Sermons

Sermons for the Church Body and Her Soul:

The Rev. Chuck Booker-Hirsch

• Listening for God: Our Prodigal Father (The Third Face of Power)          14 Mar 2010
• Listening for God: From Judgment to Integrity                                       7 Mar 2010
• Listening for God: The Power of Sanctuary                                           28 Feb 2010
• Listening for God: When Dependence Means Independence                   21 Feb 2010
• (Transfiguration) "Listen to Him!" -- Keeping Silence                           14 Feb 2010
• God's Call: "Peace Is the Way"     31 Jan 2010
• God's Call: Do Justice                  24 Jan 2010
• God's Call: Intimacy                    17 Jan 2010
• God's Call: Be-Loved (Baptism)   10 Jan 2010
• Warned in a Dream                      3 Jan 2010

Chuck Booker-Hirsch began his ministry at BPC on June 21. A graduate of San  Francisco Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity '94), he comes to Bethesda following 11 fruitful years as Pastor of Northside Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor, MI. A passionate advocate for radical church hospitality and faith-based social justice, he served on the staff of interracial congregations in the barrio of Tucson, AZ and the ghetto of Marin City, CA, and worked for four years resettling Central American refugees in this country seeking sanctuary from torture and slaughter in their homelands. Chuck is married to the Rev. Amy Booker-Hirsch, a Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister and hospice chaplain. They have a 12-years-young son and Sudoku wizard, Drew Booker.