Episodes

Jan. 16, 2020

243 | Coffee Buzz | Sacraments in a Digital World

Today, Linda Booth sits down with President Scott Murphy to discuss some new guidelines Community of Christ's First Presidency released regarding the sacrament of communion in online settings. Scott shares how the guidelines ...

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Jan. 14, 2020

242 | No Filter | #Queerpastor

Our No Filer series includes frank conversations about faith and sexuality. On this episode, we welcome Nancy Ross to talk about being a queer pastor in St. George, Utah. Nancy uses the hash #queerpastor to show the LGBTQ com...

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Jan. 9, 2020

241 | God Shots | Percolating on Faith | The Church

What is the Christian Church? Why is it important for Christians to meet together in fellowship and worship? As part of our God Shots series, Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith discuss various models the church can be and it's t...

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Jan. 5, 2020

ES 57 | Common Grounds | Epiphany

Today is the 12th day of Christmas which means it's Epiphany! What is Epiphany and how exactly should one go about celebrating it? Find out with this episode of our Common Grounds series with Graceland Campus Minister, Mike Hoffman. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Mike Hoffman Thanks for listening to Proj…

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Jan. 2, 2020

240 | Coffee Buzz | Are We Moving Toward Jesus, The Peaceful One?

In 2020, Community of Christ is invited to consider the question, Are we moving toward Jesus, the peaceful one? On this episode of Coffee Buzz, Linda Booth sits down with President Stassi Cramm to discuss this question and ho...

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Dec. 16, 2019

Episode 239: The Enduring Principles with President Steve Veazey

Ever wonder how the Enduring Principles came to be? Tune is as Prophet President Steve Veazey shares how Community of Christ settled on our Enduring Principles and how they have impacted us as a diverse, world-wide faith comm...

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Dec. 16, 2019

Extra Shot Episode 56: Coffee Connect: A Christmas Pageant to Remember

Merry Christmas from Project Zion Podcast! Today's Coffee Connect episode features a Christmas story Linda Booth carries with her year after year. We invite you to snuggle up with your favorite brew and make room for the Christ child this Christmas season. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podca…

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Dec. 12, 2019

Episode 238: Fair Trade with Brittany Mangelson

Project Zion host Brittany Mangelson has shared her faith transition story before, but today she shares a bit more of it with a perspective that time has given her. Brittany walks listeners to what brought her to Community of...

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Dec. 10, 2019

Episode 237: A Prophetic Hymnal with Jane Gardner

We talk a lot about being a prophetic people on Project Zion, but today our conversation has a bit of a twist! We've invited Presiding Evangelist, Jane Gardner, to talk about how our hymnal Community of Christ Sings is a prop...

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Dec. 5, 2019

Episode 236: What's Brewing with Joelle Wight

Joelle Wight shares about life, ministry, and mission as she launches into her latest adventure as a brand new Seventy and Latter-day Seeker Minister assigned to share the peace of Jesus Christ in relevant ways in Utah. A you...

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Dec. 3, 2019

Extra Shot Episode 55: The Enduring Principles and Starbucks with Mar…

What do Starbucks and the Enduring Principles have in common? Turns out a lot of things! Tune in as Carla interviews seasoned barista, Marcie Marshall about the connections she's made in her work life and spiritual life. Than...

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Nov. 26, 2019

Episode 235: A Prophetic People with President Scott Murphy

On this episode of Project Zion, Carla continues to look at what it means to a prophetic people. This time she is joined by First Presidency member Scott Murphy. Listen in as President Murphy shares some personal stories of w...

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Nov. 21, 2019

Episode 234: Expanding Understanding of the Community of Zion with La…

Graceland senior Laurie Due recently shared a paper at John Whitmer Historical Association called, "Expanding and Understanding the Community of Zion" where she discusses several Community of Christ distinctives as it relates to building Zion. Tune in as she chats with Brittany Mangelson about her …

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Nov. 19, 2019

Extra Shot Episode 54: Coffee Connect: The Face of Jesus

Coffee Connect is our series of stories with retired Apostle Linda Booth. Today Linda shares several stories from her life where she could see the face of Jesus through encounters with ordinary people. Thanks for listening to...

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Nov. 13, 2019

Episode 233: Fair Trade with Laura Pennock

Our Fair Trade series is all about faith transitions and today we're bringing you one with Laura Pennock. Laura shares about growing up LDS in a small Colorado town, having a complicated relationship with church, and how she eventually came to find Community of Christ. Laura will be ordained a prie…

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Nov. 7, 2019

Episode 232: Percolating on Faith: God Shots: Holy Spirit

Continuing our God Shots series where we talk about systematic theology, Tony and Charmaine bring us a conversation about the Holy Spirit. As the third member of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit is often misunderstood or even mak...

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Nov. 6, 2019

Episode 231: Coffee Buzz with President Veazey

Coffee Buzz is our monthly chat with a member of Community of Christ's First Presidency. This month, Linda Booth sits down with Prophet President Steve Veazey. Linda and Steve discuss how he sees his role as Prophet President and what his hopes for Community of Christ are. Enjoy! Thanks for listeni…

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Nov. 5, 2019

Episode 230: What's Brewing? Discover and Live Your Future with Larry…

On this episode of What’s Brewing, President of Seventy Larry McGuire shares about a new project called “Discover and Live Your Future” (DLYF). In the context of his own life story, Larry takes us on a journey of understandin...

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Oct. 31, 2019

Episode 229: Sinner! Sinner! With Matt Frizzell and Brittany Mangelson

Join Matt Frizzell and Brittany Mangelson as they talk about deconstructing and reframing sin. What does Community of Christ teach about sin? How do Latter-day Seekers and former Mormons feel about sin? Are we constantly talk...

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Oct. 29, 2019

Episode 228: Tour Guide at the Temple with Neil DeAtley

Ever wonder what it's like to be a tour guide at the Temples in Kirkland and Independence? Today we have on Neil DeAtley to share his experiences being a guide in both sacred spaces. Neil shares what the Temples mean to him as well as share what they mean to their many, many visitors each year. Tha…

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Oct. 24, 2019

Episode 227: Holy Grounds: Sacramental Living with Andy Fernuik

Holy Grounds is our series about Spiritual Practices. Using scripture and story to explain the term, Andy Fernuik shares what sacramental living means and how it has changed his life. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podc...

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Oct. 22, 2019

Extra Shot Episode 53: Coffee Connect: Come Home

In this episode of Coffee Connect, Linda Booth shares a couple stories about coming home to God. Linda opens up about her personal journey walking away from faith and returning and shares a conversion story that happened beca...

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Oct. 17, 2019

Episode 226: Chai Can't Even with the Pitts!

In this episode of our Chai Can't Even series, we're hearing from Emma and Ryan Pitt! Emma is a designer at The Knot and Ryan is the Mission Center President of the Mid-Atlantic Mission Center. Both Emma and Ryan grew up in Community of Christ and they share stories of their childhood and how the c…

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Oct. 14, 2019

Episode 225: Percolating on Faith: God Shots: Christ in Context

Continuing their read of Daniel Migliore's book, Faith Seeking Understanding, Tony, Charmaine and Carla tackle chapter 9 called Christ in Context. Why do different cultures interpret the Jesus story differently? What can we learn from that? How is our view of who Jesus is shaped by our context? Lis…

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