May 1, 2022, 4:30 PM<\/p>\n
Lakeshore Baptist Church, Oakland, CA<\/p>\n
Welcome from Pacific Coast Baptist Association (PCBA)<\/p>\n
This is the time and place for God and humanity to intersect in the Call to Christian Ministry in the faithful life of Nathan Brittsan! On behalf of the churches and members of Pacific Coast Baptist Association, I welcome you to this family.<\/p>\n
PCBA is one of many variations of Baptist life in the American Baptist denomination. God\u2019s amazing creativity and vastness of creation mean that there\u2019s always a place for each of us to belong, be called and to serve.<\/p>\n
Nathan Brittsan, as one with a variety of gifts and talents from business, technology and religious settings, you are well-qualified to serve God in the name of Christ in today\u2019s changing world. You will be able to relate with those who are in the church as well as those who are still seeking a word of hope and love not yet in the church. In your ministry, we hope that you will set a place for everyone to know Christ.<\/p>\n
In the recent release of a new West Side Story film, I am humming again the Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Soudheim song, \u201cThere\u2019s a Place for Us.\u201d<\/p>\n
There’s a place for us,
\nSomewhere a place for us.
\nPeace and quiet and open air
\nWait for us, somewhere.<\/p>\n
There’s a time for us,
\nSomeday a time for us,
\nTime together with time to spare,
\nTime to learn, time to care.<\/p>\n
Someday,
\nSomewhere,
\nWe’ll find a new way of living,
\nWe’ll find a way of forgiving.
\nSomewhere,
\nSomewhere . . .<\/p>\n
There’s a place for us,
\nA time and place for us.
\nHold my hand and we’re halfway there.
\nHold my hand and I’ll take you there
\nSomehow,
\nSome day,
\nSomewhere!<\/p>\n
That somewhere and someday is here and now. I welcome you into the Baptist family<\/p>\n
to bring peace as Jesus did,<\/p>\n
to offer time for those to grow in the faith,<\/p>\n
to care for those who hunger for love,<\/p>\n
to model a new way of living that brings wholeness and inclusiveness,<\/p>\n
to forgive as you have been forgiven,<\/p>\n
to hold the hands of all people so that all of God\u2019s people will have a place in God\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
Inasmuch as Jesus welcomed children, women, sinners, Pharisees and Sadducees, the lepers, the prodigal, the entitled and the underprivileged, one and all, in Christ\u2019s name, we welcome you into ordained ministry, Nathan Brittsan!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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