Pizza & Side Hugs
Julia Eckrich, Paul Sifuentes, Rachel Gilman, & Jake Teitgen
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.
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Top 5 Fundamentals To Focus on At the Start of the Year
Pizza & Side Hugs
10/04/22 • 57 min
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!
Top 5 Fundamentals To Focus on At the Start of the Year
- Seeing the Kids- (6:50)
- Putting Yourselves in Parent’s Shoes-(17:00)
- Being a Companion for First Year Leaders- (27:16)
- Getting Ahead in Order to Be Present- (34:58)
- Praying for Your Community- (42:45)
Links from the Show
iGen- Dr. Jean Twenge
Drawing from nationally representative surveys of 11 million young people as well as in-depth interviews, iGen is the first book to document the cultural changes shaping today’s teens and young adults, documenting how their changed world has impacted their attitudes, worldviews, and mental health.
From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: Pastoral Strategies for an Apostolic Age
Every human society possesses a moral and spiritual imaginative vision, a set of assumptions and ways of looking at things according to which life proceeds. This essay is an attempt to contribute effective strategies to engage our own time and culture once more with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and – for a weary world – to awaken the Catholic imaginative vision.
Next Level Youth Leaders
Pizza & Side Hugs
02/05/20 • 48 min
Episode 02 - Next Level Youth Leaders
Do 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 prayer of fasting brought about a spouse, and how grunts are the sounds of discipleship...!
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00:57 - Lengthy Introductions of Podcasters
7:46 - Shareable Podcast for your Youth
10:50 - Importance of Acts 2:42
15:42 - Breaking of the Bread
22:50 - Teaching of the Apostles
33:12 - Devoted to the Prayers
41:58 - Dedicated to Communal Life
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Word on Fire by Bishop Barron
Jesus Prayer
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Pizza & Side Hugs
Do 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 prayer of fasting brought about a spouse, and how grunts are the sounds of discipleship...!
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Episode 4- Accompaniment in Small Groups
Pizza & Side Hugs
05/14/20 • 57 min
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Episode Description
What 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 organizer will want to share and every group leader will need to know in order to create, small effective faith groups.
Episode Outline
Intro- Ministry is about People not Programs
5 Principles of Small Group Leadership
1. Show Up: Leaders need to be fully present.
2. Partner with Parents: Become allies with students' greatest influences
3. Cause Dialouge: Spur Authentic Conversation
4. Be a follower: Small Groups follow a Savior and set boundaries.
5. Play the Long Game: Aim for Lifelong Discipleship
BONUS after outro- QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
Recorded at the National Catholic Youth Conference on November 22, 2019
Diverse Teams
Pizza & Side Hugs
06/10/24 • 13 min
Diverse Teams
Season 4, Episode 4.5
In our last podcast, we talked about the principles for recruiting a great ministry team. These adults will be core to your mission. One thing we touched on briefly was the need for “the right fit” for a ministry leader. Today, we want to highlight this even deeper by talking about having diversity within your team.
Julia: Diversity of ages (multigenerational) (4:00)
Jake: Diversity of ethnicity and race (5:16)
Rachel: Diversity of ability to connect with various student personalities (6:21)
Paul: Diversity of skills and geniuses (7:13)
Best Practices (11:09)
What are some things you’ve learned about the value or challenge of diverse teams in ministry?
Conclusion (12:44)
Send us a message about a great youth ministry teammate of yours who had different ideas than you but brought a lot to the team. Or just send us a dad joke and we’ll probably talk about it.
Episode 3- Discipleship in Youth Ministry
Pizza & Side Hugs
04/01/20 • 48 min
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Episode 03
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04:10 - Discipleship is Overlooked...
07:02 - Disciples Make Disciples
9:50 - Ministry is about People not Programs
10:41 - Holiness is Attractive
14:40- Discipleship is a journey and people are at different stages
16:10- Reaching People on the Margin
17:10- Problem with Confirmation Preparation being the center of YM
22:22- Four Stages of Discipleship: Crowd, Seeker, Disciple, Apostle
28:12- Creating Opportunities for people in the different Stages
28:30- Opportunities for those in the Crowd
32:44- Opportunities for those who are Seekers
36:20- Opportunities for Disciples
39:50- Ministering to Apostles
44:50- Naming Discipleship and Trusting in the Holy Spirit!
Shareables
- Sock Religious- Check out these great socks!- https://sockreligious.com/
- The article about Discipleship Quads: https://review.catechetics.com/disciples-forming-other-disciples
- Website for Discipleship Quads- https://steubenvilleconferences.com/discipleship-quads/
The Reboot: The Vision
Pizza & Side Hugs
11/12/19 • 44 min
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 resources for making disciples.
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01:00 - We’re SPONSORED!
03:10 - Why We’re Back
09:32 - What You Can Expect to Hear
10:16 - Creating a Youth Ministry Vision
15:37 - If You Don’t “Think Big” Easily
16:55 - How to Create a Vision & Vision Team
24:19 - Define Why You do Ministry
25:32 - What Changes Because of This Ministry?
27:35 - Include the Gospel Message
29:13 - Take Your Time
32:25 - Don’t be the Leader
34:10 - Vision NEEDS to be Shareable
40:24 - Sock Religious (our sponsor) Gets Our Vision
Repost- How to get people to show up! (Episode 9 Original Run)
Pizza & Side Hugs
03/01/22 • 50 min
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(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
Shareables (resources)
- Snapchat is popular right now. Wanting to use it for ministry? Download our PDF on how to safely use Snapchat.
- Interested in setting up your ministry calednar digitally so it can directly sync to your kids' and parents' phones? Check out these notes.
- We love FLOCKNOTE and if you're looking for a new way to communicate (including texting), check them out.
- Seth Godin wrote the fantastic book The Purple Cow: transform your business by being remarkable that caused Jake to rethink his ministry. It may be worth a read!
03/01/22 • 48 min
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(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 that help in ministry
(13:12) "Dating" vs. "Marrying" Your Volunteers
(14:43) Creating Volunteer Job Descriptions
(17:16) Equipping New Volunteers
(19:40) Continual Training and Orientation is Vital
(20:34) DTR (Define the Relationship) With Volunteers
(23:25) Volunteers Understanding Wins
(24:51) Interview with Nick Vergatos
(31:35) 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
38:21 Playing to Strengths of Volunteers
Volunteer Shout Outs
Shareables (resources)
- Interested in learning more about your strengths - yes, we all have them. Take Gallup's Strengthsfinder assessment.
- Looking for an example of a volunteer job description? Check this one out for an idea!
Clear Labels, Full Bellies, Can’t Lose
Pizza & Side Hugs
04/25/24 • 18 min
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. [email protected]
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
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FAQ
How many episodes does Pizza & Side Hugs have?
Pizza & Side Hugs currently has 21 episodes available.
What topics does Pizza & Side Hugs cover?
The podcast is about Catholic, Non-Profit, Ministry, Christianity, Teen, Religion & Spirituality, Youth, Podcasts, Small, Leader, Business and Church.
What is the most popular episode on Pizza & Side Hugs?
The episode title 'Episode 3- Discipleship in Youth Ministry' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Pizza & Side Hugs?
The average episode length on Pizza & Side Hugs is 42 minutes.
How often are episodes of Pizza & Side Hugs released?
Episodes of Pizza & Side Hugs are typically released every 21 days, 2 hours.
When was the first episode of Pizza & Side Hugs?
The first episode of Pizza & Side Hugs was released on Nov 12, 2019.
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