Services for the ordering of ministry in the United Methodist Church (provisional texts)
Subtitle: ... for use at the 1999 and 2000 sesions of the annual conferences in the United Methodist Church
By: prepared by the General Board of Discipleship and the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry in collaboration with the Council of Bishops
Contributors: United Methodist Church (U.S.). Board of Discipleship; United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry (U.S.)
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified] : United Methodist Pub. House
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Responsive worship; Texts; Liturgics; Ordination (Liturgy); Liturgy; United Methodist Church (U.S.)
Notes: Instructions for responsive worship rubricated. Text and responses in normal and bold face.

"A final document will be submitted to General Conference in 2004 for official adoption" [following description of 1996 General Conference steps to changes to 1992 Book of Worship]--Preface (page 5).
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments --; title: Contents --; title: Preface --; title: Theological introduction --; title: Liturgical introduction --; title: Order for the ordination of deacons and elders --; title: Order for consecration and ordination --; title: Order for the ordination of deacons --; title: Order for the ordination of elders --; title: Order for the consecration of bishops --; title: Order for commissioning probationary members for service --; title: Celebration of Christ's ministry --; title: Suggested scripture lessons and hymns.