Inspired to Act
by Thrive Ireland
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Pulling a Weed
Pulling a Weed
About this podcast
From Thrive Ireland - Diane Holt and Will Leitch introduce you to people who have been inspired to act.
Thrive Ireland is all about equipping and inspiring churches to bring about holistic change in society.
This Podcast has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council.
Episodes
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- Pulling a Weed · 50 min · Season 4 Episode 1First in a new series. Gary Lamont runs a successful architectural services business in Ballymena - but he's also a local man and a church leader, still living in the community…
- Our 4th Series starts very soon! · 1 min · Season 4Get ready! Diane Holt and Will Leitch are back with a new series of Inspired to Act from Thrive Ireland for 2026-7! You can listen on all the same platforms as before, but now…
- Gifts to Us. · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 8Nathaniel Jennings isn't easy to place - and it's brilliant! With an American dad, an English mum, and a Jamaican grandfather, he grew up in Bangladesh, was educated in the UK…
- Rethinking Community Relations · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 7It's time to rethink community relations, because reconciliation almost certainly isn't what you think it is. Even the word itself gets everything from an eye-roll to a myriad…
- "Public Evil" · 48 min · Season 3 Episode 6Norman Hamilton is known for his efforts to help broker peace during the Holy Cross dispute in Belfast of 25 years ago. Anyone aged over 40 will remember the images which flew…
- Saying Yes to Possibility · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 5Joe McKeown's life could have been very different. He grew up in West Belfast during the Troubles, and saw plenty of conflict, for a time joining in with the recreational…
- Ministering at the Margins · 44 min · Season 3 Episode 4Ruth Garvey-Williams lives and works in the small Donegal town of Buncrana. Yet despite living in what's often dubbed "Ireland's forgotten county", she and her family make a huge…
- Being in the Room · 45 min · Season 3 Episode 3Dr John Kyle has had 3 intertwined careers, as a GP, as a church leader, and as a local councillor. Determined to make a difference for peace and reconciliation, he made a choice…
- Lean Out of My Bubble. · 49 min · Season 3 Episode 2Tim Magowan is a leader, a motivator, and an enabler. Currently he's Executive Director at the 174 Trust on Belfast's Antrim Road. But he's also a mentor and a dreamer, with a…
- The Next Right Thing · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 1"Trust Martin, trust." That's what Father Martin Magill thinks when he's looking to God for guidance on how to take the next right step for peace. He's well-known as a campaigner…
- Looking back... and forward! · 3 min · Season 2 Episode 9Series 3 of Inspired to Act is coming very soon! Diane and Will have already been in studio listening and learning. Here's a quick reminder of just some of the great…
- Battles to Fight, Battles to Walk Away From · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 8Mark Houston, Director of The Link Family and Community Centre in Newtownards sits down with Diane and Will. Mark's an engineer, a family man, and a musician, having been in…
- Wounded Healer · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 7"Peacemaking isn't easy" says Rev Tony Davidson as he tells Diane and Will about almost 30 years living and working in the city of Armagh, taking risks for peace. He saw gradual…
- Joining up the Dots... · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 6Darren O'Reilly really doesn't look like a monk. Yet he's a member of a religious community in County Antrim, a "Brother". He's also an experienced youth worker used to making…
- "Speaking Truth to Power" · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 5In the 1980s, the Rev Useni Sibanda flew home from his UK studies to Zimbabwe, not long after it achieved independence. A civil war was raging, and inflation was rampant. You…
- "Like a really well-made hot chocolate..." · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 4The Archdeacon of Derry, Robert Miller, looks after three Church of Ireland joint parishes, Christ church, St Peter’s Culmore and Muff. He's a peacemaker, mediator and community…
- An Opportunity to Heal · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 3The former UTV journalist Jude Hill now works in the charity sector, but still makes time to produce and present her own ground-breaking podcast about peace and reconciliation…
- Blessed are the Peacemakers · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 2Rev Dr Lesley Carroll joins Diane and Will to discuss what has motivated her during an extremely varied career, as a Presbyterian Minister, working in Victim Support, as Prisons…
- Pick it Up · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 1In the first episode of a brand new series of Inspired to Act, Thrive Ireland's Director, Diane Holt, and co-presenter Will Leitch welcome back David Porter. His career has…
- A new series starts soon! · 1 min · Season 1Diane Holt and Will Leitch are back with a new series from Thrive Ireland for 2024-5! Tell us what you think! Produced for Thrive Ireland In association with The Northern Ireland…
