Damon Garcia - Calling, Capitalism & Becoming Yourself (N369)
About this episode
Damon Garcia discusses the pressures of finding and following God's calling amidst capitalism and church culture.
In this episode, Damon Garcia joins us to explore the pressure of trying to find — and faithfully follow — God’s plan for your life. Growing up in a Pentecostal and charismatic church culture, Damon was taught that God had a specific calling for each person, and that missing it could mean missing the life you were meant to live. Damon reflects on the anxiety, striving, and self-surveillance that this way of thinking can create, as well as his own complicated journey into ministry and eventual departure from evangelicalism. As the conversation unfolds, the lens widens beyond church culture to ask what happens when one version of calling collapses, only for another to take its place. From hustle culture and monetised gifts to the pressure to “become somebody”, Damon reflects on the ways capitalism shapes our understanding of purpose, success, and worth. Along the way, he offers a gentler alternative: a vision of “small, simple callings” rooted less in grand destiny and more in presence, grace, creativity, and the ordinary life in front of us. Following the interview Nomad hosts Tim and Joy reflect on growing up in Pentecostal and charismatic church cultures where “calling” shaped…
People in this episode
Hosts: Tim, Joy
Guest: Damon Garcia
Topics covered
- calling
- capitalism
- church culture
- anxiety
- purpose
- success
- identity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pentecostal, charismatic, evangelicalism
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