Open Doors: Conversations with Heart of the Father

Episodes

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  The Mustang, the Mission, and the Movement: Unbound in Hungary with Jenn Lozano and Fr. John Simoneau 29.10.2026 32m

  How does God use Unbound to meet our vulnerability, bring peace, and open doors that will transform a nation? Meet Fr. Simoneau, whose story offers a jolt of hope when people feel stuck, unseen, or unsure how God could work through their flaws. Fr. Simoneau’s outreach in Kaposvár, Hungary, includes teaching English, biking through town, founding youth clubs, and even evangelizing via a yellow Mustang—showing what happens when a priest lets Jesus dismantle fear and rebuild freedom. In this epi...
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  Abiding in Obedience with Neal Lozano and Jacqueline Harper 22.10.2026 32m

  If you’ve ever wondered how to obey God when it feels costly, confusing, or scary, this episode provides clarity and hope. Neal shares how small acts of obedience shaped his calling, birthed Unbound, and carried him through seasons of resistance, fear, and spiritual testing. Obedience begins small, often with the next step right in front of you as God brings to completion your calling. Obedience comes from relationship — not performance. Feeling resistance and hesitation is normal but J...
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  From Broadway to the Priesthood: Learning to Abide with Matt Lozano and Fr. David Rider 15.10.2026 26m

  When life feels tangled with fear, old habits, or spiritual desolation, Fr. David Rider’s story offers a clear path back to intimacy with Christ. This episode shows how God used Unbound to free a former tap‑dancer turned priest from anxiety, unforgiveness, and the lies that kept him from abiding deeply in Jesus. Listeners seeking renewal, clarity, or a spiritual “reset” will hear how the Five Keys became the greatest grace of his priesthood! Fr. Rider shares how: Leaving show business m...
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  Returning to the Vine with Jacqueline Harper and Matt and Jenn Lozano 08.10.2026 28m

  Have you ever felt spiritually disconnected? Jesus gives the clearest path back in John 15 when he invites us to remain in His love. That connection isn’t about emotions, but is grounded in relationship, trust, and choosing to stay close to the One who already holds you fast. This episode explores why we sometimes feel disconnected and how Jesus gently restores us to abiding in union with Him. Disconnection is often perception, not reality. Shame, busyness, fear, or disbelief can cloud ...
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  When Abiding Bears Fruit with Jacqueline Harper, Jenn Lozano, and Lisa Livezey 01.10.2026 34m

  Have you ever felt pressure to perform for God or wished your spiritual life felt more rooted? Centered on John 15, this episode offers a freeing reset by exploring how abiding, not achieving, is the true path to intimacy, peace, and genuine fruitfulness in Christ. We are called to remain in God’s love, and this means Christ-likeness, not numbers or accomplishments. Being like Christ is walked out within the family and Christian community as the fruits of the Spirit mature within our rel...
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  Pruned for More with Lisa Livezey, Matt Lozano, and Jacqueline Harper 24.09.2026 27m

  If you've ever wondered whether your hardships mean God is disappointed in you, this conversation offers a beautiful reminder: the Father prunes because He desires your life to overflow with good fruit. In this episode, Lisa, Matt, and Jacqueline explore the deep imagery of vines, branches, and abiding. They discuss how God tends, prunes, and nourishes His people so that true life can flourish. In light of John 15:1–2, they explore the Father’s loving work as the vinedresser, the Son as...
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  The Source of Life with Matt and Jenn Lozano and Lisa Livezey 17.09.2026 25m

  Season 6 of the Open Doors Podcast premieres with its theme: The Abiding Life! Our first episode launches a four‑week study of John 15 where we explore Jesus' invitation to "abide in me." What does it really mean to abide? Is it simply spending time with God, or is it something much deeper? Jenn, Matt, and Lisa discuss what it means to abide. Together, they reflect on the intimate relationship Jesus offers, the Father's desire to dwell with His people, and how abiding is less about stri...
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  From Playboy to Prodigal Son with Neal Lozano and Kevin Kuster 14.05.2026 38m

  In this final episode of Season 5, Neal sits down with Kevin Kuster, author of From Playboy to Prodigal Son which recounts how the former Playboy photographer turned devout follower of Jesus. Kevin shares how an undiagnosed learning disability in childhood planted the lie that he was “stupid” and how that false belief caused decades of striving, shame, and imposter syndrome. Through a powerful encounter with God and the gentle deliverance at an Unbound Conference, Kevin gained freedom from fe...
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  Return, Repair, and Rest with Jenn Lozano and Jacqueline Harper 07.05.2026 30m

  In this episode, Jenn shares a message she gave at a recent women’s retreat about God’s invitation to experience His blessed life through Jesus. Every invitation calls for a response, and Jenn explores that response through three powerful “R’s”: Return, Repair, and Rest. Return reminds us that God is always pursuing us in love. It begins with recognizing our need for Him. Jenn and Jacqueline discuss the ways God draws us back to Himself, sometimes through dreams or interventions. Repair requi...
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  Boldly Beloved: From Brokenness to Radical Love with Neal Lozano and Kim Zember 30.04.2026 33m

  Join Neal Lozano in this powerful and deeply personal conversation as he speaks with Kim Zember, speaker, missionary, and author of Restless Heart: My Struggle with Life and Sexuality. Kim shares her powerful message about the greater love and freedom found in Jesus, which is the foundation of her ministry, Boldly Beloved. Kim describes the boldness of her ministry as coming from the radical love she is continually learning and receiving from God the Father. She explains that her ministry hel...
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  That They May Be One: A Call to Unity with Matt and Jenn Lozano and Adriana Gonzalez 23.04.2026 30m

  Join Matt and Jenn as they discuss the upcoming film,That They May Be One, with Heart of the Father board member Adriana Gonzales. The film — which features contributors like Francis Chan, Dr. Ralph Martin, Dr. Mary Healy, and our own Matt Lozano — examines Christian unity as an important pursuit and burden for the Church today. The discussion emphasizes that unity is not just an idea but an obedience we must live out, fulfilling the prayer of Jesus in John 17. The film explores the Holy Spir...
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  Renouncing Reiki: A Former Psychic Finds Freedom Through Unbound with Lisa Livezey and Meg Ethridge 16.04.2026 39m

  What happens when someone deeply involved in psychic practices and Reiki realizes it isn’t bringing real healing? In this fascinating episode, Lisa sits down with ministry team member Meg Ethridge, a former psychic and Reiki master, who shares her journey out of the occult and into true freedom. Spurred by a sincere desire to help people coupled with intermittent psychic experiences, Meg opened a storefront offering occult services to clients. “I didn’t go looking for the occult, the occult f...
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  From Distance to Freedom with Matt Lozano and Alejandro Rivero 09.04.2026 21m

  In this episode, we meet Alejandro Rivero, a husband, father, and businessman from Mexico whose relationship with God was once distant—but through the power of Unbound Ministry, he came to know the Father in a loving and personal way. “Something was changing inside of me,” Alejandro shares regarding the transformation of his faith. He describes how the Holy Spirit brought to light a childhood memory that helped him recognize lies he had believed. That moment opened the door to healing and gre...
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  Personal Prayer Book Study Chapters 10 & 11:  From Encounter to Likeness 02.04.2026 28m

  In this final episode of our book study, Jenn, Matt, and Lisa bring everything together by exploring two powerful themes: charismatic prayer and the ultimate call to become like Him. What does it really mean to pray in the Spirit, and how does that kind of prayer actually transform us? The three talk about how charismatic prayer isn’t just about emotional expression or spiritual gifts, but about surrender, intimacy, and allowing the Holy Spirit to shape us from within. As they reflect on the ...
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  Personal Prayer Book Study Chapters 8 & 9:  With Word and Sacrament 26.03.2026 33m

  In this week’s episode of Open Doors Podcast, Emily, Jacqueline, and Lisa continue their Lenten book study on Personal Prayer: A Guide to Receiving the Father’s Love, diving into chapters on Scripture, Eucharistic adoration, and devotional prayer. The conversation explores the richness of Lectio Divina, an ancient practice that helps Christians engage more deeply with sacred Scripture. Emily describes it as “chewing” on the Word of God, noting, “It gives you permission to think out loud...
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  Personal Prayer Book Study Chapters 6 & 7: Poverty and Liturgical Prayer 19.03.2026 36m

  Jacqueline, Jenn, and Lisa continue our Open Doors podcast walk through Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love. In Chapter 6, they discuss the honest, sometimes uncomfortable journey that exists within the human condition caused by original sin and one’s own limitations. They talk about the temptation to discouragement, the “pit of desolation,” and how the Five Keys of Unbound help remove barriers that keep us from experiencing the Father’s love. Jacqueline shares how ...
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  Personal Prayer Book Study Chapters 4 & 5: Loving Faith & A Hidden God 12.03.2026 30m

  In this episode Jacqueline, Jenn, and Lisa cover Chapters 4 and 5 of our Lenten study of Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love. These three examine the depths of loving God by touching on themes like surrender, self-absorption, suffering, and praying to a hidden God. The Lord is always drawing us to himself, giving us faith. Coupled with our natural efforts, however feeble, our faith is met and sustained by Him. Jenn likens Matt’s call into ministry to an exampl...
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  Personal Prayer Book Study Chapters 2 & 3: Relationship and Silence 05.03.2026 35m

  Join us in covering Chapters 2 & 3 of our Lenten book study: Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love with Jenn, Jacqueline, and Emily. This beautiful conversation explores how prayer is less about performance and more about relationship with a loving Father. “It got me excited for prayer!” Emily shares, reflecting on the book’s image of communion with God as two drops of wax melting together, fused in a way that can never be separated. Together these three talk about open...
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  Personal Prayer Book Study Introduction and Chapter 1: Human and Divine Relationship 26.02.2026 37m

  “The Introduction is something I often skip in a book,” Jacqueline admits with a laugh, “but this one was so good I read it three times!” She continues on to emphasize the word “receiving” from the title of our Lenten book, Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love. Jacqueline, Emily, and Lisa sweetly unpack the idea of being vulnerable in contemplative prayer and delve further into the focus of Lenten disciplines and how dying to oneself brings about fruit. T...
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  Keeping it Real: Matt Lozano and Fr. Boniface Hicks on "Personal Prayer" 19.02.2026 37m

  For our Lenten series kick-off, join Matt as he hosts Fr. Boniface Hicks , Benedictine monk, spiritual director, and co-author of Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love. This deep and practical book brings the depth of human experience together with the traditions of Christian prayer to present the path to an intimate and vulnerable relationship with God. God so longs for this intimacy with us! Fr. Boniface describes different types of conversations and how they relate to sh...