Episodes

314 | Grounds for Peace | Peace of Mind: Mental Health and Well-Being | Sarah James and Hannah Langford
Oct. 13, 2020

314 | Grounds for Peace | Peace of Mind: Mental Health and Well-Being…

In partnership with the 2020 European Peace Colloquy, Project Zion Podcast is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we welcome Sarah James and Hannah Langford to expand on their presentation, “Peace of Mind: Men...

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313 | Grounds for Peace | Peaceful Humanity - A New Creation | President Steve Veazey
Oct. 13, 2020

313 | Grounds for Peace | Peaceful Humanity - A New Creation | Presid…

In partnership with the 2020 European Peace Colloquy, Project Zion Podcast is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we welcome Community of Christ president Steve Veazey to expand on his presentation, “Peaceful ...

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312 | Coffee Buzz |  Sharing Sacraments During COVID
Oct. 9, 2020

312 | Coffee Buzz | Sharing Sacraments During COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to reduce opportunities for the church to provide in-person pastoral-care ministries and to gather physically for fellowship, worship, and community formation. After extended consideration, the...

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311 | Cuppa Joe | The Forgotten Father of the Reorganization
Oct. 6, 2020

311 | Cuppa Joe | The Forgotten Father of the Reorganization

When thinking about founders of the Reorganization, names like Joseph Smith III, Emma Smith, or William Marks often come to mind. Today, historian Mark Scherer introduces us to Jason Briggs, a key historical figure who laid i...

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310 | Cuppa Joe | Rock Fremont
Oct. 2, 2020

310 | Cuppa Joe | Rock Fremont

Why would the Joseph Smith story resonate with a young gay teen in the United Church of Christ? Captivated by a story of a boy with questions and searching for belonging, UCC Pastor Rock Fremont shares his interest in and res...

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ES 80 | What's Brewing | Temple Tuesday
Sept. 29, 2020

ES 80 | What's Brewing | Temple Tuesday

Latter-day Seeker Ministries has a new project that explores the purpose of the Temple in Community of Christ. Weekly video take us into some of the most familiar and unfamiliar places at the Temple and remind us what it mean...

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309 | Percolating on Faith | Being Awakened by the Pandemic
Sept. 25, 2020

309 | Percolating on Faith | Being Awakened by the Pandemic

What is Community of Christ's theological response to Covid-19? What is being born in the church and who will we be when we can all safely gather again? Our favorite theologians Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith share their reflections on how the pandemic is shaping us as a society and as a church. H…

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308 | Grounds for Peace | Leo Tolstoy’s Political Thought | Alexandre Christoyannopoulos
Sept. 24, 2020

308 | Grounds for Peace | Leo Tolstoy’s Political Thought | Alexandre…

In partnership with the 2020 European Peace Colloquy, Project Zion Podcast is bringing you interviews with the presenters. Today, we welcome Alexandre Christoyannopoulos to expand on his presentation, “Leo Tolstoy’s Political...

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307 | Grounds for Peace | Making Soldiers out of Children: Is there Space For Peace in Schools | Ellis Brooks
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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306 | Toward the Peaceful One | Ron Harmon
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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305 | What's Brewing | Online Ministries
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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ES 79 | Coffee in The Swarm | Georgia Seagraves
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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304 | Cuppa Joe | Mahonri Stewart
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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303 | Coffee Buzz | Dark Night of the Soul | President Veazey
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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302 | Re-release: Coffee Buzz | Systemic Racism | President Steve Veazey
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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301 | Priesthood Authority | John Hamer
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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300 |  Grounds for Peace | Can Peace Begin on Our Plates? Pt 2 | Georgia and Ryan Comins
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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299 | Grounds for Peace | Can Peace Begin on our Plates? Pt 1 | Georgia and Ryan Comins
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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298 | Church History Principles and Q&A Pt 2 | Lach Mackay and Barbara Walden
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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297 | Church History Principles and Q&A | Lach Mackay and Barbara Walden
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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ES 78 | Developmetrics | David Lloyd
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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296 | Grounds For Peace | Interfaith Partnerships and Advocacy | Zac Harmon-MacLaughlin
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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295 | Fair Trade | Meredith Carr
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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294 | Coffee in the Swarm | Natalie Harper
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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