Podcast: Say What?!

The young people in the church have something to say, and they’re asking questions that can move us to a new place as a church. “Say What?!” is a series for all ages. Hosts, Mary Anne Bennett-Ripsam and Kassie Ripsam, talk to everyone from their peers to church leaders, engaging in conversations about Community of Christ beliefs, policies, and practices as well as pressing issues facing the world and the church. Find out what matters to our youth and why.

789 | Say What?! | Matt Frizzell | Director of Human Resources

Sometimes we might think that our life journey is “all over the map.” From the outside looking in, one might say that about Mary Anne and Kassie’s guest in this episode of Say What, Matt Frizzell. From the lakes of Michigan as a child to ministry as a young adult, then on to the halls…

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786 | Say What?! | G-11: Climate Emerge Call to Action | Jim Ash

Zombie Apocalypse? Nope, there’s nothing you can do about a Zombie Apocalypse … but there are things we can do about the climate crisis. In this episode of Say What?, hosts Mary Anne and Kassie, sit down with one of the members of the World Church Human Rights team that crafted G-11: Climate Emergency Call…

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782 | Say What?! | Presiding Evangelist | Jane Gardner

Jane Gardner, Presiding Evangelist for Community of Christ, has a “full plate” now, and it seems like she always has. Say What hosts, Kassie and Mary Anne, sat down with Jane to talk to her about her role as Presiding Evangelist, but after checking out her bio, realized there was so much more to talk…

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778 | Say What?! | World Conference Resolution G-1 | Spencer Greenhalgh

Community of Christ World Conference 2025 is closing in on us, and there is so much to know about the resolutions that have been proposed for consideration.  Mary Anne and Cassie have chosen to sit down with the authors of the resolutions in the time leading up to World Conference to get a clear picture…

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773 | Say What?! | Youth and World Conference | Mollie Linkhart-Pansing

“Children offer a really unique way of seeing the world, just because [they’re] experiencing things for the first time,” says Mollie Linkhart-Pansing, guest for this episode of Say What?! Join hosts Mary Anne and Kassie, as they sit down with Mollie to get her perspective on being involved in World Conference as a youth.  You’ll…

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768 | Say What?! | Resolutions and Revelations

As Community of Christ approaches what is sure to be a historic World Conference in 2025, inquiring young minds have some questions about how it all works. Beyond the fellowship, the cultural interchange, the inspiring worship, and the excitement of just being together, there is work that must be done. In this first episode of…

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757 | Say What?! | Live Event | Meet the New Hosts

Mary Anne Bennet-Ripsam and Kassie Ripsam make their Project Zion Podcast Debut in this recording from their recent live event, Say What? Meet the Hosts. In this episode, these two young women share their hopes and dreams, as well as some of the pressing questions they hope to address in this new series. And, they…

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