Youth and Young Adults

ES 81 | Coffee in The Swarm | Casey Main

We’re sitting down with Graceland University student Casey Main to talk about the new Social Change major she helped bring to Graceland. Casey shares the process of getting the major approved and how she hopes it will help shape not only the university, but the church, and the world.  Host: Mike HoffmanGuest: Casey Main  Download…

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ES 79 | Coffee in The Swarm | Georgia Seagraves

Coffee in The Swarm takes us into the lives of students at Graceland University. Today, senior Georgia Seagraves shares her reflections on Covid, racial injustice, intersectionality and how it all relates to our call to live out Christ’s mission.  Host: Mike HoffmanGuest: Georgia Seagraves Download Transcript

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294 | Coffee in the Swarm | Natalie Harper

Graceland University student, Natalie Harper, has been involved with campus ministries, including being a student pastor. As she heads into her senior year she’s sharing her reflections on some of the conversations many students on campus are having. How is the pandemic impacting college life? What role does Graceland play in the discussion on racism?…

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284 | Coffee in The Swarm | Humberto Tinsman

Coffee in The Swarm is our new series with students from Graceland University. Today we’re talking to Humberto Tinsman, former campus minister, house president and future seminary student. Humberto shares about racial tension on campus and in the world, and how Covid-19 has impacted Graceland.  Host: Mike HoffmanGuest: Humberto Tinsman Download Transcript

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277 | Coffee in The Swarm | Laurie Due

Coffee in The Swarm is our new series featuring students from Graceland University. We’re kicking off the series with recent graduate Laurie Due who shares about her experiences at Graceland and her plans for continuing as a Community of Christ Seminary student.  Host: Mike HoffmanGuest: Laurie Due Download Transcript

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ES 62 | Coffee In the Swarm | Graceland University Church History Caravan

Project Zion Podcast officially welcomes Mike Hoffman to the team! In his first interview, Mike speaks with Graceland University students about a recent trip they took visiting church history sites in Palmyra, Kirtland, and Nauvoo.  Host: Mike HoffmanGuests: Natalie Harper, Randallynn Smith, Cathryn Cannavino, Lexie Frazier, Andrew Wolsey, and Hayley Condit

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251 | What’s Brewing | Caravan

Ever thought about packing up over a dozen teens and taking them on a bus tour of Community of Christ congregations? Well, GPNW has been doing that for decades! Today we’re talking about Caravan and how it is helping bring the identity, message, mission, and beliefs of Community of Christ alive to today’s youth. To…

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144 | What’s Brewing | Justin Delong

Today’s episode continues our “What’s Brewing?” series where we talk about mission! Today we join Justin Delong, a Seventy in Portsmouth, Ohio. Brittany and Justin discuss the new Welcoming Community emerging congregation. Justing talks about bring a Pride Festival to his town for the first time, to the steps they took to becoming an emerging…

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