Candid Conversations with Leaders

191 | Catherine Mambwe and Her Call to Apostle

Catherine Mambwe, first African woman ordained to the Council of Twelve Apostles (2019),  shares her story of faith, life growing up in Zambia, finding Community of Christ, and her testimony of stepping into a new role. Host: Robin Linkhart Guest: Catherine Mambwe Download Transcript

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183 | What’s Brewing | House Church

Today’s episode in our What’s Brewing? series is all about House Church! Join Brittany, Karin, Carla, and Blair White as they talk about the House Church ministries they are involved with. They share a little about how they each got started, what some of the advantages and challenges are, as well as some resources they…

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ES 43 | What’s Brewing | Mike Seagraves

Mission is contextual and on today’s episode of What’s Brewing? Carla joins Mike Seagraves to talk about his congregation’s response to the devastating fire in Paradise California in November 2018. As Mike says, “If you just have the courage to do it, that’s where the real ministry happens.” Host: Carla Long Guest: Mike Seagraves

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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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139 | What’s Brewing | Blake Smith

In today’s installment in our “What’s Brewing” series, Robin joins Blake Smith to talk about mission. Blake shares about his mission-focused group, “The Table”, including their Little Free Pantry ministry. Host: Robin Linkhart Guest: Blake Smith

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134 | What’s Brewing in Orange California

Listen in as Brittany sits down with Daniel Harmon, the pastor of the Orange California congregation, to talk about what’s brewing in Southern California. They discuss their ministry “Neighborhood Grill” and other ways they utilize the church for the community during the week. They also touch on Daniel’s hope for the future of Community of…

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122 | What’s Brewing | Ben Smith

In this episode Carla talks to Ben Smith to see what’s brewing where he resides in Melbourne, Australia.

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82 | What’s Brewing | Spiritual and Missional Practices and Relational Ministry | Larry McGuire

Join Carla as she interviews Larry McGuire, President of Seventy for the Western USA and Eurasia Fields, as he speaks candidly about the difference between spiritual and missional practices and the importance of relational ministry. Download Transcript

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17 | Unity in Diversity

Join Josh Mangelson as he interviews Art Smith from Community of Christ’s council of twelve apostles. They talk about Art’s background and upbringing. They then talk about the enduring principle of unity in diversity that Community of Christ strives to achieve among its widely diverse membership, and why it’s so important.

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13 | An Interview with Linda Booth, President of Community of Christ’s Council of 12

Join Brittany as she interviews Linda Booth, the president of Community of Christ’s Council of Twelve. Linda talks about the lead up to being called to the twelve and then being chosen as the president of twelve. She also shares insights about the process in the United States toward full inclusion of LGBT+ individuals in…

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