Zac Harmon McLaughlin, the director of Community of Christ Seminary, shares his experience growing up in Community of Christ in Independence Missouri. Zac discusses how he was mentored, challenged, and supported through his teenage years, and gives insights into how he views faith and church life today. As part of our Chai Can’t Even series,…
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Why do bad things happen to good people? Is God the master puppet who controls the universe? Join Project Zion’s theological duo Charmaine and Tony as they talk about the providence of God and the mystery of evil. To find the book Charmaine referenced, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Happens-Reason-Other-Loved/dp/0399592067 Host: Carla Long Guest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith…
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Last week, we shared one of Matt Frizzell’s Facebook posts that sparked conversation in Community of Christ’s corner of the internet, and today we’re bringing you another. Join Carla as she interviews Charmaine Chvala-Smith, Katherine Goheen, and Matt Frizzell to discuss the following statement: “The fact is that none of us know life in first…
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What is the purpose of the Restoration in the 21st Century? How has Community of Christ evolved since the days of Joseph III? Are faith communities relevant today? Join Brittany as she talks with David Nii about all this and more! Host: Brittany Mangelson Guest: David Nii
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Zion. It’s part of the Project Zion Podcast name and deeply connects with Community of Christ identity and story. But what exactly is Zion? Theologian Matt Frizzell peels back the many layers of the concept and the call to realize Zionic conditions as a people of faith.
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Lifelong Community of Christ member Tammie Lay chats about her experience growing up in the church through the cultural and theological evolutions experienced in Community of Christ, attending Community of Christ Seminary, and why she thinks religion and faith are relevant in today’s polarized world. Host: Brittany Mangelson Guest: Tammie Lay
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In today’s episode, Carla sits down with Gail Nicolaysen-Shurtleff, a new member of Community of Christ living in the Netherlands. Gail talks about growing up LDS with what she calls her particular “Mormon privilege”, her mission, marriage, and her faith deconstruction and reconstruction. Trigger Warning: Discussion of suicide.
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Join Brittany as she talks with Sue Robb about her work with St. Francis Xavier Jesuit Perish in Kansas City. Sue is a Community of Christ Seminary student and has a long history of discipleship with the Catholic Church. Brittany and Sue discuss some of Sue’s history with faith, her advocacy for the most marginalized…
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Join Brittany as she chats with Community of Christ millennial Linda Stanbridge. They talk about raising small children in the church, being students in Community of Christ’s Seminary, the benefit religion has in their lives, and much, much more!
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Join Brittany in the new series ‘Chai Can’t Even’ where we talk to Community of Christ millennials about why they stay engaged in the church. In this episode Brittany talks with Sean Langdon who is a youth minister in the Pacific Northwest.
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