Nick Jorgensen, co-host of "You Were Born for This with Father John Riccardo", is the Associate Director of Parish Renewal for ACTS XXIX and has been involved in evangelization and leadership ministries for over ten years. While completing his undergraduate degree in marketing and management, he worked in youth ministry at the parish level. He then went on to earn his MA in Theology and Christian ministry. While earning this degree, he led men’s ministry as well as a mission trip involving door-to-door, on the street, and inner-city evangelization. He also spent some time working for Lighthouse Catholic Media in order to help develop a door-to-door evangelization program. After completing his MA, he served as the Assistant Director of Evangelization for the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, where he worked to equip parishes in evangelization and leadership. In 2015, Nick and his family moved to the Archdiocese of Detroit where he became the Associate Director of Evangelization. In this role, Nick has developed workshops, training, conferences, and retreats for hospitality, evangelization, formation, and leadership training. Nick has been trained for and successful in coaching leadership teams in organizational health with the goal of building a missionary culture among staff and volunteers throughout all levels of the Church. As part of this coaching effort, Nick trained leaders in the Archdiocese to work with parish leadership teams in their efforts to build a healthy parish culture.
Nick Jorgensen has hosted 52 Episodes.
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Episode 125: Only As Strong As Our Foundation
May 3rd, 2021 | 34 mins 10 secs
#actsxxixpress, christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John and Nick discuss how values drive culture and propose some apostolic values for leaders and teams to consider as part of the work of transformation.
To purchase our new book from ACTS XXIX Press, please visit https://www.actsxxix.org/storestock/p/tccn.
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Episode 124: A Conversation with Archbishop Samuel Aquila
April 26th, 2021 | 41 mins 33 secs
#denver, #godwantshisworldback, #youwerebornforthis, christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary invite Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver to the mic and have a conversation about how the gospel has impacted him personally, the priests of the Archdiocese of Denver, and his hopes for the Church in the U.S.
Visit https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/04/14/aquila-denver-eucharist-politicians-teaching-240396 to read more.
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Episode 121: Death Has Been Destroyed!
April 5th, 2021 | 15 mins 18 secs
#godwantshisworldback, #youwerebornforthis, christianity, detroit, easter2021, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode Father John, Nick, Mary, and Dcn. Steve wish the listeners a blessed Easter and Fr. John shares a word of hope.
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Episode 115: A New Way to Think About the Parish
February 22nd, 2021 | 23 mins 57 secs
#godwantshisworldback, #youwerebornforthis, christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary invite Dcn. Steve to the mic and discuss an insight and image Fr. John had in prayer and its application to how we think about why the parish exists.
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Episode 110: Heralds of Hope in an Age of Despair
January 18th, 2021 | 31 mins 18 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Got Hope?
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about their sense of what’s happening culturally, politically, and ecclesially and the urgency to understand what real hope is.
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Episode 109: Do we really believe God speaks?
January 11th, 2021 | 25 mins 14 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Subordinate everything to prayer!
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about how prayer and work are not to be juxtaposed but rather subordinated to each other.
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Episode 108: The Christian Cancel Culture!
January 4th, 2021 | 35 mins 38 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Jesus Can Handle Your Past!
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary remind us that the message of the gospel is that Jesus doesn’t cancel us—He cancels our sin!
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Episode 107: Turning the Page of 2020
December 28th, 2020 | 19 mins 29 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
What’s Your Magnificat?
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary invite Dcn. Steve to the mic and talk about the year we’re leaving behind and encourages us to press into gratitude, no matter what.
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Episode 106: The Gift
December 21st, 2020 | 22 mins 23 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Hope for a weary world!
In this episode, we want you to enjoy an anointed Christmas homily Fr. John preached two years ago and be filled anew with the gift of hope. Merry Christmas everyone!
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Episode 105: The Mission, the Mission, the Mission!
December 14th, 2020 | 39 mins 34 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Let’s move the arrows!
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about the imminent unveiling of the mission of God in the Christmas season and the importance of getting clarity on the mission of Jesus and ours.
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Episode 104: No love, no Eucharist!
December 7th, 2020 | 37 mins 35 secs
christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about a story that occurred in 390 when a Roman emperor who had been refused communion by his bishop publicly repented and returned to the Church. Do we believe that things like this can happen today?
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Episode 103: Watch!
December 1st, 2020 | 32 mins 40 secs
#advent, #benotafraid, #godwantshisworldback, #youwerebornforthis, christianity, detroit, evangelization, fr. john riccardo, gospel, parish renewal, priest
Get ready, watch, prepare, the King is coming back!
In this episode, Fr. John, Nick, and Mary talk about the season of Advent, encouraging us to be hopeful and yet sobered.