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638 | Nice to Matcha | Joelle Wight

Project Zion Podcast - October 20, 2023 13:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Working for the Church is nothing new for newly set apart President of Seventy, Joelle White, who comes from a distinguished line of retired church appointees. And, rather than going the way of some “preacher’s kids,” Joelle has found herself immersed in Christ’s Mission. Her passion for and und...

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637 | Coffee in the Swarm | Aliyah Farrell and Levi Triplett

Project Zion Podcast - October 17, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
A new school year has kicked off, and it’s time to head back to The Swarm.  In this first episode of the 2023-2024 school year, host Mike Hoffman sits down with co-hosts Aliyah Farrell and Levi Triplett to help us get to know them a little better.  Aliyah and Levi are both first-year students an...

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636 | Coffee to Go | Proper 23

Project Zion Podcast - October 15, 2023 13:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
What do you wear to a party? You might say, “Well, it depends on what type of party it is, when it is and where it’s being held.” What if we told you that the party is every day, in every circumstance, and Jesus is the host? The reality is that you, and all of God’s children, have been invited t...

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635 | Percolating on Faith | Marriage

Project Zion Podcast - October 13, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Believe it or not, marriage didn’t start with Christianity! Cultures across time and across the globe have long sought to understand the intricacies of human covenant relationship. In this episode of Percolating on Faith, host Robin Linkhart talks with Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith about the l...

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634 | Open Topics | Wally B. Smith | Stories from the Field

Project Zion Podcast - October 10, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
To be in his presence was to be in the presence of true humility, gentle compassion, and prophetic courage. There is no shortage of stories about this man who touched, inspired and transformed the lives of so many.  Unfortunately, we can’t tell them all. But, in this episode, host Blake Smith, a...

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633 | Coffee to Go | Proper 22

Project Zion Podcast - October 08, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
It’s all about the fruit! So, what kind of fruit are you producing and harvesting?  You wouldn’t want to be an unproductive “tenant” would you? This week’s journey with Jesus finds him facing off with some of the chief priests and Pharisees... again! Join hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith as the...

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632 | Cuppa Joe | Theo-History | The Wallace B Smith Era | Re-Post

Project Zion Podcast - October 06, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
This is the third in a series of four podcasts honoring the life and ministry of Wally B Smith. This episode first aired on July 25, 2023. Controversy, disjunctive revelation, significant change, a new temple, and a connection to essential meaning. This episode of Cuppa Joe continues the theo-hi...

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632 | Cuppa Joe | Theo History | The Wallace B Smith Era | Re-Post

Project Zion Podcast - October 06, 2023 13:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
This is the third in a series of four podcasts honoring the life and ministry of Wally B Smith. This episode first aired on July 25, 2023. Controversy, disjunctive revelation, significant change, a new temple, and a connection to essential meaning. This episode of Cuppa Joe continues the theo-hi...

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A29 | Awaken to God's Presence | Blessings of Community

Project Zion Podcast - October 03, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
With few exceptions, we all engage in several different communities as we travel through our daily lives. Community, after all, is simply a group of people with whom we share something in common (family, work environment, neighborhoods, church, etc.). Only we can say which of those communities a...

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631 | Coffee to Go | Proper 21

Project Zion Podcast - October 01, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
When it comes to matters of faith, it’s sometimes hard to know whether to stand up or to stay quiet.   Today’s episode finds hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith journeying with Jesus in Jerusalem as the religious leaders are questioning Jesus about his authority. And, no surprise, Jesus has a ques...

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630 | Open Topics | Meet Julie Smith | Re-Post

Project Zion Podcast - September 29, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
This is the second in a series of four Project Zion Episodes honoring the memory of Wally B. Smith.  This episode originally aired on September 4, 2019.  Most members of Community of Christ are familiar with W. Wallace Smith and his son Wallace B Smith, who served as Presidents of Community of C...

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629 | Open Topics | Wallace B. Smith | Re-Post

Project Zion Podcast - September 26, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Project Zion is pleased to repost this interview that Josh and Brittany had with President-Emeritus Wallace B. Smith as part of our series to honor the life and ministry of “Wally B.” Listen to Wally’s story of going into medicine, serving in the military in aviation medicine under the doctor dr...

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Project Zion Podcast - September 24, 2023 13:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
“That’s not fair!” is a common response to today’s gospel passage.  But, then again, nothing is in the Kingdom of God … thank goodness!  If things were “fair” we might get what we actually deserve rather than the grace and unconditional love offered to us freely by God. This week, hosts Karin Pe...

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627 | Open Topics | Hymnal Anniversary | Community of Christ Sings at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA

Project Zion Podcast - September 22, 2023 13:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
This is our fourth and last episode in our repost series honoring the tenth anniversary of our hymnal, Community of Christ Sings, which, at the time this episode first aired, was used as a textbook at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. Listen in as Carla interviews Reverend Daniel Damon and...

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626 | Cuppa Joe | W. Grant McMurray Era

Project Zion Podcast - September 19, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
The call and ordination of each new President/Prophet of the church has brought with it new and exciting challenges and opportunities. In 1996, the church found itself not only with a new President/Prophet, but the first one not from the family of Joseph Smith and the first not born in the Unite...

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Project Zion Podcast - September 17, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
This week’s journey with Jesus comes with an especially difficult but incredibly important challenge … the mandate to forgive. Too often, when we encounter conflict or disappointment with someone else, we choose to simply move on rather than seek forgiveness and reconciliation … especially when ...

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624 | What's Brewing | Congregational Discernment

Project Zion Podcast - September 15, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Two Seventies walk into a church … it may sound like the beginning of a joke but it’s actually what happened for this episode of What’s Brewing. Host Blake Smith sat down with friend and guest Craig Perryman to talk about Congregational Discernment. The process of discernment is typically filled...

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623 | What's Brewing | Spec 2023 Recap

Project Zion Podcast - September 12, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
For more than 50 years, SPEC has created a unique environment for high school-aged youth to form and experience community.  From volleyball camp in its early days to a truly spectacular event where youth can develop existing skills or try something completely new through Leadership, Arts, Sports...

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Project Zion Podcast - September 10, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
The NRSV uses the caption “Reproving Another Who Sins.”  Well, it’s about time we got to call somebody out... right?! Wrong. A little deeper look into where we are with Jesus this week makes clear that what Jesus wants is for us to do everything in our power to reconcile and build up the communi...

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621 | Open Topics | Community of Christ Sings Hymnal Anniversary | Joey Williams

Project Zion Podcast - September 08, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
This is the third in our repost series honoring the 10th Anniversary of Community of Christ Sings. At the time of the recording, guest Joey Williams was serving as the Mission Center President of The British Isles, Western Europe, and Eurasia Mission Centers. Join host Carla Long as she sits dow...

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A28 | Awaken to God's Presence | Responsible Choices

Project Zion Podcast - September 05, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Like the Apostle Paul, we sometimes find ourselves doing the very things we hate, even though we know better. Making responsible choices can get sidelined by spontaneous responses to the world around us. It’s certainly easier to make responsible choices when we have time to think them through. I...

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Project Zion Podcast - September 03, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Following Jesus can be like a wild roller coaster ride.  One minute you’re the rock on which Jesus says he’ll build his church, and the next minute he’s calling you Satan and telling you to get behind him. If that’s ever happened to you, you’re in good company. Peter knew the words to say, but a...

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ES 110 | Coffee Connect | Questions, Questions, Questions

Project Zion Podcast - September 01, 2023 13:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Sometimes it feels like being a disciple can create more questions than answers … especially when you’re living out your faith in the midst of other disciples struggling with similar issues but coming to very different conclusions. Questions are good though. It is in facing tough questions that ...

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619 | Chai Can't Even | Chad and Katie Hensley

Project Zion Podcast - August 29, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
All roads lead to Lamoni, Iowa — at least for Chad and Katie. Their relationship began when they were both students at Graceland, and it all came full circle when they found themselves back in Lamoni, bringing their vision for a chemical-free produce and cut-flower farm to life.   In this episod...

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Project Zion Podcast - August 27, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Who do you say that I am? Jesus’ question to Peter as recorded in the Gospel According to Matthew didn’t seem to catch Peter off guard.  Peter was quick with his answer.  How about you?  Who would you say that Jesus is? Would you be ready with a quick answer, or would you need time to think it o...

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617 | Open Topics | Community of Christ Sings with Jan Kraybill

Project Zion Podcast - August 25, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
For some people, the best way to relate their story is through music, and the best way to share their testimony is through hymns. In this Project Zion Podcast, we continue our mini-series honoring the 10-year anniversary of Community of Christ Sings. Every hymn in the hymnal comes with a story, ...

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616 | Cuppa Joe | Historic Sites Lecture Series | Eric Paul Rogers | From Morrisite to Josephite and Beyond

Project Zion Podcast - August 22, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
What is it that draws people to individuals and their teachings? Why do people shift from one religious group to another and back again? Well, grab your coffee and settle in, because Eric Paul Rogers is back for another episode of Cuppa Joe with host Karin Peter, and he’s got some fascinating in...

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Project Zion Podcast - August 19, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
A Rabbi, a Priest and a minister walk into a bar …   Now that we have your attention, it was actually, a Syrophoenician who walked up to Jesus and the disciples and started shouting, “Have mercy on me Lord!” The thing is, Jesus didn’t respond the way we might expect. Only through the woman’s per...

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ES 109 | Coffee Connect | Children in Our Midst

Project Zion Podcast - August 18, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
Too many churches are missing the boisterous laughter, Joyful awe, and sometimes disruptive behavior of children. As congregations age, there is little worry of stains on the carpet, marks on the walls, or inappropriate behavior during the often solemn act of worship. Whatever happened to “of su...

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614 | Cuppa Joe | Women of the Restoration: Part 2 | Nina Smith

Project Zion Podcast - August 15, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
From the dust-covered shelves of church history comes the amazing, though often difficult, story of yet another incredibly resilient woman who had a significant impact on the church, the people, and even the world.  With a gentle spirit, Nina Smith brought ministry and compassion to so many thro...

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