Evaluating a Youth Ministry YearSeason 4, Episode 3Intro (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

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Conference Rankings

Apr 9th, 2024 21m 16s

Conference RankingsSeason 4, Episode 2.5 - A SliceWhy you should go to a Youth Minister Conference(0:35)Our top 3 youth ministry conference or professional development opportunities: (4:15)Conference LinksNotre Dame Vision: http://mcgrath.nd.ed

Overnight Overhaul

Mar 28th, 2024 43m 6s

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 middl

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Stick with Scripture

Mar 12th, 2024 17m 51s

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 yout

Second Semester Scaries

Feb 28th, 2024 44m 31s

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 fir

Top 5 Fundamentals To Focus on At the Start of the Year

Oct 4th, 2022 57m 20s

At the start of a new year of ministry, it’s easy to get caught up in, “What’s new in your ministry?” But the fundamentals of YM should excite us even more. This episode is all about Running it Back to why you want to do this in the first place

Repost- Games! (Episode 13 Original Run)

Mar 1st, 2022 1h 16m

Looking for something specific? (03:22) - Failed Games (14:18)- Why we Play Games (23:25) - Things to be Aware of During Games (28:41) - Strategically Varying the Type of Games (37:35) - What if Youth Don't Want to Play (40:33) - Tactics to ma

Repost- So You Wanna be a Youth Ministry Volunteer (Episode 7 Original Run)

Mar 1st, 2022 48m 40s

Looking for something specific? (2:31) We have another guest: Nick Vergatos (3:13) Finding Great Volunteers (7:03) Know What You Want From Volunteers (9:40) Why it's good to avoid the term "volunteer" (10:45) Alternative words to use for those

Repost- How to get people to show up! (Episode 9 Original Run)

Mar 1st, 2022 50m 14s

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:

Lessons from COVID

Feb 4th, 2021 50m 39s

Episode 4- Accompaniment in Small Groups

May 14th, 2020 57m 21s

Check out our great sponsor: Sock ReligiousStop wearing secular SocksEpisode DescriptionWhat is the best way to accompany young people on their faith journey? Learn the five tenets of establishing long-term small groups that every group organi

Episode 3- Discipleship in Youth Ministry

Apr 1st, 2020 48m 34s

Check out our great sponsor: Sock Religious. Stop wearing secular socks.Episode 03 Looking for something specific?04:10 - Discipleship is Overlooked…07:02 - Disciples Make Disciples9:50 - Ministry is about People not Programs10:41 - Holiness is

Next Level Youth Leaders

Feb 5th, 2020 48m

Episode 02 - Next Level Youth LeadersDo you have emerging leaders in your youth ministry? This podcast is created for THEM! We give them ways to go beyond your ministry, based on the Scripture passage Acts 2:42. Also, you’ll find out how a pray

The Reboot: The Vision

Nov 12th, 2019 44m 40s

We're Back!After a short break, we're back in action with Pizza & Side Hugs, a podcast for Catholic youth ministry leaders. Whether you're a youth minister, priest, volunteer, or parent, this podcast gives you creative, joyful, and faithful res

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