15 episodes

A Catholic Youth Ministry Podcast for anyone leading youth ministry. Whether you're a youth minister, parent, volunteer, priest, or student leader, you'll find this to be a great resource full of joy, experience, fun, and faithfulness.

Pizza & Side Hugs Julia Eckrich, Paul Sifuentes, & Jake Teitgen

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.8 • 5 Ratings

A Catholic Youth Ministry Podcast for anyone leading youth ministry. Whether you're a youth minister, parent, volunteer, priest, or student leader, you'll find this to be a great resource full of joy, experience, fun, and faithfulness.

    Clear Labels, Full Bellies, Can’t Lose

    Clear Labels, Full Bellies, Can’t Lose

    Clear Labels, Full Bellies, Can’t Lose
    Season 4, Episode 3.5
    There are two things that are absolutely essential to nearly ever youth ministry gathering: 1. Prayer. 2. Food. (1:00)
    Maslow’s Hierarchy (1:57)
    Advice for food at YM event (3:51)
    Allergies (8:40)
    Laudato Si (14:27)
    Conclusion (17:13) 
    Send us a message about your youth ministry, or just send us something funny and we’ll mention you. pizzasidehugs@gmail.com
    Abraham Maslow: https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQQne2iT1ghgKcHr0jJqpwMP5H-li4fdrR-NVix3kqgf-ZOpiSS 
    Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html 
    What it takes to host a Maslow Pyramid Party

    • 18 min
    Evaluating a Youth Ministry Year

    Evaluating a Youth Ministry Year

    Evaluating a Youth Ministry Year
    Season 4, Episode 3
    Intro (0:20) 
    What is Feedback You’ve Received in YM That You’ll Never Forget? (1:45)
    Big Picture: What’s the Purpose of Evaluating? (11:47)
    Evaluation obviously seeks to make your ministry better, but it can feel tough to justify given everything else you have to do. Here’s why it’s important:
    Creates accountability for leadersAdds intention to the full process of ministryGives others a chance to share their voice about a ministry they care forCreates metrics to measure success and data to advocate for your ministryHelps parish staff and parishioners understand the needs of the youth and youth ministryDetails: How Do You Evaluate Best? (18:15)
    Who evaluates your ministry? How do you get feedback or thoughtfully think through your ministry with different constituents?When do you evaluate? What time of the year works best for this?How much evaluation is needed? What kind of data will you keep or follow-up will you have?What questions are asked? What are helpful questions to ask of others or within a ministry’s leadership?Google Drive Folder with Examples of Surveys you can use: https://shorturl.at/dksw5
    Segment: Case by Case (40:33)
    Isabel from Indianapolis:
    I am a volunteer in a youth ministry and want to relate to students, but I feel like I don’t know what they’re going through and I definitely don’t know the slang for kids today. How do I relate to young people who have such different experiences than me?
    Conclusion (48:00)
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    • 48 min
    Conference Rankings

    Conference Rankings

    Conference Rankings
    Season 4, Episode 2.5 - A Slice

    Why you should go to a Youth Minister Conference(0:35)

    Our top 3 youth ministry conference or professional development opportunities:
    (4:15)

    Conference Links
    Notre Dame Vision: http://mcgrath.nd.edu/vision
    NFCYM Exchange: https://nfcym.org/featured-events/exchange/
    Life Teen Conference: https://lifeteen.com/events/catholic-youth-ministry-convention/ Thriveanooga: https://www.thrive.rs/thriveanooga/2024
    Orange: https://theorangeconference.com/
    John Bosco Conference: https://steubenvilleconferences.com/events/sjb/
    LA Congress: https://recongress.org/
    National Catholic Network for Pastoral Juvenil Hispana (La Red): https://www.laredpjh.org/ 
    Campference: https://archindyym.com/campference 
    Conclusion (19:50)
     What’s one aspect of youth ministry that you dread? We’d love to address it. Let us know with an email! pizzasidehugs@gmail.com

    • 21 min
    Overnight Overhaul

    Overnight Overhaul

    Intro (0:47) 
    Memorable Overnight Experiences (5:15)
    Challenges in Ministry that Includes Overnight Stays (18:15)
    NEW SEGMENT! Case by Case (33:41)
    Pete from Plainfield:
    I’m at a parish with a school, and there seems to be a big divide between middle school students from the school and from the parish. How do I encourage both groups to participate in youth ministry?
    Conclusion (41:47)
    Let us know what you want us to discuss! Send us something pizzasidehugs@gmail.comd

    • 43 min
    Stick with Scripture

    Stick with Scripture

    Sacred Scripture is the Word of God, one of the two major sources of the deposit of faith. Together with capital T Tradition, Scripture comprises the Truth of the Triune God, Jesus Christ, and the Catholic Church. But, upon graduation from youth ministry, are our students literate in Scripture? Do they know the basics of salvation history? Have they prayed with the Psalms or can they draw conclusions to big questions from Gospel parables? Can they even navigate the Bible?

    • 17 min
    Second Semester Scaries

    Second Semester Scaries

    What’s consistently tough about second semester in youth ministry?
    Whether it is  waning attendance, losing enthusiasm, prepping for big summer trips while doing everything else, calendaring for next year,  or just plain burnout from a busy first semester, January- May can be often be difficult or feel overwhelming.  This episode we dive into why that is and what we can do about it.
    Time Stamps
    Intro (0:47)
    What are some of the unique nicknames we've had (5:15)
    Media Mentions - NEW SEGMENT!!! (11:06)
    Jake- Instagram account: sbmowing
    Paul- Book: Start Talking to Your Kids about Sex
    Julia- Confirmation Program Pilot
    Rachel- Book: Be Healed 
    Second Semester Scaries (18:15)
    Theories why this happens? (19:20)
    Antidotes to the second semester scaries this year? (20:33)
    Lessening the second semester scaries down the road? (31:00)
    Pep talk for the second semester scaries? (35:00)
    Conclusion (41:47)
    Let us know what you want us to discuss! Send us something
    pizzasidehugs@gmail.com

    • 44 min

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