Episodes

July 11, 2025

866 | Climate Brewing | Two Steps Forward | Andrew Fellows

World Conference Resolution 1325, adopted by Community of Christ in April 2023, opened the door ... and some eyes ... to more attention being given to the climate emergency. And, thanks to the North American Climate Justice T...

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July 8, 2025

865 | Climate Brewing | G-10 Earth Stewardship Follow-up with Rick Bu…

Community of Christ’s 2025 World Conference passed the G-10 resolution, entitled “Earth Stewardship Affirmation.” While some question the need for such a resolution, there is no doubt that the call for accountability was hear...

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July 6, 2025

864 | Coffee to Go | Proper 9 | Year C

It’s one thing to say, “Don’t worry, God will take care of you,” but it’s quite another to live it out. As a matter of fact, some would argue that God gives us brains so we can think about what we need and plan accordingly. ...

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July 4, 2025

863 | Chai Can't Even | Tore Nilsen

Chai Can’t Even usually focuses on young adults and why they stay in the church, but this time, host Blake Smith is sitting down with Tore Nilsen, whose grandfather was one of the first converts in Norway, and who is himself ...

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July 1, 2025

A49 | Awaken to God's Presence | Independence Day

United, free, and independent ... all words associated with Independence Day in the United States of America. But what do they mean in a diverse global community seeking to engage the mission of Jesus Christ? Join host Robin...

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June 29, 2025

862 | Coffee to Go | Proper 8 | Year C

When it comes to invitation, there’s a fine line between allowing time and space for others to join in or simply moving on to someone else. The cost of discipleship is high, and everyone can’t make snap decisions on matters o...

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June 27, 2025

861 | Fair Trade | Emily Allen Nilsen

Imagine being torn between households where one taught that there is no God, and the other taught of a God whose followers were scared into submission. Then, imagine finding a place of respite and radical love in a family th...

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June 24, 2025

860 | Coffee Buzz | 2025 World Conference Reflections | Côte d’Ivoire

The Divine presence is not limited to our spatial confines. At the recent Community of Christ World Conference, technology provided opportunity for the community to experience that first-hand as we gathered in places around t...

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June 22, 2025

859 | Coffee to Go | Proper 7 | Year C

Change is often hard and even uncomfortable. It can also be threatening when someone else’s change for the better makes us look bad, or when the change challenges our own sense of power and/or control. In this episode of Coff...

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June 20, 2025

858 | Chai Can't Even | Bren Williams' Story

Although the church ought to always be a place of healing and renewal, we are all human, and pain and struggle sometimes manifest themselves in our lives as a result of the church. In this episode of Chai Can’t Even, we hear ...

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June 17, 2025

857 | What's Brewing | Dream with Me | Matt Frizzell

Community of Christ’s 2025 World Conference has come and gone, but the excitement and challenge felt by those gathered has not yet waned. In the quiet moments after the “storm” of Conference, newly ordained Apostle, Matt Friz...

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June 15, 2025

856 | Coffee to Go | Trinity Sunday | Year C

Scholars have been working for centuries to figure out the Trinity, so don’t feel discouraged if the topic makes you scratch your head in wonder. You are not alone. Karin and Blake don’t have the answers, but they do offer ...

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June 13, 2025

855 | Coffee Buzz | Ministry for Dummies Cross Post | A Conversation…

Grab your favorite podcast coffee cup, pull up a chair and settle in. This episode of Coffee Buzz, featuring a cross-post from the Ministry for Dummies hosts, Jacob Ross and Humberto Tinsman is full of great stuff. Join them ...

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June 10, 2025

854 | What's Brewing Re-post | Supporting PRIDE as a Church

In honor of PRIDE month, we’re bringing back this What’s Brewing episode featuring some very recognizable names at Project Zion Podcast. Both the host, Carla Long, and all of the guests, Karin Peter, Blaire White, and Tyler M...

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June 8, 2025

853 | Coffee to Go | Pentecost Sunday | Year C

On this first Sunday after the 2025 Community of Christ World Conference, where many have experienced a “Pentecost” experience in the coming together of people from many nations, cultures, and languages... we celebrate Pentec...

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June 6, 2025

852 | What's Brewing | Hope is Here | 2025 World Conference

Hope is here! For this special What’s Brewing episode, we join the Thursday night First Presidency Worship of the 2025 Community of Christ World Conference, where we hear a message of hope in celebration of all that has taken...

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June 3, 2025

A48 | Awaken to God's Presence | Pride

This episode of Awaken to God’s Presence offers a guided practice for connecting with the divine during troubled times. Host Robin Linkhart leads listeners in a prayer recognizing Pride Month, which honors the LGBTQ community...

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June 1, 2025

851 | Coffee to Go | Ascension Sunday | Year C

It’s time to get some new “clothes.” Who doesn’t like that? Right? But there’s a small catch... we have to wait a little bit. Just stay here and wait, Jesus says ... until you are clothed in the Holy Spirit. The reality is t...

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May 30, 2025

850 | What's Brewing | Citizen Diplomacy/Peace Builders

In a world where everything from busy schedules to geographical expanses separates us from each other, the power of personal, one-to-one relationships to build respect and enhance our perceived value of those considered “othe...

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May 27, 2025

849 | Nice to Matcha | Adam Bouverette | Director of Human Resources

Administrative role or ministry ... or both. They do call it Human Resource Ministries after all. In this episode of Nice to Matcha, host Robin Linkhart sits down with Community of Christ’s new Director of Human Resource Min...

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May 25, 2025

848 | Coffee to Go | Sixth Sunday of Easter | Year C

We could all use a little reminding every once in a while. In the midst of chaos and hectic schedules, the call to do something uncomfortable is easily shrugged off with extremely relevant rationalizations as to why we can’t....

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May 23, 2025

847 | Say What?! | 2025 World Conference Resolutions | G-10

“It's easy to throw up our hands and say it's bigger than what we can do,” says this "Say What?!" episode's guest, Rick Bunch. Join hosts Mary Anne and Kassie for a close look at G-10, the resolution submitted by the Community of Christ Earth Stewardship team for consideration at the 2025 World Con…

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May 20, 2025

846 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Foundation Winter Book Series | Seco…

Systemic Racism isn’t a popular or comfortable topic, and it’s not just limited to the secular world. Unfortunately, history shows that the Church universal has not been immune to its grasp, and neither have the Restoration t...

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May 18, 2025

845 | Coffee to Go | Fifth Sunday of Easter | Year C

It is perhaps one of the easiest commandments to speak, and yet one of the hardest to put into action. We live in a world where it seems to have become easier to build walls than to sit and listen to one another... much less ...

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