Purpose Ignited
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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Podcasting since 2025 • 24 episodes
Purpose Ignited
Latest Episodes
Lee Camp, Part II: Passion, Practice, and Courage in the Good Life
In 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 notion that we should wait for passion to strike and suggests that pa...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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21:18
Lee Camp, Part I: Freedom, Obedience, and Becoming Fully Alive
How 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 he felt throughout his life as he sought the path of obedience, a...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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25:48
Jan Harris, Part II: Achiever, Incarnation, and the Holiness of Overlooked Gifts
In 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 helped her through some of her hardest moments and comments on the sa...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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18:19
Jan Harris, Part I: Ideation, Poetry, and Authentic Presence
Dr. 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, scholar, writer, and spiritual director. Lily and Jan discuss the...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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30:04
David Elrod, Part II: Ethics, Innovation, and Loving Your Neighbor
David 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 rapidly transform our world. David has a unique perspective after 40...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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17:26
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