The ordination of women was a controversial move in Community of Christ and did not come without broken relationships. Today on the podcast, Linda Booth shares a story of an unusual friendship between herself as an ordained apostle and leaders of Restoration congregations. These friendships led to the Restoration Reconciliation Committee and for Linda, they…
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The Evangelist Blessing is an intentional prayer offered by an Evangelist for a person, family, or congregation hoping to deepen their relationship to God. In this episode, Susan Oxley and Kris Judd offer some insights on the Evangelist Blessing, including the process of preparation taken when receiving a blessing and how it unfolds from the…
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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 and more! Host: Carla Long Guest: John Hamer Download Transcript
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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 has changed our interviewees and how it has changed their denomination as a whole. Featured interviewees: Gwendolyn Hawks-Blue, Charmaine Chvala-Smith, Jane…
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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 the stories of women reflecting upon the first sacrament they administered after ordination and addresses the challenges newly ordained women faced at congregational level….
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Section 156 of the Doctrine and Covenants provided for the ordination of women in Community of Christ. What did it take to get the church to a place of accepting the ordination of women? Join Brittany as she interviews Beck Savage, former First Presidency member, in a two part episode on her Seminary thesis, “A…
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Section 156 of the Doctrine and Covenants provided for the ordination of women in Community of Christ. What did it take to get the church to a place of accepting the ordination of women? Join Brittany as she interviews Beck Savage, former First Presidency member, in a two part episode on her Seminary thesis, “A…
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What is priesthood in Community of Christ? Join Brittany as she talks with Apostle Janné Grover about what priesthood is, how calls are processed and presented, as well as an overview of each office. This conversation gives a broad overview of how priesthood functions in the church, but keep your eye out for more episodes…
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Join Carla as she interviews Tony and Charmaine in Part 2 about the different sacraments of Community of Christ, as well as some FAQs. Also included: why we no longer use the word “Ordinances” in the place of “Sacraments.” Host: Carla Long Guest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Join Lindsay Park as she interviews three prominent members from Community of Christ (formerly RLDS) about their history, church, and beliefs. *With permission from Lindsay this is an episode from her Year of Polygamy podcast. You can find more of her content at www.yearofpolygamy.com Download Transcript
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