Purpose Ignited
by Lipscomb University Career Development Center
Latest episode
Bonus Episode: President Candice McQueen on Leadership and Calling
Bonus Episode: President Candice McQueen on Leadership and Calling
About this podcast
At Purpose Ignited, we explore professional development tools in a real world context. Our guests discuss how their strengths, personalities, and work styles enable them to activate their calling. This podcast is for students and professionals who want to learn how to thrive in their careers while stewarding the gifts God has given them and growing closer to him. Purpose Ignited was created by the Lipscomb University Career Development Center and Center for Vocational Discovery.
Purpose Ignited is hosted and produced by Lily Corley with editing, music, and assistant production by Sarah Nicole.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 25 episodes
- Bonus Episode: President Candice McQueen on Leadership and Calling · 48 minIn this special bonus episode, Lily sits down with Dr. Candice McQueen, President of Lipscomb University, to explore leadership and calling. From classroom teacher to Tennessee…
- Lee Camp, Part II: Passion, Practice, and Courage in the Good Life · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 10In the final episode of season two, Lily Corley and Lee Camp discuss helpful practices for those discerning their next steps in their career journey. Dr. Camp challenges that…
- Lee Camp, Part I: Freedom, Obedience, and Becoming Fully Alive · 26 min · Season 2 Episode 9How do we know what God wants us to do with our lives? In this episode, Dr. Lee Camp discusses his ongoing journey of vocational discernment. He candidly describes the dissonance…
- Jan Harris, Part II: Achiever, Incarnation, and the Holiness of Overlooked Gifts · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 8In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Jan Harris and Lily continue their conversation by pivoting to the Achiever Strength. Jan shares how the determination of this Strength…
- Jan Harris, Part I: Ideation, Poetry, and Authentic Presence · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 7Dr. Jan Harris joins Lily to discuss her journey into the field of English and Literature. She describes how the CliftonStrength "Ideation" helps her in her roles as a professor…
- David Elrod, Part II: Ethics, Innovation, and Loving Your Neighbor · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 6David Elrod and Lily continue their conversation on career and calling. In this episode, they tackle questions of ethics--more timely now than ever, as technology continues to…
- David Elrod, Part I: Engineering as Ministry & Discovering Purpose in Unexpected Places · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 5In this special episode, David Elrod shares his journey of discovering how his talents in science and technology could be used to serve others through an engineering career. As a…
- Hope Nordstrom, Part II: Significance (Strengths) · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 4In Part Two of their conversation, Lily and Hope Nordstrom dive into the CliftonStrength called "Significance." They discuss the importance of doing work that makes a difference…
- Hope Nordstrom, Part I: Input (Strengths) · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 3In Part I of this interview, Hope Nordstrom joins the podcast to share her career story and discuss the Strength of Input. Hope discusses how she leverages this strategic…
- Laura Morrow, Part II: Strengths, Purpose, and the Cancer Journey · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 2In Part II of this interview, Laura Morrow shares how her cancer journey impacted her understanding of purpose. She shares the importance of navigating suffering and uncertainty…
- Laura Morrow, Part I: Stress, Stigma, and Strengths in the Workplace · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 1In the first episode of Season Two, Dr. Laura Morrow shares her journey from auditing to education and organizational behavior, highlights her research into stress in the…
- Season 2 Trailer · 1 min · Season 2Follow us on Instagram @purposeignitedpod and @careerdev_lipscomb
- Strengths: Achiever and Connectedness with Rob Touchstone · 55 min · Season 1 Episode 12In the Season One Finale of Purpose Ignited, Lily is joined by Rob Touchstone, the Director of Lipscomb's Center for Vocational Discovery, to discuss Achiever and Connectedness…
- Strengths: WOO with Rebekah Osteen · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 11In Part Two of their interview, Lily and Rebekah discuss the CliftonStrengths theme WOO, or "Winning Others Over." Trust us, you want a WOO friend at every networking event and…
- Strengths: Belief with Rebekah Osteen · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 10Lily and Rebekah Osteen discuss the Strength Belief and how it can anchor individuals and teams to their core values. Rebekah shares a key distinction between "posted values" and…
- Strengths: Adaptability and Relator with Allison West · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 9Lily and her coworker Allison West discuss the Strengths Adaptability and Relator. This conversation explores the importance of approaching work with a people-first mindset and…
- Strengths: Harmony and Consistency with Monica Wentworth · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 8Monica Wentworth, the Director of the Career Development Center, joins Lily to discuss the Strengths Harmony and Consistency. Monica shares insights from her training as a…
- Strengths: Includer and Developer with Corey Shannon · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 7What does it look like to lead by serving? How can we use our influence to expand opportunities for those on the "outside?" Lily and Corey Shannon discuss these questions and…
- Strengths: Restorative and Responsibility with Hunter Stanfield · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 6In this episode, Lily discusses vocation and faith with psychology professor Hunter Stanfield. They dive into the Strengths Restorative and Responsibility. Hunter explains how…
- Strengths: Learner and Context with Mike Fernandez · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 5In this episode, Lily and Mike Fernandez discuss Mike's Strengths of Learner and Context. Mike explains how he leveraged continuous learning to create Lipscomb's College of…
