Prayer for Choosing a New Principal for Wycliffe College

We would like to invite the Wycliffe community to join us in prayer as we search for a new Principal:

Sovereign and gracious God,

At times past and in every place, you have raised up men and women to lead, protect, and reform your church, and we give thanks for those who have shepherded Wycliffe College over many years with foresight, courage, wisdom and zeal.

Now give us confidence in your enduring Word, amidst the changes and chances of life in our time, and, quipped by the Holy Spirit, guide us as we seek a new Principal for the years ahead.

Direct us toward one who will be:

• steeped in the good news of Jesus Christ, your true and living Word;
• faithful to the evangelical tradition within the Anglican Church;
• inspired by the ecumenical context in which you have placed us;
• gifted with wisdom, skill, energy and endurance;
• a teacher with integrity, imagination and compassion; and
• devoted to prayer.

Anoint the person of your choosing with an encompassing vision for:

• the renewal of your church;
• the healing of your creation; and
• the conversion of all to come to know, love, and serve you,

for the honour and praise of your holy name, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.