Bitesize chunks of faith

By Jono Pierce

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Most of us have found this past year one of the most challenging of our lives. Ever wondered how having a Christian Faith might impact your everyday life? Can it bring hope and meaning and purpose? Join Church leader Jono Pierce as each week he takes a personal look at how faith has impacted his daily life in small bite sized chunks. hit the subscribe button as he tries to share the riches he has discovered to bring hope and encouragement and inspiration to you week by week and may it bring blessing to your life.

Episode Date
episode 270 The ancient service of compline
Nov 09, 2026
Episode 269 The night time crew
Nov 02, 2026
Episode 268 Partnerships with mission agencies
Oct 19, 2026
Episode 267 Technology friend or foe?
Oct 12, 2026
Episode 266 The virtue of continuity or steadiness
Oct 05, 2026
Episode 265 Enabling people to soar
Sep 28, 2026
Episode 264 Collegiality and fellowship
Sep 21, 2026
Episode 263 digital distraction and looking outwards
Sep 11, 2026
Episode 262 Sporting icons
Sep 07, 2026
Episode 261 Some prayers for those affected by disaster in Nepal and Tibet and for those affected by tragedy at a christian festival in england during this past week
Aug 31, 2026
Episode 260 Reflecting on monastic life in Skellig Michael
Aug 24, 2026
Episode 259 Some thoughts on silence and solitude
Aug 10, 2026
Episode 258 From Joy to sadness
Aug 03, 2026
Episode 257 ministry in prisons
Jul 27, 2026
Episode 256 Memories of my father
Jul 06, 2026
Episode 255 What sorts of things go on in church during the summer months
Jun 28, 2026
Episode 254 the complexity of fathers day
Jun 22, 2026
Episode 253 Some prayers and reflections on peacemaking in Northern Ireland
Jun 12, 2026
Episode 252 Women in church leadership
Jun 08, 2026
Episode 251 What does a healing service look like?
Jun 01, 2026
Episode 250 Paying for revival with our Area Deanery
May 25, 2026
Episode 249 The Willie Anderson episode
May 18, 2026
Episode 248 The Ian Dickson episode
May 11, 2026
Episode 247 Discipleship and worship leading
May 04, 2026
episode 246 What is a disciple The David Varney Episode
Apr 27, 2026
Episode 245 Discipleship Brother David Jardine
Apr 20, 2026
Episode 244 The Lindsay Robinson Episode
Apr 13, 2026
Episode 243 Plugging into Lent and Holy week
Mar 23, 2026
Episode 242 A reflection on motherhood
Mar 16, 2026
Episode 241 Qualities i admire in pastors or clergy
Mar 09, 2026
Episode 240
Mar 02, 2026
Episode 239 Classy Words
Feb 23, 2026
Episode 238 Preparations for worship
Feb 16, 2026
Episode 237 Celebrating behind the scenes
Feb 02, 2026
Episode 236 Leaning into the quiet revolution
Jan 26, 2026
Episode 235 Ministry to those who are in hospital
Jan 19, 2026
Episode 234 The fallout from moral failure in Christian leaders
Jan 12, 2026
Episode 233 Some new years podcast recommendations
Jan 05, 2026
Episode 232 The Adrian Wilkinson episode
Dec 15, 2025
Episode 231 Some occupational hazards for Christmas
Dec 08, 2025
Episode 230 The Gillian Stevenson Episode
Dec 01, 2025
Episode 229 Reflections on the supreme court ruling about the teaching of Religious education in schools in northern Ireland
Nov 24, 2025
Episode 228 The importance of showing up
Nov 17, 2025
Episode 227 Some thoughts and prayers for remembrance
Nov 10, 2025
Episode 226 an actor and a singer unpack harvest for us
Nov 03, 2025
Episode 225 Points of entry
Oct 20, 2025
Episode 224 The Peace agreement
Oct 13, 2025
Episode 223 New techniques
Oct 06, 2025
Episode 222 The Philip Mckinley episode
Sep 29, 2025
Episode 221 Those who look after us through the night
Sep 22, 2025
Episode 220 The death of Charlie Kirk, a response
Sep 15, 2025
Episode 219 The Community fun day episode
Sep 08, 2025
Episode 218 How faithfulness can create a lasting impact
Sep 01, 2025
Episode 217 Some summer podcast recommendations
Aug 11, 2025
Episode 216 Summer camps and bible holiday clubs
Aug 04, 2025
Reflecting on the ruthless elimination of hurry
Jul 28, 2025
Episode 214 Restorative Justice
Jul 07, 2025
Episode 213 School holidays
Jun 30, 2025
Episode 212 JP
Jun 23, 2025
Episode 211 Praying for peace on our streets and in the middle East
Jun 16, 2025
Episode 210 Some thoughts on the Holy Spirit
Jun 09, 2025
Episode 209 Bonding over Drains!
Jun 02, 2025
Episode 208 Looking beyond our walls
May 26, 2025
Episode 207 The discipline of silence and solitude
May 19, 2025
Episode 206 A new Pope
May 12, 2025
Episode 205 some reflections on the mind matters programme for mental health
May 05, 2025
Episode 204 Some reflections on the death of Pope Francis
Apr 28, 2025
Episode 203 The Jim fleming episode
Apr 14, 2025
Episode 202 The Ross Munro Episode
Apr 07, 2025
Episode 201 The Matthew Gault episode
Mar 31, 2025
Episode 200 The Tim Burns episode
Mar 24, 2025
Episode 199 The James Crockett episode
Mar 17, 2025
The church and preparing for lent
Mar 10, 2025
Episode 197 The Bill Press episode
Mar 03, 2025
Episode 196 Church finances an overview
Feb 24, 2025
Episode 195 Angels in disguise and voices of encouragement
Feb 14, 2025
Episode 194 Dealing with storms
Feb 03, 2025
Episode 193 Prayers from a place of overwhelm
Jan 18, 2025
Episode 191 Being a good neighbour
Jan 13, 2025
Episode 190 Leaving your mark
Jan 06, 2025
Episode 189 Are you sorted for Christmas?
Dec 16, 2024
Episode 188 Christmas outreach episode
Dec 07, 2024
Advent and waiting
Nov 30, 2024
Episode 186 The confirmation episode
Nov 25, 2024
Episode 185 Epic challenges
Nov 18, 2024
Episode 184 Someone else's shoes
Nov 11, 2024
Episode 183 The infrastructure of our lives
Nov 04, 2024
Episode 182 Reliance on God
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 181 The Mike Donal episode
Oct 14, 2024
Escalating conflict in the middle East some resources to pray
Oct 07, 2024
Episode 179 coaches and mentors
Sep 30, 2024
Episode 178 Invitation services Gimmicks or invitation?
Sep 23, 2024
The Niamh Mcanally episode
Sep 16, 2024
Episode 176 Sunday school teachers a special celebration
Sep 09, 2024
Episode 175 The institution service
Sep 02, 2024
Episode 174 The Bishop Michael Burrows episode
Aug 26, 2024
The Stella Isaac Episode
Aug 19, 2024
Episode 172 praying for a cessation to the trouble on our streets
Aug 12, 2024
Episode 171 Some reflections on the Olympics
Aug 05, 2024
Episode 170 The Gillian Wharton episode
Jul 22, 2024
Episode 169 Dealing with Disappointment
Jul 01, 2024
Episode 168- some thoughts and explanations about a synod
Jun 24, 2024
Episode 167 Happy Birthday Stephen Brook saluting our mentors in faith
Jun 17, 2024
Episode 166 Hospital ministry
Jun 03, 2024
Episode 165 The pressures of exam season
May 27, 2024
Episode 164 Online prayers
May 20, 2024
Episode 163 Some thoughts on pastoral care
May 13, 2024
Episode 162 Parenting Teenagers
May 06, 2024
Episode 161 The importance of respectful discourse
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 160 - The Stevie Mulrooney episode
Apr 22, 2024
Episode 159 Young people and the church
Apr 15, 2024
Episode 158 Behind the scenes at Easter
Apr 08, 2024
Episode 157 The Holy week episode
Mar 25, 2024
Episode 156 St.Patrick and beacons
Mar 18, 2024
Episode 155 Meetings
Mar 11, 2024
Episode 154 The accessibility project with Beverley McGeown
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 153 Doing ordinary things well
Feb 26, 2024
Episode 152 Quiet spaces and their importance
Feb 19, 2024
Episode 151 The Andrew and Joanne Quill episode
Feb 05, 2024
Some thoughts on baptism
Jan 29, 2024
Episode 149 a New Bible reading App
Jan 22, 2024
Episode 148 Facing overwhelm
Jan 15, 2024
Episode 147 Drug awareness for young people The Fiona Spargo Mabbs interview
Jan 08, 2024
Episode 146 Living in the moment
Jan 01, 2024
Episode 145 Some festive recommendations
Dec 25, 2023
Episode 144 Keeping it all in perspective
Dec 18, 2023
Episode 143 Advent and Christmas in the Rectory
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 142 Unanswered Prayer
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 141 Returning to church
Nov 27, 2023
Episode 140 The Erin Weir episode
Nov 20, 2023
Episode 139 The Deborah Sloan interview
Nov 14, 2023
Episode 138 Appreciation
Nov 06, 2023
Episode 137 Deadlines
Oct 30, 2023
Episode 136 Words that build bridges a prayer for Israel and palestine
Oct 23, 2023
Episode 135 - Prophetic words
Oct 18, 2023
Revering Scripture Episode 134
Oct 09, 2023
The Sarah Yardley Interview Episode 133
Oct 02, 2023
Episode 132 Speaking kindly of others
Sep 25, 2023
Episode 131 - Some reflections on the life of an evangelist
Sep 18, 2023
Episode 130 Thinking about legacy
Sep 11, 2023
Episode 129 The going back to school episode 2023
Sep 04, 2023
Episode 128 Life groups
Aug 28, 2023
Episode 127 The Greg Downes Episode
Aug 21, 2023
Episode 126 An interview with Bishop David McClay
Aug 14, 2023
Episode 125 - Building projects
Aug 07, 2023
Episode 124 - The newsreader, the footballer and the pop star
Jul 31, 2023
Episode 123 - Being a visitor
Jul 24, 2023
Episode 122 Church on holiday
Jul 17, 2023
Episode 121 The school prizegiving
Jul 10, 2023
Episode 120 An interview with Diane Ruddock, a Diocesan lay reader
Jul 09, 2023
Episode 119 - Slowing down
Jun 26, 2023
Episode 118- The mystery of church synods!
Jun 19, 2023
Episode 117- The church's identity
Jun 12, 2023
Episode 116- Some reflections on the Philip Schofield story
Jun 05, 2023
Episode 115 - Is God calling you?
May 29, 2023
Episode 114 - Weaving faith into everyday life
May 22, 2023
Episode 113- Some reflections on leaving school or university
May 15, 2023
Episode 112- The Coronation episode
May 08, 2023
Episode 111 An interview with Rob Jones
May 01, 2023
Episode 110 - Vocation
Apr 24, 2023
Episode 109 - Some lessons from a climbing trip
Apr 17, 2023
Episode 108- Some special Easters
Apr 10, 2023
Episode 107 - Watching out for envy or jealousy as a church leader
Apr 03, 2023
Episode 106 leadership training for ministry
Mar 27, 2023
Episode 105
Mar 20, 2023
Episode 104 - The power of personal invitation
Mar 13, 2023
Episode 103- Lectio Divina
Mar 06, 2023
Episode 102 - Omagh
Feb 27, 2023
Episode 101 - Pioneer ministry
Feb 20, 2023
Episode 100 An interview with Mrs. Hilary McClay
Feb 13, 2023
Episode 99 A Conversation with Rev Raj Sithyaraj
Feb 06, 2023
Episode 98 A God honouring life
Jan 30, 2023
Episode 97- Burnout
Jan 23, 2023
Episode 96 An interview with Norman Sleator
Jan 16, 2023
Episode 95 - Finding your sweet spot
Jan 09, 2023
Episode 94 - Some reflections on 2022
Jan 02, 2023
Episode 93 -Managing stress
Dec 26, 2022
Episode 92- An interview with Lydia Monds
Dec 19, 2022
Episode 91 - Some reflections on mental health and an update on the situation on the ground in Ukraine
Dec 12, 2022
Episode 90 -Thinking about time and memories
Dec 05, 2022
Episode 89- an interview with Sharon Hastings
Nov 28, 2022
Episode 88 - Finding the blessing in unexpected journeys
Nov 21, 2022
Episode 87 - Some thoughts on remembrance
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 86 - Some reflections by the Archbishop of Armagh on the mission of the church to celebrate our 90th Anniversary
Nov 07, 2022
Episode 85 Prayer gatherings
Oct 31, 2022
episode 84 Harvest
Oct 24, 2022
episode 83 - Extending the hand of friendship
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 82 - Some reflections on suffering and tragedy
Oct 10, 2022
Episode 81- Some podcast recommendations
Oct 03, 2022
Episode 80 - The history of Bitesize chunks of faith
Sep 26, 2022
Episode 79 - The Daily Quiet time
Sep 19, 2022
Episode 78- a reflection on the death of Queen Elizabeth ii
Sep 12, 2022
Episode 77- finding faith or searching for faith
Sep 05, 2022
Episode 76 - Loneliness
Aug 29, 2022
Episode 75 - Kingdom voices
Aug 15, 2022
Episode 74- encouraging steps
Aug 08, 2022
Episode 73- An interview with Gill Kenny
Aug 01, 2022
Episode 72- Breaking down the walls
Jul 25, 2022
Episode 71 - Some music that touched my soul
Jul 18, 2022
Episode 70
Jul 04, 2022
Episode 69- Hybrid church
Jun 27, 2022
Episode 68 - Joseph
Jun 20, 2022
Episode 67 - The beauty in Diversity
Jun 13, 2022
Episode 66 - Pentecost , The Church's birthday celebration
Jun 06, 2022
Episode 65 - An interview with Rod Maxwell
May 30, 2022
Episode 64 - Passing on the baton
May 23, 2022
Episode 63- The healing power of the cross part 4
May 16, 2022
Episode 62- The healing power of the Cross part 3
May 09, 2022
Episode 61 - The healing power of the cross part two
May 03, 2022
Episode 60 - The healing power of the Cross part 1
Apr 25, 2022
Episode 59- An interview with the podcaster!
Apr 18, 2022
Episode 58- The significance of the cross in a world of suffering
Apr 11, 2022
Episode 57- Pilgrimage
Apr 04, 2022
Episode 56- The importance of friendship
Mar 28, 2022
Episode 55 - God the Divine Artist
Mar 21, 2022
Episode 54- Asking great questions
Mar 14, 2022
Episode 53 - Moving from fear to faith
Mar 07, 2022
Episode 52 - A prayer for Ukraine
Feb 28, 2022
Episode 51- Spiritual searching
Feb 21, 2022
Episode 50 - An interview with Colin Darling
Feb 14, 2022
Episode 49 - Rebuilding after the pandemic
Feb 06, 2022
Episode 48- Being comfortable in our own skin
Jan 31, 2022
Episode 47- Some reflections on recent acts of violence
Jan 24, 2022
Episode 46 - Keeping going
Jan 17, 2022
Episode 45 The journey from the head to the heart
Jan 10, 2022
Episode 44 - Reflecting on 2021 using an ancient practice called the Examen
Jan 03, 2022
Episode 43 - Deaing with confusion and uncertainty
Dec 27, 2021
Episode 42 - An interview with Dorothy Callan
Dec 20, 2021
Episode 41 An interview with Mitch
Dec 13, 2021
Episode 40 - An interview with Melanie Grimsley
Dec 06, 2021
Episode 39- Advent
Nov 29, 2021
Episode 38 - Some reflections on 2020
Nov 22, 2021
Episode 37 Remembrance
Nov 15, 2021
Episode 36 - some further thoughts on repentance
Nov 08, 2021
Episode 35- The joy of reading
Nov 01, 2021
Episode 34 - Repentance
Oct 25, 2021
Episode 33- Steps of faith
Oct 18, 2021
Praising without singing
Oct 11, 2021
Episode 31- Life interrupted
Oct 04, 2021
Episode 30- delegation
Sep 27, 2021
Episode 29- The importance of working together
Sep 20, 2021
Episode 28 Teachers
Sep 13, 2021
Episode 27 - Some wisdom about making choices
Sep 06, 2021
Episode 26- What its like to be part of a church under persecution
Aug 30, 2021
Episode 25 Some lessons from the life and fundraising efforts of colonel Tom Moore
Aug 23, 2021
Episode 24- a masterclass on prayer
Aug 16, 2021
Episode 23 Work/life balance
Aug 09, 2021
Episode 22 - Looking at the world differently
Aug 02, 2021
Episode 21 - The power of being convicted
Jul 26, 2021
Episode 20 The importance of being believed in
Jul 19, 2021
Episode 19 - shining a light on difficult subjects
Jul 12, 2021
Episode 18 - Lessons on transformation
Jul 05, 2021
Episode 17 - Lessons from my children
Jun 28, 2021
Episode 16- Revival
Jun 21, 2021
Episode 15 Fruits of the spirit interview
Jun 14, 2021
Episode 14 Fruits of the spirit- Self control
Jun 07, 2021
Episode 13 fruits of the spirit -Gentleness
May 31, 2021
Episode 12 Fruits of the Spirit - Faithfulness
May 24, 2021
Episode 11 Fruits of the Spirit - Goodness
May 17, 2021
Episode 10 fruits of the Spirit - kindness.
May 10, 2021
Episode 9 - Fruits of the spirit - Patience
May 03, 2021
Episode 8 Fruits of the spirit - Peace
Apr 26, 2021
Episode 7 - The fruits of the Spirit - Joy
Apr 19, 2021
Episode 6 Whats love got to do with it?
Apr 12, 2021
Episode 5 How faith helps in times of anxiety
Apr 05, 2021
Bonus episode !! An inspiring interview and an invitation to try The Alpha Course to explore the meaning of life
Mar 30, 2021
Is it ever right to get angry?
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 3 Looking after your spiritual health during lockdown
Mar 22, 2021
Crossroads moments
Mar 15, 2021
Our spiritual journey
Mar 08, 2021
Bitesize chunks of faith trailer
Mar 01, 2021