What Richard Riccardi talks about

This conversation is for people who already attend or lead churches and care deeply about what community is supposed to feel like. Richard reflects on what he noticed by repeatedly entering…

This discussion speaks directly to people who haven’t rejected church so much as quietly avoided it, often without fully naming why. Richard describes the subtle calculations many people make before…

This topic resonates with churchgoers and leaders who sense that community doesn’t grow through force or messaging alone. Drawing from what he observed across many congregations, Richard describes…

This conversation is for listeners who worry that difference automatically leads to division, especially in religious spaces. Richard reflects on visiting communities where beliefs, culture, and…

This conversation is for listeners who are curious about faith but unsure where they belong, whether belonging even matters anymore, or where to start. Richard describes the experience of visiting a…

This conversation serves anyone who has ever hesitated to enter a church because they felt they wouldn’t fit. Richard shares how, in places where he stood out most-racially, culturally, or…

Richard admits you might be able to learn more about faith by attending school, joining a study group, or reading on your own. Alternatively, you can attend church by viewing services online.…

This conversation is for listeners who are curious about faith but wary of crossing lines they think they’re not supposed to cross. Richard talks about walking into unfamiliar houses of worship not…

Richard eventually joined a nondenominational Christian church with an exclusively Black congregation. Yes, it is a “Black” church culturally, but they taught him that they are the same and related…