Episodes

Sept. 23, 2020

307 | Grounds for Peace | Making Soldiers out of Children: Is there S…

In partnership with the 2020 European Peace Colloquy, Project Zion Podcast is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we welcome Ellis Brooks to expand on his presentation, “Making Soldiers out of Children: Is the...

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Sept. 22, 2020

306 | Toward the Peaceful One | Ron Harmon

A special PZP spotlight series featuring interviews with all the authors exploring the guiding question: “Are we moving toward Jesus, the peaceful One?” in a Herald magazine article series running June/July 2020 – April/May 2...

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Sept. 18, 2020

305 | What's Brewing | Online Ministries

As Community of Christ continues to meet online, some areas are experimenting with different ways to connect members and seekers. Greater Pacific North West Mission Center has provided multiple ways for people to engage in ch...

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Sept. 15, 2020

ES 79 | Coffee in The Swarm | Georgia Seagraves

Coffee in The Swarm takes us into the lives of students at Graceland University. Today, senior Georgia Seagraves shares her reflections on Covid, racial injustice, intersectionality and how it all relates to our call to live ...

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Sept. 11, 2020

304 | Cuppa Joe | Mahonri Stewart

Mahonri Stewart, playwright, educator, and published writer shares his story of finding deep connection with David Hyrum Smith and the rest of the Smith family as he wrote his play, The Fading Flower . Through his exploring o...

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Sept. 9, 2020

303 | Coffee Buzz | Dark Night of the Soul | President Veazey

Today in our monthly conversation with a member of the First Presidency, Prophet President Steve Veazey shares his reflections on the "dark night of the soul", a term coined by St. John of the Cross. Hear President Veazey tal...

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Sept. 8, 2020

302 | Re-release: Coffee Buzz | Systemic Racism | President Steve Vea…

Project Zion Podcast is re-releasing our June 2020 Coffee Buzz episode with Prophet President Veazey. Featured in the August/September issue of the Herald magazine, this interview invites the church to reflect on our own comp...

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Sept. 4, 2020

301 | Priesthood Authority | John Hamer

Where does Community of Christ get our priesthood authority? What about the larger Restoration movement? What about Christianity as a whole? Restoration scholar and Seventy, John Hamer, joins Carla to answer these questions a...

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Sept. 2, 2020

300 | Grounds for Peace | Can Peace Begin on Our Plates? Pt 2 | Geor…

In partnership with the 2020 European Peace Colloquy, Project Zion Podcast is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we welcome Georgia and Ryan Comins to expand on their presentation, “Can Peace Begin on Our Pla...

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Sept. 1, 2020

299 | Grounds for Peace | Can Peace Begin on our Plates? Pt 1 | Georg…

In partnership with the 2020 European Peace Colloquy, Project Zion Podcast is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we welcome Georgia and Ryan Comins to expand on their presentation, “Can Peace Begin on Our Pla...

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Aug. 27, 2020

298 | Church History Principles and Q&A Pt 2 | Lach Mackay and Barbar…

What do you do when a terrific class runs out of time to answer all the questions? You do a follow up interview with Project Zion Podcast. Historians Barbara Walden and Lachlan Mackay tackle a long list of questions still in ...

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Aug. 24, 2020

297 | Church History Principles and Q&A | Lach Mackay and Barbara Wal…

This podcast features an engaging class and dynamic Q and A focused on the Community of Christ Church History Principles and the exploration of Restoration history. Originally provided as part of Salt Lake City Community of C...

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Aug. 21, 2020

ES 78 | Developmetrics | David Lloyd

Continuing education is important aspect of discipleship in Community of Christ. The church in Canada has provided a way for much of this education to happen online through Developmentrics, LLC. Today, Carla talks with David ...

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Aug. 19, 2020

296 | Grounds For Peace | Interfaith Partnerships and Advocacy | Zac …

In partnership with the 2020 European Peace Colloquy, Project Zion Podcast is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we welcome Zac Harmon-MacLaughlin to expand on his presentation, "Interfaith Partnerships and A...

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Aug. 18, 2020

295 | Fair Trade | Meredith Carr

Meredith Carr shares her story of finding a spiritual hope in Community of Christ after a life of running from religion. With a complicated history of going to an all girl's Catholic school and not feeling included, she was a...

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Aug. 14, 2020

294 | Coffee in the Swarm | Natalie Harper

Graceland University student, Natalie Harper, has been involved with campus ministries, including being a student pastor. As she heads into her senior year she's sharing her reflections on some of the conversations many stude...

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Aug. 12, 2020

ES 77 | Women's Ordination in Community of Christ | Changes

Project Zion Podcast is teaming up with Smith College Professor, David Howlett, to release a series of podcasts his student created on women's ordination in Community of Christ. This episode features how women’s ordination ha...

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Aug. 11, 2020

293 | Coffee Buzz | Finding Hope During Coronavirus

Stassi Cramm, member of Community of Christ's First Presidency, wrote her doctoral dissertation on hope. Today on Coffee Buzz, she shares about her research and explains how hope is not empty optimism, but that it is possible to find hope in the midst of troubling times. Thanks for listening to Pro…

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Aug. 7, 2020

292 | Cuppa Joe | Nauvoo Polygamy and the RLDS Church

Community of Christ has a complicated history with the practice of polygamy. On today's episode of Project Zion Podcast, Apostle Lach Mackay shares that history and how the church gives space for analysis and open dialogue. The content of this interview was presented at Sunstone Symposium in August…

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Aug. 5, 2020

ES 76 | Women's Ordination in Community of Christ | Interfaith Minist…

Project Zion Podcast is teaming up with Smith College Professor, David Howlett, to release a series of podcasts his student created on women's ordination in Community of Christ. This episode features women reflecting on their...

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Aug. 4, 2020

291 | Grounds for Peace | Dehumanization Yesterday and Today: How to …

In partnership with the 2020 European Peace Colloquy, Project Zion Podcast is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we welcome Andrew Bolton to expand on his presentation, "Dehumanization Yesterday and Today: Ho...

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July 31, 2020

290 | Percolating on Faith | Culture the Holy Spirit

What is the relationship between theology and culture? Does the Holy Spirit work within cultures and churches that are not our own? Join Charmaine and Tony Chvala-Smith as they bring us another thought provoking conversation ...

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July 29, 2020

ES 75 | Women's Ordination in Community of Christ | Denominational Mi…

Project Zion Podcast is teaming up with Smith College Professor, David Howlett, to release a series of podcasts his student created on women's ordination in Community of Christ. This episode features women reflecting on minis...

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July 28, 2020

ES 74 | Sunstone 2020

Sunstone 2020 is going digital this year! They symposium will take place July 29th-August 2nd. Listen in as Sunstone Executive Director Lindsay Hansen Park shares about the history of the symposium, what to expect this year, ...

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