Candid Conversations with Leaders

752 | Nice to Matcha | Mareva Arnaud Tchong | Called to the Office of Presiding Evangelist

We know her. We love her. And, many of us have been blessed by her ministry. Meet Mareva Arnaud Tchong! Called to serve as Community of Christ’s next Presiding Evangelist, Mareva will bring unprecedented diversity to this world church leadership role. In this exclusive interview, Mareva candidly shares the process of receiving the call to…

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750 | What’s Brewing | Wasatch Front | Part II

It’s time to get a glimpse of what mission and ministry look like in communities of Seekers who are needing a place of welcome and healing for themselves, not to mention communities that look different from week to week and year to year. In this episode of What’s Brewing, we’re picking up where we left…

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749 | What’s Brewing | Wasatch Front | Part 1

In this What’s Brewing episode, we’re headed to Northern Utah, to what we’re calling the Wasatch Front.  Join host Blake Smith as he sits down with Utah Expansion Minister, Laura Pennock, and Salt Lake Pastorate Team Member/Communications Team Member, Brittany Mangelson, for a look into some very dynamic ministries that look a little different than…

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747 | Coffee Buzz | Talk It Out | Stassi Cramm

Issues that threaten the very heart of what we hold dear in Community of Christ also work to divide us as a people committed to following Jesus Christ, the peaceful one. The worst thing we can do is give in to the temptation to stop talking, stop listening and go our own ways.  In this…

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734 | Coffee Buzz | First Presidency Non-Violence Draft Statement

Violence in our world is not new, and neither is the conversation about non-violence in Community of Christ! In the special episode of Coffee Buzz, host Apostle Robin Linkhart sits down with Prophet President Steve Veazey and Prophet President Designate Stassi Cramm for an in-depth conversation about the recently released draft statement on non-violence. The…

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731 | Cuppa Joe | Section 116, First Presidency Response to WCR G-2

We don’t have to look too closely to find things in our past that may have been progressive at the time, but are considered embarrassing by many in today’s context. In those cases, we must ask, “Face it or erase it?” In this episode of Cuppa Joe, host Robin Linkhart talks with Lach Mackay about…

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726 | What’s Brewing | East Brewton Congregation | Wayne Ellis

It doesn’t get any more real … and welcoming… than a church where kids are included, bathrooms are available to the general public, music comes from a boombox, and the podium is made out of a cardboard box found out behind the building.  Welcome to East Brewton, AL, a congregation that started as a house…

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720 | What’s Brewing | Ministry for Dummies | Camp Song Tier List

Which campfire songs are your favorite… your least favorite? In this episode of What’s Brewing, we’ve cross-posted an episode from Ministry for Dummies in which Humberto and Jacob are stirring up controversy… but it’s all in fun. Listen in as Humberto and Jacob offer their very humble opinions about some classics, some all-time favorites, and…

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714 | What’s Brewing | Forest Hills Scripture Garden

Healing spaces, educational opportunities, community connections … who knew all this (and more) could be found in a scripture garden? Join host Blake Smith for this episode of What’s Brewing where he sits down with Forest Hills Scripture Garden co-founder, Joyce Blair, and leader of the new “Friends of the Garden” leadership team, Blake Rosbury,…

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707 | What’s Brewing | 3G Food Pantry

This episode of What’s Brewing finds us out in Runnells, IA for “a party at the pantry.” In April 2021, Tami Enos-Borg and Bob Borg responded to God’s call in their lives by starting the 3G Food Pantry in Runnells, IA and they’ve never looked back. Join host, Blake Smith, as he sits down with…

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