Baptist Church of West Chester

How long oh Lord? Pastor Evan Duncan brings Habakkuk and Fred Rogers into dialogue.

Pastor Katelyn puts the prophet Micah in dialogue with American Baptist pastor and theologian Walter Rauschenbusch.

Can God redeem them? Me? Pastor Evan Duncan puts Jonah in conversation with Rachel Held Evans.

Serving the God who stands with means we can't stand by. Pastor Evan puts Obadiah and priest Gustavo Gutiérrez in conversation.

Gathered worship and acts of justice and righteousness are both vital ways we orient ourselves to the character and mission of God. Pastor Evan puts Amos and activist and community leader Shane Claiborne in conversation about our call to care for our neighbors.

What do we do when we find ourselves in disaster? Pastor Evan Duncan invites us to look to the book of Joel and the life of Desmond Tutu as we think about a way forward in the midst of difficult days.

“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers” - Bayard Rustin In this summer series, we will look at each of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible and illustrate the message of each prophet with the life of a modern saint. These saints exemplify the spirit that characterized each prophet and helps us remember that God is still speaking and working through God’s people. Th...

God is not imprisoned by his majesty - Karl Barth Pastor Evan reflects on Psalm 29, the trinity, and the surprising ending of the Psalm that points to the character of our powerful AND good God.

Rev. Katelyn Keeling reflects on a vision for mutual love from John's letter.

Pastor Evan Duncan reflects on the implications of John's message that God is Love.

Pastor Evan continues a series on 1 John reflecting on our call to love with word AND actions.

Hannah Brown invites us to think about the ways our actions reflect the new family of God we've been become through Christ.

Have you ever played two truths and a lie? Pastor Evan begins a series on 1 John reflecting on the truths that God is light that God invites us to community with God and each other. Like John's audience, we also face lies that undermine how we see God and God's character.

Faith, when it comes down to it, is our often breathless attempt to keep up with the redemptive activity of God, to keep asking ourselves, "What is God doing, where on earth is God going now?"" - Willie James Jennings Pastor Evan invites us to be surprised again by the implications of the resurrection in this Easter Sunday sermon.

Daniel and Nancy Nicewonger, authors of Caring Conversations, discuss navigating Dan's cancer diagnosis and treatment the vital conversations they have had and are having in the midst of disruption, and how we can love our loved ones by having caring conversations. Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Caring-Conversations-Uncomfortable-Essential-Disruptions/dp/B0C1JD7BJY

According to Barna research, 94% of Americans say they have prayed at least once in the last three months. Why do we pray? How do we pray? What do we hope comes from our prayers? What did Jesus have to say about prayer? Pastor Evan Duncan invites us to the practice of contemplative prayer and reflects on 2 Corinthians 3:18. He notices the elements of contemplation and adoration that happen on Palm...

According to Barna research, 94% of Americans say they have prayed at least once in the last three months. Why do we pray? How do we pray? What do we hope comes from our prayers? What did Jesus have to say about prayer? Pastor Evan Duncan invites us to reflect on Jesus' encounter with Martha and Mary in Luke 10:38-42 and how we can better position ourselves to listen to God.

Rev. Dr. Brian Henderson, Executive Director of the Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB) shares about his organization and the value or persistence in prayer. You can learn more about AWAB at https://awab.org/