Episodes

What's Brewing in the Rio Grande mission center, you ask? Today we sit down with Humberto Tinsman who serves as a full-time minister for the Mission Center and the pastor of the Juan Tabo congregation. Humberto shares how his mission center is getting involved in their community and bringing ministry to youth, the unhoused, those struggling with addiction, and other vulnerable parts of their community. Host: Brittany Mangelson Guest: Humberto Tinsman Thanks for listening to Proje...

Percolating on Faith is exploring an age-old question--Why do bad things happen to good people? What are the theological assumptions behind this question and what does it say about humanity's desire to control our fate? It turns out there is a lot packed into one little question that has been stumping us since the beginning of time. Host: Carla Long Guest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music u...

Molly Bagley, a millennial in Community of Christ, shares about growing up in the church, her evolving and sometimes complicated relationship with the Restoration, but why she remains an enthusiastic participant with Community of Christ. Host: Brittany Mangelson Guest: Molly Bagley Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin. G...

Minister Tyler Marz invites you into this meditation for Pride month. Sit back, relax, and think about how God is calling you to support the LGBTQIA+ community. Host: Tyler Marz Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin. General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik, 458 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30308. copyright@um...

President Stassi Cramm shares candid, important updates about Community of Christ's finances. Our ability to live out Christ's mission is dependent on the generosity of members and friends of the church, and we hope you will take the time to consider how you can join in sharing Christ's peace with the world. You can find the June 2022 financial update here: https://bit.ly/38Zf4M5 Host: Linda Booth Guest: Stassi Cramm Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and I...

There are many ways followers of Jesus can provide ministry in their local context. Emily Salisbury, a Latter-day Seeker in Utah, shares how she is able to be present and bring peace to others as a music therapist, even in the midst of her own faith transition. Host: Carla Long Guest: Emily Salisbury Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 B...

Community of Christ Historic Sites Foundation is bringing you interviews with the presenters of the Spring 2022 Lecture Series. Today, we are joined by Sherry Mesle-Morain who shares about her upcoming presentation, "What Were the Women to Do?" where she explores the history of the Lamoni Mite Society. Register for the June 2nd lecture here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VRqtN8TITcyZQxAx-pHhXQ Host: Karin Peter Guest: Sherry Mesle-Morain Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podc...

Community of Christ elder Suzanne Scribner shares her story of conversion from the LDS church. Suzanne's belief in the Worth of All Persons and her roots in the Restoration helped make Community of Christ a place where she could live out her discipleship with integrity and be involved in ways that were previously unavailable. Host: Brittany Mangelson Guest: Suzanne Scribner Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permi...

Minister Tyler Marz takes us through a meditation on nonviolence. As Community of Christ journeys together toward Jesus, the peaceful One. We hope you use this meditation to reflect on how God is calling you to participate in the work of nonviolence. Host: Tyler Marz Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin. General Board of...

Pride season is around the corner! If your congregation is curious about attending Pride or hosting a booth at Pride, Project Zion is joined by three guests that have experience representing Community of Christ at various Pride events. Host: Carla Long Guests: Karin Peter, Blair White, Tyler Marz Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian...

Nakba is Arabic for disaster or catastrophe that happened to Palestinians in 1948 when around about 700,000 Palestinians fled their homes as refugees and Palestinian society and homeland ended. Bilal Al Issa is a third generation Palestinian living in Denmark, a board member of the Danish house in Palestine (DHIP). His grandfather now in his 90s, is still in a refugee camp in Lebanon, yet hopes to return to his village that he left in 1948. Daniel Bannoura, is a Christian Palestinian from Beth...

Reunions are back! Community of Christ has a long camping tradition that was largely compromised because of the pandemic. This summer, many Mission Centers are heading back to camp for the first time since 2019. Today, Apostle Janné Grover shares what resources have been produced by the church this year to supplement previous years' materials as we journey together as a church toward World Conference 2023. Find Let Peace Dwell Here materials here: https://www.heraldhouse.org/products/let-peace-...

Percolating on Faith is back with another look at the great mystics of Christianity. Today we are introducing you to Julian of Norwich. Julian's work, "The Revelations of Divine Love" remains an important text for spiritual seekers and offers a theological understanding of a God that is rooted in boundless love for all creation. Host: Carla Long Guests: Tony Chvala-Smith Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permissi...

Mags Edvalson, a convert to Community of Christ, struggled to find her place in the LDS church as an asexual young adult. In addition to brushing up against strict gender roles and expectations, Mags found issues with other contemporary teachings in Mormonism. Her involvement in Community of Christ has taken her to Kirtland and Independence, and she has been able to reconcile her sexuality, spiritual autonomy, and interest in church history in her new church home. Host: Carla Long Guest: Mags E...

The Historic Sites Foundation is back with a Spring Lecture Series and Project Zion is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we are joined by Michael Wright who shares about John Avondet. You can attend Michael's May 5th presentation, "John Avondet, the First Italian Missionary of the Reorganization" by registering at this link. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Michael Wright Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used wi...

Join our guides, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith—along with host Karin Peter, the snarky one—for an adventure of discovery navigating the provocative, complex, ancient, humorous, judgmental, yet revelatory text of the early Christian Church. Explain, explore, and experience the New Testament. This month's text: Acts. Be on the lookout next month for John! Download the Transcript. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Watch the video of this podcast: https://youtu.be/Fb...

Rami Elhanan is an Israeli graphic artist whose father survived Auschwitz. He lost his daughter Smadar in 1997. Two weeks off being 14 years old, Smadar was blown up by three Palestinian suicide bombers. She was out that afternoon buying books for school. Bassam Aramin was a Palestinian prisoner for seven years for throwing grenades as a 17 year old at some Israeli soldiers that fortunately did not injure anyone. One day, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, he watched a film on the Holocaust and foun...

Minister Tyler Marz takes us through the spiritual practice of walking the neighborhood. Through this intentional practice, we can feel God's presence and love no matter where we are. Host: Tyler Marz Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin. General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik, 458 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta,...

Three years after World Conference 2019, President Veazey shares reflections on his closing sermon that invited the church to imagine and participate in building peaceful humanity. President Veazey explores challenges to creating peaceful humanity as well as how our guiding question, "Are we following Jesus, the peaceful one?" can help bridge that gap. Host: Linda Booth Guest: President Steven Veazey Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and ...

Graceland senior, Grant Warner, is the 59th family member to attend the university. Leaving behind a legacy of his own after that much familial history might seem like a challenge, but today on Project Zion he sits down with Mike Hoffman to share how his Graceland experience is his own. Host: Mike Hoffman Guest: Grant Warner Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ S...

We're back with another episode in our Fair Trade series. Today Spencer Greenhalgh talks about his faith transition into Communtiy of Christ. Here he was able to find a community that would not pressure him into any particular belief, and supported the ministry of women and inclusion of the LGBTQIA+ community. Host: Brittany Mangelson Guest: Spencer Greenhalgh Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with perm...

Finding God in the midst of storms and heartbreak is one of life's biggest challenges. Today, Linda Booth shares a deeply personal story about one of her family's greatest storms and how she was able to find grace, love, and forgiveness in the midst of it. Host: Linda Booth Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of Christ Sings #285. Music © 2006 Brian Mann, admin....

We know from Doctrine and Covenants 161 that peacemaking and community building can be arduous and painful, but it can be done through nonviolent ways. Today as part of our Grounds for Peace series, we are looking at examples from around the world where bold nonviolent action has created peace. Host: Carla Long Guest: Monica English Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Community of ...

Today Percolating on Faith continues to explore mystics, but we are bringing the conversation a little closer to home. David Hyrum Smith and Ed Guy are two mystics from within the Restoration tradition that continue to impact Communtiy of Christ today. Learn about their lives and legacies from a special guest who some would also consider to be a modern day mystic in Communtiy of Christ. Host: Carla Long Guest: Dave Brock Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and I...