Episodes

How will being a prophetic people sustain Community of Christ into the future? We have already seen the prophetic impulse in action in our denomination, but how do we then turn around and bring that impulse into the world? Host: Carla Long Guest: Zac Harmon-McLaughlin 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 o...

What is the relationship between proclamation, sacraments, and ministry? How can they transform the church? Today's discussion comes from chapter 12 of Daniel Migliore's book, "Faith Seeking Understanding". Click here to find Migliore's book. Click here to find the rest of the God Shots series. Host: Carla Long Guests: Charmaine and Tony Chvala-Smith Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone B...

What does it take to recognize that mundane things in life are also God moments? Sometimes all is takes it to breathe in deeply and slowly. 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. General Board of Global Ministries t/a GBGMusik, 458 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30308. copyright@umcmission.org “The Tr...

Did you know that four members of the Crystal Springs congregation are enrolled in Community of Christ's seminary program? Hear their stories of what brought them to this place as well as what they are gaining from the seminary experience. Host: Karin Peter Guests: Steve Otteson, Donald Mayne, Tyler Marz, Barry Lewis 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 #28...

What do Mormonism and Islam have in common? Utah Valley University Professor Greg Jackson shares some similarities between the origin stories, scripture, the roles of women and more. To hear Professor Jackson's podcast, History that Doesn't Suck click here. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Greg Jackson 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 ...

In today's episode Chantal Müller-Mukamurera shares her story of life and faith as part of our Fair Trade series. Chantal was born in Rwanda and became a refugee in Germany. She joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served a full time mission, was married in the temple and had a family all before eventually finding her place in Community of Christ. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permi...

Nathan Mack of Independence, Missouri joins us for our Chai Can't Even series where we talk to young adults in Community of Christ. Nate shares about growing up in the church, his time at Graceland as both a student and an employee with Campus Ministries, as well as what keeps him engaged with Community of Christ today. 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 Chri...

Lindsay Hansen Park, Executive Director of the Sunstone Foundation sits down with Karin Peter to talk about her work in the Short Creek area working with the FLDS and exFLDS communities. Lindsay's work with Mormon fundamentalists began as she podcasted her way through The Year of Polygamy. Listen as Lindsay shares about some of the lessons she has learned as well as lessons we can all learn about the power and danger of how stories are told. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Lindsay Hansen Park Thanks ...

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 came to be, what exactly they mean, and how they are impacting ministry in the church. To read these guidelines, click here. Host: Linda Booth Guest: Scott Murphy Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music use...

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 community on Twitter that there is a place in Christianity for them. Host: Brittany Mangelson Guest: Nancy Ross 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 C...

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 theological purpose as they explore the term, ecclesiology. Host: Carla Long Guests: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Everyone Born,” Commun...

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 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, admi...

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 how it connects to our conversation relating to World Conference Resolution 1319 on nonviolence. To go deeper, read President Veazey's sermon "Discover Your Future". You can find the video introducing us to this guiding question here. To learn more about the 6 lenses of disce...

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 community. You can read more about the Enduring Principles here. 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...

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 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 G...

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 Christ, how the gospel of Jesus became alive in a new way and what she's been up to since joining Community of Christ five years ago. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “For Every...

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 prophetic witness and missional tool. 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 Mi...

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 young adult full of zest for life shares insights about spirituality and faith in the 21st Century with host Robin Linkhart on our What's Brewing series. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permiss...

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. 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 Le...

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 when he has experienced the church becoming prophetic. 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. Genera...

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 paper and how she views the church living out the mission of creating Christ's peaceable kingdom. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and...

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 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,...

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 priest in early 2020 and serves on the pastorate leadership team in the Community of Christ congregation in Salt Lake City, Utah. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on F...

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 makes us uncomfortable. Tony and Charmaine walk us through ways the Holy Spirit is experienced in scripture as well as it's meaning for us today. Thanks for listening to Project Zion Podcast! Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Intro and Outro music used with permission: “F...