Admission, commissioning and welcome services

From The Methodist Worship Book

Christians of other communions (reception into membership)
Lay Workers (commissioning)
Local Preachers (admission)
Presbyters, deacons and probationers (welcome)
This document is a faithful reproduction of the text in the 1999 Methodist Worship Book and refers to 'Ministers, deacons and probationers'. This wording cannot be changed without a decision of the Conference. It will be addressed as part of the revision process.
Pastoral Visitors and Class Leaders (annual commissioning)
Workers with children and young people (annual commissioning)
Worship Leaders (commissioning)

A service of recognition for those authorised as lay people to preside at the Lord’s Supper (Pdf)
Remembering Our Call: an annual service for Local Preachers (Pdf)
Remembering Our Call: an annual service for Local Preachers (PowerPoint)
Order for welcome of new District Chair (Pdf)
Chairs of Districts are appointed and stationed by the Methodist Conference. For this reason, this service is regarded as a service of welcome, rather than one of induction.
The Commissioning of Evangelists (Pdf)
The Commissioning of Local Lay-Pastors (Pdf)
The Commissioning of Local Lay-Pastors (Word)
The Commissioning of Local Lay-Pastors (PowerPoint)
The Commissioning of a Pioneer (lay) (Pdf)
The Commissioning of a Pioneer (Word)
Welcome of a Pioneer (ordained or probationer) (Pdf)
Welcome of a Pioneer (ordained or probationer) (Word)
Order for marking an ending of an appointment in worship (Pdf)
Order for marking an ending of an appointment in worship (Word)
Guidance in relation to marking the ending of an appointment in a service of worship
Order for closing a Methodist place of worship (Pdf)