Enrollment Ceremony – “Priceless Leadership”

Speaker:

Today we are going to enroll women to be a part of The Salvation Army’s Women’s Ministries programs. The Salvation Army Home League/Women’s Ministries is one of the largest organizations for women in the world.
The purpose of Women’s Ministries is to encourage women to be:

• Transformed and empowered by the gospel to lead a Christ–like life.
• Engaged in social justice and action to positively impact our world.
• Equipped to fulfill their potential through life-long learning and development.
• Enriched mutually through local and global connections and support.
• This four-fold purpose is not something that we are able to accomplish alone. We need others to join us in this vision. We have gathered today to enroll new members who will join us in worship, fellowship, education, and service to make our group into a beautiful, God-created masterpiece.

Call forward flagbearers and leaders.

Scripture: Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God which He bought with His own blood. Acts 20:28 (NIV)

Introduce each leader and share her position, providing a brief description of the responsibilities.

State to all the leaders: “If you are willing to accept these sacred responsibilities, please raise you right hand and say, “I will.” (Together, they will raise their hands and witness, “I will.”)

State – to the audience: “Will you promise to pray for and accept the leadership of these dedicated women?”

“We will”

State: We accept you now as leaders in these ministries and charge you to be faithful.

Prayer of dedication

Testimony:

[Select someone who can speak on the theme of connection and its importance to self, community, and God]

Congregational Song

“He Knows My Name” Hallelujah Choruses #182
“How Deep the Fathers Love for Us,” Hallelujah Choruses #127
“Knowing You,” Hallelujah Choruses #89

Scripture Reading – Psalm 139

Devotional – “Priceless”

Time of Reflection (Video)

“How He Loves Us” with Lyrics – Dave Crowder – https://youtu.be/GzfPHnoT0-0

Additional Optional Song

“God’s Love is Wonderful,” The Salvation Army Song Book #25
“I Can Sing of His Love Forever,” Delirious w/ Lyrics – https://youtu.be/zeCwwaciAA8

Benediction

Lord, we thank You for this time spent together—together with each other and together in Your presence. As we go from this place today, help us to be encouragers. Help us to build each other up in ways that carry over into our private moments when we are doubtful and lonely. Help us to feel complete, knowing we are part of a body of people who long to make each other better, becoming more like Christ.

And so now, “just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness” (Col. 2:6-7, NIV). Amen.