The Commission Files
Will Leitch and Kerry Greig bring you regular Christian faith stories and meet the people making a difference in society. Produced by Commission Christian Radio
Episodes
18 episodes
Storymakers
Three guests join Kerry and Will in the Commission studios they know very well already. Commission's Head of Programmes Colm Flanagan accompanies Hilary Jewhurst and Drew Gibson. All three are Commission actors, presenters, pr...
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Episode 17
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Mama Lacey
Music, chat and laughter in this special Christmas episode where Kerry and Will meet Marie Lacey, founder and director of Belfast Community Gospel Choir. She describes the choir as a way of helping people from all walks of life sing truth...
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Episode 16
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50:36
Everything and All to Me.
The Christian author and speaker, Lyndall Bywater, joins Kerry and Will to talk...
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Episode 15
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52:30
Pastoring the Politician
In a time of weariness and cynicism about politics - locally and nationally - can Christians afford not to get involved? In a special episode, Kerry and Will welcome three guests with a lot of insight on politics and their faith, includin...
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Episode 14
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47:42
No Superhero Cape...
Light and hope in great darkness. Kerry and Will welcome Ben McMechan, the Northern Ireland lead for IJM, International Justice Mission. In partnership with org...
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Episode 13
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Seeing the World Through Different Eyes
Kerry and Will meet Chris Thompson, the Director of Tearfund NI and Lois Baillie, their Church and Supporter Engagement team Leader. Talking about Church Partnerships. How you can play your part to help train and equip local churche...
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Episode 12
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Pastor to the People.
Meet one of the finest story-tellers you'll ever hear. A talented broadcaster, author and newspaper columnist, Rev Jim Rea is many more things besides. A former Methodist President in Ireland, a pastor in both countryside and ...
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Episode 11
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Settled, Adjusted, Equipped, and Befriended
Settled, adjusted, equipped and befriended. That's the hope Avril Edgar has for every person in the Refugee and Asylum Community in Northern Ireland. It's why she joined a fe...
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Episode 10
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Helping Your Community Thrive
Kerry and Will chat with Diane Holt of Thrive Ireland. Last time we heard about a church which was reaching out to its community, in that particular case, to a local prison. But most of us don...
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Episode 9
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"A Part, but not Apart."
With a prison on its doorstep, one church in south Belfast decided it would build relationships with it. No small task, given that Hydebank College and Female Prison - like any other - sometimes appears in the news in anything but a posit...
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Episode 8
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"Good News People"
Is Northern Ireland a place apart? More "religious" than Great Britain? Here's a remarkable snapshot of current Christian faith in Northern Ireland. David Smyth, the head of
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Episode 7
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47:11
Never Just a Holy Huddle.
In a triumph of diary matching, Kerry and Will meet David Montgomery, known as "Monty" to his friends and associates. He works as the Regional Director for IFES Europe.&nb...
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Episode 6
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"Standing in the Gap".
Cost of Living Part 2.Kerry Greig and Will Leitch dig deeper into the issues surrounding the cost of living crisis, and the response of Christians to it. Who is "standing in the gap"? Last time they heard from three groups ...
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Episode 5
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To Live, to Love, to Laugh, to Dance Again...
In this special extra edition of The Commission Files, Will Leitch meets Alan McBride. Alan appeared on many news outlets in Autumn 2023 as people marked the 30th anniversary of the Shankill Bombing which killed ten people. He's well-know...
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Episode 4
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38:47
"Holy Discontent..."
Cost of Living Part 1."It could be you.." That's a phrase Will Leitch and Kerry Greig heard over and over again as they researched and recorded this edition of The Commission Files, focussing on the cost of living crisis. Ma...
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Episode 3
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Cookies and Satellite Dishes.
Kerry Greig and Will Leitch welcome two new guests to Studio 2 at Commission to hear how Christians work in so-called "restricted countries' - where traditional Christian outreach models simply aren't possible."Matt" from
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Episode 2
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