women’s roles

495 | Open Topics | Women’s Journey of Becoming Pt 2

Community of Christ can provide exciting new ministry opportunities for many women. Robin Linkhart talks with Leslie Dalton, Joanna Smith, and Brittany Mangelson about their transitions into a community where they have found liberation and surprising challenges along the way.  Host: Robin LinkhartGuests: Leslie Dalton, Joanna Smith, and Brittany Mangelson You can find Part 1…

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491 | Open Topics | Women’s Journey of Becoming, Part I

Community of Christ’s journey to the full inclusion of women in all aspects of church life took a long, long time. In fact it’s still unfolding. Karin Peter and Robin Linkhart share stories from their journeys which included the seismic shift from all male priesthood to include female (and now all genders). It’s an inward…

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447 | Cuppa Joe | Emma Smith’s Later Years

Cuppa Joe is back with a conversation about the matriarch of Community of Christ: Emma Smith. Today we are looking at Emma’s later years and highlighting some lesser-known details and stories from her life in Nauvoo after Joseph’s death.  Download Transcript*Image used with permission by Community of Christ Library and Archives. Host: Karin PeterGuest: Wendy…

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436 | What’s Brewing | HealthEd Connect

HealthEd Connect is a non profit founded by members of Community of Christ. Their mission is to “empower women and children through evidence-based health, education, and advocacy programs.” They are located in four countries and provide health care and education through local, grassroots efforts. In this episode we’re talking to HealthEd Connect’s Executive Director, Emily…

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132 | Doctrine and Covenants 156 | Bill Russell

Join Carla as she interviews Bill Russell, former professor at Graceland University, as they talk about the canonization of Section 156 of the Doctrine and Covenants (the one that called for the temple to be built in Independence, as well as for the ordination of women). Learn more about the process and what happened and…

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113 | Where We Must Stand: Ten Years of Feminist Mormon Housewives

Join Brittany and she talks with Sara K. S. Hanks and Nancy Ross about their book Where We Must Stand: Ten Years LDS Feminist Mormon Housewives. They discuss the evolution of the blog and the Mormon feminist community, and the contents of the book. Covering very specific themes in Mormon culture and doctrine, this book…

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111 | No Filter | Women’s Panel on Chastity in Mormonism – Part 2 of 2

Join Karin as she interviews Lisa Butterworth, Amy Cartwright, Nancy Ross, and Brittany Mangelson about the unique challenges being a woman in the LDS church brings.

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110 | No Filter | Women’s Panel on Chastity in Mormonism – Part 1 of 2

Join Karin as she interviews Lisa Butterworth, Amy Cartwright, Nancy Ross, and Brittany Mangelson about the unique challenges being a woman in the LDS church brings. Host: Karin Peter Guest: Lisa Butterworth, Amy Cartwright, Nancy Ross, and Brittany Mangelson

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101| Fair Trade | Alison Baines

Join Carla in this interview with Alison Baines. Alison is a member of Community of Christ at the Enfield Congregation in London. Alison describes her faith transition into Community of Christ.

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94 | Mormon Women at Divinity School

It’s very unusual for Mormons of any kind to discern a call to ministry. Mormons are supposed to wait for someone in the church to extend that call and as things stand no call for women in the LDS Church involves ordination. But what happens when Mormon women hear the call? In this discussion, cross-posted…

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