Call to Confession:
One Voice: Through the Great Commission, Christ has called all persons into a shared ministry. Therefore, let us confess our own brokenness before God and one another.
God, for the ways that I have taken credit for what you have done in attempt to boost my own ego, I am sorry.
For the ways that I have refused to become vulnerable and share my own brokenness with my students, God, I am sorry.
I am sorry for choosing power and control over intimacy and trust in my leadership position, God.
I am sorry, God, for believing that I can do ministry on my own, failing to see that servant leadership requires relationships and accountability.
For the ways that I have allowed programs and lessons to become more important than "feeding your sheep," God, I am sorry.
God, for not inviting my students into ministry and failing to recognize that ministry is a communal and mutual experience, I am sorry.
[Time of Silent Confession]
Assurance of Pardon:
One Voice:
If we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9
God is gracious and endlessly patient, loving and forgiving. Our confessions have been heard and we have been called to a new way of leadership in love, vulnerability, trust, and communal and mutual ministry.
Many Voices:
Glory be to the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer, as it was in the beginning is now and will be forever. Amen.
