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My Ordination #letsordainadam

November 27, 2011 Adam Walker Cleaveland

#letsordainadam was the Twitter hashtag for my ordination today – and we did just that.

As I stood up front and began to hear Rev. Theresa Cho say “On behalf of the Presbytery of San Francisco…” I kept thinking to myself, “Really? Really? They’re really going to do it?”

It was a joy to be able to celebrate my ordination today with so many wonderful people. My parents and in-laws were there, a huge group of folks from Asbury United Methodist Church, where I served for over 3 years, two elders from the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland and many others were there to witness and be a part of a joyous celebration.

One of the most fun aspects was my invitation to live-tweet the ordination service, using the hashtag #letsordainadam. Many of my friends took me up on the offer, and you can actually follow a real-time tweet-stream of the service here. There were some meaningful and humorous tweets during the service, and here are just a couple of them:

Step 1 of ordination: learn how to put on a stoll. *cough* @adamwc *cough* #letsordainadam
November 27, 2011 5:12 pm via Twitter for AndroidReplyRetweetFavorite
@Lovely_Lauren
Lauren Cano
Think he studied for ordination more than his DMV test? #letsordainadam
November 27, 2011 4:58 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
@RabbiRick
Richard Winer
. @revwilde tells of Joshua, a new type of leader for a new time. Adam is a courageous spiritual leader for this new time. #letsordainadam
November 27, 2011 4:36 pm via Twitter for iPhoneReplyRetweetFavorite
@lnwiner
Laura Novak Winer
And he's official. Way to go @adamwc. #letsordainadam #pcusa #ordination @ First Presbyterian Church http://t.co/fvmPaXJD
November 27, 2011 5:09 pm via InstagramReplyRetweetFavorite
@rev_matty
Matt Knapp

People were also taking some photos and you can see those here. I had a friend taking photos (he took the one above) and I will get many more of those wonderful photos posted as soon as they’re available.

It feels amazing to know that the journey I began back in 2004 when I became an Inquirer in this process is now completed. I won’t say it was fun. And there were times I didn’t think this day would actually come. But it did, and going through the hoops and ordeals that I have gone through in this process have only helped to clarify my call to ordained ministry in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

The Presbyterian Church (USA) is not perfect by any means and we obviously have plenty of issues. But it’s where God has called me, and I’m excited to begin living out my calling in this new way.

Below is the photo I took for my “Photo of the Day” today. It was right before I gave the charge and benediction. What a lovely group of people!

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Filed Under: Ministry, PC(USA) Tagged With: Ministry, Ordination, Presbyterian, Presbyterian-Church-(USA), Service

Adam is an artist, entrepreneur, pastor, husband and father. He lives in Skokie, Illinois with his wife Sarah (who is also a pastor), their son Caleb, and their dog, Sadie. Read More…

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