Pizza & Side Hugs

Episode 23 - Cause Dialogue Looking for something specific? 02:04- What's This Topic All About? 03:44- What is Catechesis? #Echo 06:40- Set the Tone (& the space!) 10:14- Follow Your Own Expectations 12:59- Ask GreatQuestions 17:30- We Promise...You're Qualified 19:28- Don't Seek the "Right" Answer 22:23- Speak the Truth in Love 24:32 - Continue the Conversation Shareables Jesus asked questionsof his apostles! Asking questions is a good thing! Making people think is a good thing! Flocknoteis STILL AWESOME. If you haven't seen the wonderful things they do to help you communicate to your flock (your parish), you owe it to yourself to check it out. We love the idea of having small group bins that hold papers, pens, reminders, etc. Check out these deep colorful bins or these shallow paper-holding bins.  Paul thinks he owns this podcast. You're Qualified. Julia wants to be a tour guide. #SheBack #Echo #Catechesis #CauseDialogue #DistractionFree #AskQuestions

Episode 22 - Partner With Parents Looking for something specific? 01:27 - We All Have Parents... 03:30 - Parent Memoires 05:26- You're Not A Secret Agent: Meet the Parents 13:30- Compliment & Complement Parents 17:38- Be Family Friendly in Scheduling 20:54- Brag On the Kids! 26:45- Parents Aren't (Shouldn't Be) Intimidating 28:07- Honor The Parent's Desires 30:39- Safety first...! 34:40- Never Side With Kids Over Parents 35:40- TRUST Parents Shareables Did you know we love Flocknote? Do you know they wrote an article about how Paul & Julia used their platform? Check out this article on How to Empower Small Group Leaders Using Flocknote.

Episode 21- Show Up Looking for something specific? 01:03 - We're starting a volunteer series! 03:18 - We're also writing a book 05:16 - Principle One: Show Up 07:23 - Lasting vs. Fleeting Effect 09:44 - Incarnational Ministry 11:13 - Be Prepared & Give Thought 17:14 - Know What's Going on& Have a Backup Plan 22:43 - Consistency is Necessary 30:08 - No Empty Promises! 31:53 - Have an Impact 37:10 - Prayer & Affirmation 39:36 - Show Up for Parents 43:34 - Angelic Voices Singing Show Notes: https://dol-in.org/news/episode-21-show-up

EPISODE 20 SHOW NOTES With Special Guest: Mike Patin Looking for something specific? 00:19 - History of Personal Ministry 02:55 - Entering into a Community 05:17 - Struggles Encountered in Ministry 08:25 - Finding Support in Struggles 13:52 - Importance of Christian Community & Accountability Partners 24:37 - Don't Neglect Prayer 26:05 - Make Space for God with Regularity 34:12 - How Do You Stay "Fresh" in Ministry Shareable Mike Patin Quotes "You can't give what you don't have" "If my ministry is not flowing out of my relationship with God, then it's not good ministry. If ministry is the only way I'm sustaining and nurturing my relationship with God, then I get in trouble" "Make time to slow down the clock and give God the opportunity. Too often I have gone into retreat with expectations that were unfair and I couldn't just be with it for God." Do not wait for community to be created for you. Create an intentional support community for yourself." "I can fool myself on intentionality unless I have an accountability 'somebody'." Interested in Connecting with Mike Patin? mikepatin.com

EPISODE 19 SHOW NOTES With Special Guest: Edmund Mitchell Looking for something specific? 00:21- Special Guest: Edmund Mitchell 01:33- What We'll Cover Today 02:12- Edmund's Short Life Story 09:43- Current Ministry Heirarchy 11:14- What is a Clear Path (& Stages) of Discipleship Seekers, Disciples, Apostles Win, Build, Send Encounter Grow, Serve/Witness Membership Maturity, Ministry, Mission Pre-catechumenate, catechumenate, mistagogy 17:25- Growing Disciples At Their Own Pace 21:00- Bringing People In that are Out 25:20- Who's Your Audience in Proclaiming? 27:12- Get into the Mind of an Outsider 29:38- Personal Encounter (It's Okay if People are Unhappy!) 31:31- Good Habits to Develop to Lead 34:18- Retreat Experiences 36:41- Discipleship 101 Shareables (resources)  Here is a document to help you evaluateif you're reaching your goals fo encountering, growing and serving in each season of the year! Edmund referenced a book by Sherry Weddell: "Forming Intentional Disciples." This book talks about the proess of evangelization that people go through and could be really helpful for those starting out.  Edmund has his own website, check it out here. They also highlighted a post he wrote about Discipleship 101.  During college, Edmund read "Purpose Driven Youth Ministry" co-authored by Rick Warren and Doug Fields. It's a prtoestant version of the catechumenal model. Great for vocation and mission and bringing people into the church! Curious about archery tag? We were too, Check out the video! Fun Fact: Edmund was one of the original podcasters on Catholic Youth Ministry Podcastbut now has a new show called The Show with Edmund Mitchell!

PIZZA & SIDEHUGS EPISODE 18 SHOW NOTES Looking for something specific? 00:30- If our Podcast was an Animal... 03:15- Paul got a new title, Julia got a new name! 05:07- "If one person shows up, it's worth it" ... or is it not? 10:18- Safety & Attendance Stories 14:50 - What Numbers Should We Track? 16:50- The Long View: Why Numbers Matter 18:18- You Are Not (always) The Problem 22:39- How to Use Numbers 31:17- What is a Healthy Average Attendance? 39:18- When Your Supervisor Wants Numbers... 41:13- How to Make Them Grow 42:38- How to Effectively Take Attendance 51:58- Youth Ministry Point System Shareables (resources)  Chris Wesley has a blog article, Let's Play the Numbers Game: What You Should be Measuring and What it all Means," has a lot of helpful pointers, give it a skim!  Looking for a better attendance sheet? Check out this template that has built-in formulas for your group! Jake mentioned his way of taking attendance: Planning Center is a helpful site to house data in ministry. It also has the ability to track attendance and allow kids to check in from various devices. Both are awesome tools! Think you can leverage a volunteer to help you input some data? Here's a sample job description to help you get started with what you're asking of them! 

PIZZA & SIDEHUGS EPISODE 17 SHOW NOTES With Special Guest: Pat Millea Looking for something specific? 00:15- Paul & Pat's History 04:12- Pat's Current Parish Ministry 07:15- End Goal After Confirmation 09:54- Involvement Outside of Youth Ministry 11:26- Liturgical (& Sacramental) Involvement 16:52- Make them Leaders 18:21- Confirmation Interviews 25:44- Christ Calls us to be Active 28:46- Peer-to-Peer Ministry 31:32- Good Ministry Is More Work 33:42 - Potential Shift in Ministry Style 35:53- Recognize Your Wins 38:00- Baby Steps Are Okay - Just. Keep. Doing. It! Shareables (resources)  Paul referenced "wins" in your ministry. If you're looking for about that, listen to our first episode- we go into all the details of wins in ministry! Paul's also talks about Kenna's episode (Pat's wife) about accompaniment. Take a listen tothat episode here! Pat's parish, St. Michael Catholic Churchis in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Check out what they have going on in their parish. Here's a link to their high school ministry instagram too! The classic "M" picture that Pat talks about seems to be popular...even tothis bride! Try sitting down with your confirmation candidates before the Sacrament and evaluate various interests to help keep them involved. Here's a template to get you started!

EPISODE 16 SHOW NOTES With Special Guest: Kenna Millea Looking for something specific? 01:07- The Right Approach to Accompaniment 03:23 - Non-verbal Communication is KEY to Making Kids Feel Safe 06:04- Be Self-Aware Before Talking With Youth  10:25- Understanding Accurate Empathy  16:46- Practicing Accurate Empathy (& Humility) 19:22- Role Playing Ministry Scenarios 21:20 - "Go-To" Questions to Start Deep, Open Conversation What was "the thing" that lead you to come here? What needs to happen at the end of this to make it worthwhile? Shareables (resources)  This podcast builds off our Third Podcast, The Art of Accompaniment. Take a listen if you're looking for even more ways to journey with your youth. Pope Francis calls us to this accompaniment in his apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium- give it a read.

  EPISODE 15 SHOW NOTES Looking for something specific? 00:25- Julia has a new job...and almost a new name! 03:35 - Car Wash Fundraiser Fail... 05:15- Youth Ministry's Role in Fundraising 07:09- Stewardship & the Current Culture of Giving 10:29- Establish & Share Your Youth Ministry Mission 15:15- Tips for an Effective Fundraiser (ex: Car Wash) 21:30- Creative Fundraising Ideas 25:30- Starting an Endowment 27:21- More Creative Fundraising Ideas 31:38- Jake Found A Treasure Map Under the Table 32:22- Include Your Family 34:09- Strategic Fundraising 37:35- Fundraising Follow Up 41:24 - Low Income Parish Fundraising Shareables (resources)  Here is Julia's task list for the three fundraisers they ran for the National Catholic Youth Conference. Use it as a jump off point to create one of your own!  If you want to have people sign up to help with fundraising, use a form like thisletter you can send for alumni appeal. If you're looking for a way to set up a fundraising platform for your whole group or for a specific project, check out CherryFish as an option for your parish.

Show Notes: https://dol-in.org/news/episode-14-mission-trip-follow-up Looking for something specific? 02:21 - Mission Trip Stories 05:40 - Auxier, KY History 08:03 - Preparing to Return Home...Before You Leave 10:36 - Keeping Parents in the Loop While You're Gone 13:10 - Patron Saint of Your Trip 15:14 - Preparing to Return Home...During the Trip 18:15 - Develop a One Minute Witness 21:43 - What’s the Service Action Plan? 22:21 - Making an Effective “Letter to Self” 25:52 - Hold a Mission Night 30:02 - Foster Community Going Forward 35:10 - Invite the Parish in 37:06 - End in Prayer with Alumni 39:20 - Give Thanks to Those that Helped

Show Notes: https://dol-in.org/news/episode-13-games Looking for something specific? 01:41 - Failed Games 12:21- Why we Play Games 21:29 - Things to be Aware of During Games 27:27 - Strategically Varying the Type of Games 35:39 - What if Youth Don't  Want to Play 38:40 - Tactics to make your games work   45:38 - Are Prizes Needed?      50:25 - Our Favorite Games

Show Notes: dol-in.org/news/episode-12-talking-about-current-events Looking for something specific? 0:00 - Jake on the Noblesville School Shooting 2:20 - Current or Tragic Events in Ministry 4:00 - Events that Affected us as Teens 8:57 - Defining & Recognizing Current Events  14:28 - Current Events Can Get Messy 17:48 - Include Parents (resources!) 21:16 - Reach Out to Schools 24:11 - Don't Always Be “Reactionary”  26:07 - Equip Volunteers For Conversation 28:39 - Tie into Larger Picture of Catholic Trials (Pray the Psalms) 36:49 - Five Levels of Engaging Current Events 43:52 - “10 Reasons Why” as a Ministry Event 56:20 - Holding a Ministry Night Does NOT solve it all!

Show Notes: http://www.dol-in.org/news/episode-11-how-to-say-thank-you Looking for something specific? 1:40 End of the Year Stories 7:44 Why should we say thank you? (It’s just polite) 9:47 Affirm People for Cooperating with God 13:38 Whom should we be thanking in our ministry? 15:05 Be SPECIFIC and personal in your thanks 20:49 When should you say thank you 23:00 Volunteer Survival Kit 25:28 Up Front Thanks 30:16 Ideas for saying thank you 37:43 Long Time Celebrations!

Looking for something specific? 1:33 - Who is in Generation Z?  3:00 - Jake's College Legacy: Body Painting.... 5:14 - Julia lived in a closet Freshman year 7:25 - Is it Youth Ministry's Responsibility to Check in with College Students? 10:25 - Continuing Discipleship through College Transitions/Decisions 13:54 - Equipping Teens Before They Go 16:12 - "So College" Event with Decision-Making Prompts, Contact Cards & Do-Good Books 19:42 - Getting Them to "Opt In" Before they Leave 23:25 - Specific Communication Tactics 25:49 - Holy Hour Intercession! 27:40 - Invite/Include the Parish 27:58 - Get up & Go Visit! 30:30 - Take Advantage While They're on Break 35:14 - Not Everyone Goes to College 37:38 - Challenge them to Grow

Looking for something specific?  2:10 When No One Shows Up Stories  8:00 Getting People to Show Up to New/Different Events  10:30 Advertise Ministry Differently (Snapchat!)  14:17 Mentality of Hospitality  18:29 Advanced Notice is KEY  19:47 Syncing Ministry Calendars Straight to Phones  22:54 Who Needs to Have the Info?  24:45 Examine Your Processes  25:39 Save the Dates are Your Friend  27:25 Create "The Purple Cow"   34:34 The Ministry Stretch (Creep)  37:52 It's about the Relationship 

Looking for something specific? 2:26 Failed Witness Talks Stories 5:33 Difference between Witness Talk & "Teaching" talk 10:31 Step 1 - Pray 14:38 Most Commonly Missed Parts of a Talk 16:32 Step 2 - Understand Your Role, Know Environment 18:43 Step 3 - Prep Time! 22:42 Why Practicing is Worth it 26:59 Step 4 - Ask Questions 28:09 Step 5 - Organization & Outline 33:06 Step 6 - Sharing Your Story 36:26 Make sure your story is resolved 38:23 How to Help Prepare Someone Else to Give a Witness Talk

Looking for something specific? 0:41 We have another guest: Nick Vergatos 1:20 Finding Great Volunteers 6:41 Know What You Want From Volunteers 7:45 Why it's good to avoid the term "volunteer" 9:05 Alternative words to use for those that help in ministry 11:20 "Dating" vs. "Marrying" Your Volunteers 14:43 Creating Volunteer Job Descriptions 15:44 Equipping New Volunteers 17:47 Continual Training and Orientation is Vital 18:42 DTR (Define the Relationship) With Volunteers 21:40 Volunteers Understanding Wins 23:15 Interview with Nick Vergatos 29:42 What Keeps Nick Coming Back  Why he wanted to get involved Process of getting involved Why he keeps coming back How to decide what roles to take on When he's been celebrated as a volunteer 36:24 Playing to Strengths of Volunteers Volunteer Shout Outs

Looking for something specific? 0:33 We Have Our FIRST GUEST: Reid Leazier 1:35 A little bit about Reid "Lightning" Leazier 6:28 Pro-Eucharist Biblical Reference to The Eucharist as the Source & Summit of Our Faith 8:33 Reference to National Directory of Catechesis 9:25 "Youth Mass" - should you have one? 12:00 Connection with Our Lord Must Begin in The Eucharistic Celebration 13:14 Sacrosanctum Consilium & Lumen Gentium references  16:45 Body & Blood of Christ is not a symbol 18:44 Celebrate Eucharist in Community 23:06 Liturgy of the Hours & Liturgy of the Word 25:10 How to Connect Students to the Eucharist 26:48 Get the Parents involved 28:16 How to Fully Participate in and Focus on the Liturgy 34:36 Eucharist Brings about Grace 37:01 When/Why to Abstain from Receiving the Eucharist 40:12 Explaining Adoration to Teens 45:20 Building the Interior with Quiet Time