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Act of Commissioning
5840. (Then the candidates for commissioning shall kneel, and if so desired, their spouses may kneel at their sides, and the presiding minister (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:3091; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5805) and the Council of Ordination shall lay their hands severally upon the head of each one, and the presiding minister shall say:)
(Name) , as we lay our hands upon you we ask the Lord to give the unusual outpouring of the Holy Spirit needed for your service as a commissioned minister in the Church. May God’s anointing enable you to be a faithful exponent of His Word, and an instrument for His holy sacraments, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!
(Name) , take authority to preach the Word of God, to administer the sacraments, and to perform the duties of a commissioned minister in the Church.