Month: February 2025

The Leadership Journey Podcast with Nick Park

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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-6ei3r-180e060

Nick Park is the Executive Director of the Evangelical Alliance (Ireland). He is also the founding pastor of of Solid Rock church in Drogheda, and oversees a network of almost 40 churches in the Republic of Ireland under the auspices of the Church of God.

In our conversation Nick talked about his dramatic early years, coming to faith in Christ as a young man through the work of the Salvation Army, after several years of homelessness. He talks about his path into ministry and how he and his wife came to start Solid Rock Church in Drogheda (there is a fascinating reference to St Patrick). Along the way we chat about the state of the Evangelical Church in Ireland and discuss ways in which it might contribute to church planting in the North.

As ever, we finish with Nick talking about what he would like to say to his 20-year-old self.

Visit the EAI’s website where you can catch Nick’s Friday podcast.

The Leadership Journey Podcast: Nick Park

Posted on by jsalanwilson in Christian leaders, Christian leadership, church leadership, leadership, Podcast, podcasts

Nick Park is the Executive Director of the Evangelical Alliance (Ireland). He is also the founding pastor of of Solid Rock church in Drogheda, and oversees a network of almost 40 churches in the Republic of Ireland under the auspices of the Church of God.

In our conversation Nick talked about his dramatic early years, coming to faith in Christ as a young man through the work of the Salvation Army, after several years of homelessness. He talks about his path into ministry and how he and his wife came to start Solid Rock Church in Drogheda (there is a fascinating reference to St Patrick). Along the way we chat about the state of the Evangelical Church in Ireland and discuss ways in which it might contribute to church planting in the North.

As ever, we finish with Nick talking about what he would like to say to his 20-year-old self.

Visit the EAI’s website where you can catch Nick’s Friday podcast.

Here is the link to my conversation with Nick.

The Leadership Journey Podcast: Arianna Molloy on ‘Healthy Calling’

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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4myxf-17e7395

9781514008409: Healthy Calling: From Toxic Burnout to Sustainable Work

People with a strong sense of call tend to have higher levels of motivation and satisfaction. However, the flip side is that they can be more prone to burnout.

Arianna Molloy has recently published ‘Healthy Calling: From Toxic Burnout to Sustainable Work’ (IVP) in which she explores these important themes.

The Leadership JOurney Podcast: Arianna Molloy on Healthy Calling

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Arianna Molloy is a Communication professor at Biola University in California. She has recently published “Healthy Calling: From Toxic Burnout to Sustainable Work.”

In our conversation, we spend a little bit of time talking about some of the people who have helped Arianna as mentors, but the bulk of the conversation focuses on the book.

We begin by talking about burnout. In the book Arianna suggests that the positive side of calling leads to greater motivation and satisfaction, but that it also has a darker side: the called are more prone to burnout!

We talk about the nature of calling and its four components (which set it apart from a job or even a career). Calling involves a relationship between the person called and the Caller, but also the community. We talk about how calling looks different from drivenness and we spend a bit of time on workaholism and job-idolisation.

In addition we reflect on the importance of humility and sabbath in sustaining calling, and we finish with the advice Arianna has for her 20-year-old self.

If you are in the US, you should have no trouble ordering from wherever you get your books: in the UK you will have to wait about 10 days for the delivery of the paperback (I managed to order one from Abe Books), though the Kindle edition is available right away.

Here is the link to the episode.

https://jsalanwilson.podbean.com/e/the-leadership-journey-podcast-arianna-molloy-on-healthy-calling/