Leader: Each one is given a gift by the Spirit, People: To use for the common good. Leader: Together we are the body of Christ, People: And individually members of it. Presentation of the Candidate Barb Shriner Constitutional Questions to the Candidate Stephanie Crossland Constitutional Questions to the Congregation Kate Clark Members of Westminster may rise.

1. Do we, the members of Westminster Presbyterian Church, accept Jonathan Hauerwas as our Pastor, chosen by God through the voice of this congregation to guide us in the way of Jesus Christ?

2. Do we agree to encourage him, to respect his decisions, and to follow as he

guides us, serving Jesus Christ, who alone is Head of the Church?

3. Do we promise to pay him fairly and provide for his welfare as he works among us; to stand by him in trouble and share his joys? Will we listen to the word he preaches, welcome his pastoral care, and honor his authority as he seeks to honor and obey Jesus Christ our Lord?

Offertory Sing Me to Heaven Daniel Gawthrop Scripture Isaiah 61: 1-11 Mark Ruppert Homily “Called to Enflesh” Amy Avery Charge to Pastor Mark Ruppert Charge to Congregation Joe Hrach Charge to Presbytery Stephanie Crossland Hymn 132 Come, Great God of All the Ages ABBOT’S LEIGH Benediction Jon Hauerwas Choral Blessing The Lord Bless You and Keep You John Rutter

Eastminster Presbytery

welcomes you to the

Installation of

The Reverend Jonathan Scott Hauerwas

to the Office of Pastor

of

Westminster Presbyterian Church

October 25, 2015 3:00 P.M.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Akron, Ohio

Jonathan Hauerwas Following this overseas experience, Jon attended Princeton Theological Seminary, in New Jersey, where he graduated with a Master of Divinity degree. He also completed Clinical Pastoral Education at New York-Presbyterian Hospital: The University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell in Manhattan. Jon’s first call to ordained ministry was as an Associate Pastor of Mission at Worthington Presbyterian Church in Worthington, Ohio. In time, he also provided pastoral leadership to Presbyterian Campus Ministry at The Ohio State University. Jon’s second call was as Pastor at Saint James Presbyterian Church in Bellingham, Washington. Westminster is his third ordained position. Jon is currently working toward the completion of the Doctor of Ministry degree with a focus in Church and Ministry at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He has been married for ten years to his wife, Kara. Together, they have a five-year-old son, Liam, and another boy on the way who is due in late February!

A reception in honor of Jonathan’s installation will be held in the fellowship hall

immediately following the worship service. Everyone is invited.

Service of Installation The Reverend Amy Avery, Preaching, Former Pastoral Colleague at Worthington Presbyterian Church Elder Kate Clark, Member of Westminster and Clerk Pro Tem The Reverend Stephanie Crossland, Moderator, Eastminster Presbytery The Reverend Joe Hrach, Member of Westminster Prior to Pastoral Ordination The Reverend Dr. Nancy Kahaian, Interim Executive Presbyter of Eastminster Presbytery The Reverend Mark Ruppert, Commission on Ministry Liaison to Westminster from Eastminster Presbytery Elder Barb Shriner, Member of the Pastor Nominating Committee of Westminster Voluntary Rhosymedre Ralph Vaughan-Williams *Call to Worship Psalm 100 Barb Shriner Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before God with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is God who made us and we are the Lord’s. We are God’s people, the sheep of God’s pasture. Enter the Lord’s gates with thanksgiving and God’s courts with praise; give thanks to God and praise the name of the Lord. For the Lord is good and God’s love endures forever; God’s faithfulness continues through all generations. Hymn 260 A Mighty Fortress Is Our God EIN’ FESTE BURG Greetings from the Presbytery Nancy Kahaian, Interim Executive Presbyter Statement of Purpose Stephanie Crossland, Moderator of Presbytery Litany of Gifts Joe Hrach Leader: There are different gifts, People: But it is the same Spirit who gives them. Leader: There are different ways of serving God, People: But it is the same God who is served. Leader: God works through different people in different ways, People: But it is the same God who achieves God’s purpose through them all.

Jon was born in Alabama and raised in South Carolina, where he graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina. During Jon’s college career, he studied History, was received into membership of Phi Beta Kappa and served as Moderator of USC’s Presbyterian Student Association. Following graduation from college, Jon served for a year as an International Young Adult Volunteer commissioned by the Presbyterian Church (USA). His service in Edinburgh, Scotland included work as an assistant project manager at Bethany House, an emergency, short-term Christian-based homeless hostel.