I always thought his surname was pronounced "Your"gensen but on the introduction to ministrymusic.org the voice over guy says "Jor"gensen.
I always thought it was 'Jour’gensen. At least that’s the way I’ve always heard it pronounced in interviews.
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It’s Jor’-gen-sen. It’s a very common surname in Norway, and is pretty common in areas settled by Scandinavians, such as the northern midwest. It also happens to be my grandmother’s maiden name.
It’s Jor’-gen-sen. It’s a very common surname in Norway, and is pretty common in areas settled by Scandinavians, such as the northern midwest…
haha, so true.
[reply]It’s Jor’-gen-sen. It’s a very common surname in Norway, and is pretty common in areas settled by Scandinavians, such as the northern midwest…
haha, so true.[/reply]
Yeah, hence all the looks of people here are quite Scandinavian, ie. blonde hair, tall, etc. It’s one of the first things that struck me when i moved to Chicago…
No, not in Chicago (I lived there too, y’know). Minn-e-so-tah. I’ve met more jourgensons here than I can count. And I can count pretty damn high.
yeah but Chicago gets a lot of people from Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, etc, etc. I’m living in Lincoln Park and I swear, everyone I meet in this area, is from one of those places. It is also noticeable here. Not that I’m complaining: the women are gorgeous 
Well, when speaking Spanish or any of the Latin languages, the 'J’s in words are always pronounced like 'Y’s or 'H’s.