oct. 17-20, 2024 • estes park, co

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LEADERS

Fr. Columba Jordan, CFR

Fr. Columba Jordan grew up in Ireland, and encountered the Lord when he was 17 — feeling the call to give himself entirely to the Him. Fr. Columba joined the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal and following his ordination in 2011, was sent to Derry-Londonderry as the leader of the Franciscan community there. He serves in leadership, teaching, leading worship, preaching, equipping God’s people in walking in the Spirit and very recently has started to see people healed.

Most Rev. Samuel J. Aquila

The Most Reverend Samuel J. Aquila was named the archbishop for the Archdiocese of Denver on May 29, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. For his episcopal motto Archbishop Aquila has chosen, “Do whatever he tells you” (Jn. 2:5). His ministry as shepherd of the people of northern Colorado is dedicated to helping every person experience the love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and be moved by that encounter to a lasting commitment to share the Gospel with enthusiasm, creativity and joy.

Fr. Jason Charron

Fr. Jason Charron and his wife, Halyna live in Carnegie, Pa. and are parents to seven children. He has been a priest in the Ukrainian Catholic Church since 2008, and currently serves in two parishes, as well as in a bi-ritual capacity with the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He has worked in education at the primary, secondary and post-secondary levels for ten years.

Dr. R. Jared Staudt, PhD

Dr. Staudt serves as Director of Content for Exodus and as an Instructor for the Lay Division of St. John Vianney Seminary. He is the author of How the Eucharist Can Save Civilization (TAN), Restoring Humanity: Essays on the Evangelization of Culture (Divine Providence Press) and The Beer Option: Brewing a Catholic Culture Yesterday & Today (Angelico Press). He holds a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Ave Maria University and B.A. and M.A. in Catholic Studies from the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN). He and wife, Anne, have six children and he is a Benedictine oblate.

Jason Craig

Jason M. Craig is the editor of Those Catholic Men and Sword&Spade magazine, the author of Leaving Boyhood Behind (OSV 2019), and co-founder of Fraternus.  He has a Masters in Theology from the Augustine Institute.  Craig runs a small Grade A dairy with his family and hosts retreats and workshops through St. Joseph’s Farm.  He is known to claim that his family invented bourbon.

Ennie Hickman

For over two decades, Ennie Hickman’s determined pursuit of Gospel joy has aided God in transforming the lives of countless people. With a heart for the outcast and forgotten in society, he has served as a youth minister, coach, domestic missionary, international speaker, non-profit president, and currently serves The Saint Constantine School and College in Houston, TX — a new and innovative “Oxbridge” style micro college with a dynamic Christian Classical PK3-12 attached. 

Adam Minihan

Exodus Man, Presenter

Adam is the Director of Communications for the Diocese of Tulsa & Eastern Oklahoma, CEO of St. Michael Catholic Radio, Co-Host of The Catholic Man Show, Editor of the EOC, and an Author through Ascension Press.

David Niles

Exodus Man, Presenter

David is a financial adviser and co-host of The Catholic Man Show. 

Bret Ware

Bret is an Exodus man from Granite City, IL. He serves as parish secretary at St. Elizabeth Parish.

Jake Khym

Jake is a Catholic leader with over 20 years experience in various ministry settings. He has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Theology with a concentration in Catechetics. Jake has worked in adult faith formation, seminarian and priestly formation, diocesan evangelization, catechesis, RCIA, retreat ministry, and has a private counseling practice for over 15 years. Currently, Jake offers human and pastoral formation to Catholic leaders, is a consultant to Dioceses and ministries across North America, offers an annual Men’s Retreat in British Columbia, Canada, accompanies male leaders on their journey of faith, and co-hosts two podcasts, Restore the Glory and Way of the Heart. With two children at university, Jake currently lives in Abbotsford, BC with his wife Heather and one of their three children.

Kurt Gibson

Exodus Man, Emcee

Kurt Gibson is a husband, sales executive and real estate investor in San Diego. A graduate of the University of Florida, Kurt has lead multiple Exodus fraternities through the past several years.

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