerstone, Dedication of a church building or ministry tools, Burning of a mortgage, Celebration of a church anniversary, The wedding service, Renewal of wedding vows, Dedication of children, Dedication of a home, Family holidays and special occasions, The funeral service, Anointing the sick, Ministering to the sick, Ministering to the bereaved, and Pastoral records. General sections also contain ideas for more specific situations.

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