Podcast: Open Topics

ES 117 | Extra Shot | Sale of Historic Properties | Stassi Cramm and Ron Harmon

As Community of Christ members continue to process the news regarding the sale of the Kirtland Temple, the Nauvoo Historic Sites, and other historical artifacts, many emotions and even more questions have arisen. In this up close and personal Extra Shot episode, host Robin Linkhart talks with member of the First Presidency, Stassi Cramm, and…

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ES 116 | Extra Shot | The Need for Lament

Avoidance is a natural human response in difficult times. After all, pain leaves us vulnerable. Avoiding the darker spaces in our lives, however, only serves to keep us from experiencing the sacred spaces that also exist. Grief and loss can be daunting if not stagnating. Join host Robin Linkhart and Community of Christ Director of…

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653 | Open Topics | Grief, Death, and Dying

All of us have experienced grief, and dying is a reality that we all eventually face. But, how do we help someone else through that process? Can anyone do it? How does one prepare? These questions and many more are discussed in this incredibly insightful conversation between hosts, Jane Gardner and Kris Judd, and their…

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

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, along with special guests…

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

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 Christ, but we…

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

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 draft law, and taking up…

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

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 Reverend Dr. Nancy Hall about their class, A…

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

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 down with Joey to talk about his…

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

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, but few of them are ever…

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612 | Open Topics | A Prophetic Hymnal | Jane Gardner

In Community of Christ and on Project Zion, we talk a lot about being a prophetic people. One of the greatest tools to help us get there is our hymnal, Community of Christ Sings.  Over the next few weeks, we want to honor the 10th anniversary of that hymnal by reaching back into the Project Zion…

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