Episodes

Join Katie Langston as she interviews Vivian Jenkins-Nelsen, a social worker, scholar, and anti-racism activist from Minneapolis who was awarded the Presidential Volunteer Service Award from Barack Obama. Vivian shares her re...

In this Lenten season, let's take a moment and reflect on the important things. What will give us the most fulfillment and joy? Chasing down the extraordinary or living presently in our ordinary moments? What will we make our life's focus? Possessions or the relationships we create with people?Than…

Seth Bryant and Bill Reel, in a joint podcast of Project Zion and Mormon Discussion, talk about ways to talk productively about a faith transition with loved ones and friends that haven't gone through a paradigm shift of thei...

Join Josh Mangelson as he interviews Art Smith from Community of Christ's council of twelve apostles. They talk about Art's background and upbringing. They then talk about the enduring principle of unity in diversity that Community of Christ strives to achieve among its widely diverse membership, a…

In this engaging episode, listen to Community of Christ prophet-president Steve Veazey answering questions during a recent visit to the C of C's Salt Lake City congregation. Thanks for listening to Faith Unfiltered! Follow us...

Can the Book of Mormon be powerful with a reading of the text that doesn't require literal historicity? Join host Brittany Mangelson and retired Community of Christ apostle Dale Luffman as they discuss his book, "The Book of Mormon's Witness to Its First Readers." They explore the religious and cul…

Katie Langston interviews Monica and John English about their experiences after Monica transitioned away from the LDS church to join Community of Christ, while John remains a committed LDS member. They talk about how they fi...

Join Brittany as she interviews Linda Booth, the president of Community of Christ's Council of Twelve. Linda talks about the lead up to being called to the twelve and then being chosen as the president of twelve. She also shares insights about the process in the United States toward full inclusion …

Listen to this engaging panel from Sunstone 2014 that launched the Project Zion project. Katie Langston, Sara Hanks, Robin Linkhart, and John Hamer share which threads of the restoration they believe are worth pulling forwar...

Christmas means joy, laughter, music, and laughter--except when it doesn't. In this extra shot episode, host Katie Langston shares a short message of hope, about how God's coming in Christ isn't just about tinsel and gifts, but is the story of a God who was born in a barn and who condescended below…

Join Brittany as she sits down with Apostle Barbara Carter and Director of Finance/Presiding Bishopric Member Designate Michele McGrath as they discuss the unique heritage that blossomed in the restoration and continues to gu...

Listen in as Brittany interviews Andrew Bolton and Barbara Walden about a dynamic moment in RLDS history in 1968 when then-Prophet/President W. Wallace Smith was asked a candid question that helped continue a shift in the chu...

In this episode, produced by the Faith Transitions podcast, hosts Rob and Nancy interview Katie Langston about her faith journey. Katie shares about growing up as a devout Mormon, struggling with OCD and scrupulosity, and dis...

Winter means shorter days and deeper, longer nights. Perhaps the darkness is an invitation for reflection--or perhaps it's a warning of the finitude and fragility of life. Or, perhaps, it's both. In this extra shot episode, ...

They say the Millennial generation is leaving religion in droves. In this conversation, join Seth Bryant as he talks with Community of Christ millennials about their faith and why and how they engage it in a post-Christian, p...

Katie Langston interviews Seth Anderson, Michael Ferguson, and John Hamer on what it's like to grow up gay and Mormon, how Community of Christ has evolved as a denomination to support full inclusion of LGBTQ individuals in North America, and what all of us can do to support our LGBTQ brothers and s…

Join Robin Linkhart, Brittany Mangelson, and Katie Langston as they respond to the LDS church's recent essays on women and priesthood and Heavenly Mother. The panel draws on concepts from both the Restoration and the broader Christian tradition to explore how our theology about God affects our prac…

This special extra shot episode features minister and author, Debbie Blue, talking about how the gospel of Jesus dismantles patriarchy and calls us away from oppressive power structures that limit women. Thanks for listening ...

Join Seth Bryant as he interviews Ugo Perego, who is pursuing genealogical DNA research to determine if Joseph Smith is the father of Josephine Lyon (daughter of Joseph Smith's plural wife, Sylvia Sessions Lyon). Thanks for l...

In this episode Josh Mangelson interviews Stephen Veazey the prophet-president of Community of Christ. Listen in as they talk about Steve's life and ministry, the Community of Christ, and priesthood in the church. As a bonus,...

Prophet-President Stephen Veazey was in Salt Lake City on October 14th for the Parliament of World Religions and delivered this address to the SLC congregation of Community of Christ. The audio quality isn't great, but we ho...

Join host Katie Langston and her friends Sara and Nancy for a discussion about grace. But instead of juxtaposing grace and works, as perhaps is the more common construction, these friends will contrast grace and shame--and ho...

Join Brittany Mangelson as she interviews Robin Linkhart about her recent call to the Council of Twelve, what that process was like, and what she'll be doing as apostle-designate until Community of Christ's world conference n...

Join John Hamer and Miles Fuller in an exploration of how believers can navigate Restoration faith apart from institutional definitions and culture. This means something more than just "cafeteria Mormonism"—which might fall w...