Podcasts from the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Dec 10 2024 199 ep. 42 mins 17
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Join us each month as we explore different topical aspects of life and witness within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. This podcast feed also contains audio from addresses, lectures, and events of the various councils and departments of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.

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S2024 Ep87: 087 – Bible Engagement

Dec 10 2024 50 mins  
In this latest episode of the PCI podcast, Andrew Dickson, PCI’s Congregational Life Development Officer, explores being present to God as we read the Bible with David McCullagh, Rosie Donaldson and Richard McChesney. This podcast is part of the denomination wide Present initiative, inviting and encouraging congregations and their members to make themselves fully present to God

S2024 Ep86: 086 – Sharing Our Faith

Nov 26 2024 29 mins  
In this latest episode of the PCI podcast, Jonny McClune, PCI’s Congregational Witness Development Officer, explores with Darin and Joy Stevens from the organisation Start to Stir, why sharing our faith with our friends can be so challenging. We can see examples in the Bible of people who struggled to speak up for God like Moses and Jonah but we take time to explore on the podc

S2024 Ep85: 085 – World Development Appeal

Nov 20 2024 29 mins  
Food insecurity is an issue that's affecting many parts of the world – it is said one in ten people in the world live in food insecurity. To discuss this important issue and to introduce this year's World Development Appeal, Rev Richard Kerr, Convener of PCI's Global Development Committee, hosts the episode with guests - Ruth Cooke (Christian Aid Ireland’s Head of Fundraising a

S2024 Ep84: 084 – Starting strong: Building faith in our children

Oct 22 2024 38 mins  
In this latest episode of the PCI podcast, Ruth Bromley, PCI’s Children’s Ministry Development Officer, hosts a conversation with Andy Frost, Director of Share Jesus International and contributor to the Kitchen Table Project, Caroline Bradley from Care for the Family and Andy Lamberton from Legacy, about sowing the seeds of a growing faith in the lives of our children. This p

S2024 Ep83: 083 – A vision for Church Planting

Oct 09 2024 32 mins  
This episode explores PCI’s vision for church planting across Ireland. It considers why we need more churches on this island, and how that can be an effective way to reach new people with the good news of Jesus Christ. Tom Gilliam, an elder in Maynooth, and Josh McCance, church plant leader in Balbriggan, share their experiences and insights into church planting along with ways e

S2024 Ep82: 082 – Present

Sep 24 2024 35 mins  
In this latest episode of the PCI podcast, Will Leitch interviews Rev David Thompson, Secretary of PCI’s Council for Congregational Life and Witness, on the thinking behind and hopes for Present - the new, denomination wide, initiative designed to encourage congregations in this season of life and witness, launched at this year’s General Assembly. The initiative will roll out o

S2024 Ep81: 081 – Leading change in the Church

Sep 17 2024 44 mins  
Neil Hudson is Senior Leader of Salford Elim Church, but is better known to us in PCI for his work on the Imagine Church project for the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. That is the project that birthed the Frontlines small group material which many congregations have used and found helpful, along with two books authored by Neil, Imagine Church and Scattered and Gath

S2024 Ep80: 080 – General Assembly 2024 Review – Part 2

Jun 12 2024 35 mins  
The 2024 General Assembly opens on Thursday, 20 June and will run until Saturday afternoon, 22 June. In this episode four guests, each with different roles in next week’s event, look ahead to the annual gathering of ministers, elders and other representatives from home and overseas. They are the Clerk of the General Assembly, Rev Trevor Gribben, Deputy Clerk, Rev Dr David Allen,

S2024 Ep80: 080 – General Assembly 2024 Review – Part 1

Jun 12 2024 25 mins  
The 2024 General Assembly opens on Thursday, 20 June and will run until Saturday afternoon, 22 June. In this episode four guests, each with different roles in next week’s event, look ahead to the annual gathering of ministers, elders and other representatives from home and overseas. They are the Clerk of the General Assembly, Rev Trevor Gribben, Deputy Clerk, Rev Dr David Allen,

S2024 Ep79: 079 – Confident to Care

Apr 24 2024 47 mins  
In both good times and dark days, pastoral care is a vital ministry of the church. We all want to be confident to walk alongside and care well for those God has placed in our lives. But how do we do that? In this podcast, Andrew Collins (Director of the Certificate Course, Biblical Counselling UK), Marion Hadden (Family and Youth Coordinator and Elder, Terrace Row Presbyterian Chu