For 10 years, Wellingtonians have been waking up to the trademark warmth and humour of Kath Bier on The Breeze’s morning show.
The bubbly mum-of-two, together with her co-host Steve Joll, has entertained, joked, and disc-jockeyed her way into listeners’ hearts as they’ve wiped the sleep from their eyes, poured their first cups of coffee, and negotiated their way through the morning rush hour.
But after almost 30 years on air, Kath is now hanging up her headphones and following a very different calling.
“About five years ago, I had a really weird thing happen. I felt God call me into being an ordained priest,” says the veteran broadcaster.
The process takes five years and is deliberately intense in order to weed out those who were called by ego rather than God. Now, just months away from being ordained, Kath says she was years into her training before she was 100% confident in her decision.
“Right down to the last probably six months of that whole five-year process, I was thinking, ‘I really don’t want to do this. I don’t want to be a priest.’
“But then, just at the very last little bit of that process, I was like, ‘This is such a call and I so want this. This is exactly what God is calling me to do.’”
Kath was raised by Christian parents, but they never forced Kath or her siblings to go to church. They wanted their children to find God on their own. Part of what drew Kath to Christianity was how amazing her parents are.
ãã®èšäºã¯ New Zealand Woman's Weekly ã® April 26, 2021 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã9,000 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã ?  ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
ãã®èšäºã¯ New Zealand Woman's Weekly ã® April 26, 2021 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã9,000 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã? ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
The perfect GETAWAY
From lengthy airport clinches to party ghosting, Michéle examines goodbyes
Message in a BOTTLE
Kevin makes a discovery in his shed that piques his detective skills
Empowered & thriving! PERFECT AT ANY AGE
Weekly editor Marilynn bravely shares her bold new approach to living her best life at 50 and beyond
Nature goals FIND YOUR GREEN SPACE
From stressed to refreshed! Lifestyle medicine practitioner Dr Jenny Brockis shares the simple steps you should adopt to give your wellbeing a boost
Nature & the city KELLY & MARLEY'S WILD PROJECT
The podcasterâs eyes have been opened to a new way of life
TikTok star Paris 'I'M BRINGING OUR KAI TO THE WORLD
After a tough start to motherhood, the foodie tells how she reclaimed her life
Love and the city! WENDYL'S CHANGE OF HEART
After a decade in the country, sheâs given up the good life to return home
New TV star Andy 'I THOUGHT BEIN AN ALL BLACK WAS TOUGH!' ÐÑП
It was a big shift channelling his talent into the hit show Moving Houses, but the sporting legend is a natural
Babies and beyond! INES HEALS BRAD'S HEART
The actor is embracing life with his zero-dramaâ partner
Spreading the joy SIR ASHLEY'S KINDNESS CLUB
The Kiwi health legend is taking a jab at teaching kids important life skills