In episode 20, Journeying with young people, we hear from Peter Bierer. Peter is the Assistant Director of Pastoral Life and Mission at the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide. He is the previous Coordinator of the Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults and has over 20 years of experience in youth ministry across various roles in the United States of America and Australia. Peter talks about the importance of journeying with young people, sharing stories and experiences from accompanying young people, and top tips for how we can practically accompany young people in our parishes, schools and communities. 

And we’re back with the rest of our conversation with Jean-Marie Nguyen about Burnout and Resilience.

In episode 19, Burnout and Resilience (part 2), we hear from 2 special guests, Jean-Marie Nguyen former parish and school youth minister and current faith formator in Catholic schools and Julian Nguyen, COYYA Coordinator. They share practical steps on how we can build resilience to prevent and manage burnout. 

It’s that time of the year, when we all start to feel a bit tired and worn out. Burnout is something that affects many of us who care for young people in a school, parish, community or youth ministry.

In episode 18 part 1, Burnout and Resilience, we hear from 2 special guests, Jean-Marie Nguyen former parish and school youth minister and current faith formator in Catholic schools and Julian Nguyen, COYYA Coordinator.

In part 1 of this 2 part special we talk about:

·        What is burnout and how does it occur

·        The symptoms and how to know whether you have burnout

·        Burnout experienced by those who are involved in youth ministry and

·        Plenty of stories and laughs along the way!

In episode 17, Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care, We hear from Pauline Connell. Pauline is the Coordinator, Hospital and Prison Chaplains in the Archdiocese of Adelaide. In this conversation Pauline will talk us through what is chaplaincy and where you would find a chaplain, stories from her own chaplaincy journey and tops tips on how to give spiritual care. 

What is it like for a young Aboriginal woman to live her culture, grow in her faith and support other young people along the way?

Sabrina Stevens is living all of this out and more. She is the National Youth Coordinator of Caritas Australia and Youth Councillor with National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Commission (NATSICC).

In this episode, Sabrina shares with us about her inspiring faith journey, NATSICC, indigenous gifts within the Church and gives practical tips about how we can incorporate stories and aspects of Indigenous spirituality from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic peoples in the Church and its ministries. 

In episode number 15, part 2 of a 2 part special, we chat with Sebastian Duhau, associate director of Young Lasallians for the De La Salle Brothers Congregation about running retreats.

In this 2 part episode we talk about:

• why we have retreats,
• how to plan for a retreat and organise the programme,
• key elements of a retreat,
• how to be inclusive of participants diverse backgrounds on retreats,
• how to respond to challenges,
• best practices for follow up after a retreat, and
• plenty of stories and laughs along the way!

In episode number 14, part 1 of a 2 part special, we chat with Sebastian Duhau, associate director of Young Lasallians for the De La Salle Brothers Congregation about running retreats.

In this 2 part episode we talk about:

• why we have retreats,
• how to plan for a retreat and organise the programme,
• key elements of a retreat,
• how to be inclusive of participants diverse backgrounds on retreats,
• how to respond to challenges,
• best practices for follow up after a retreat, and
• plenty of stories and laughs along the way!

Episode number 13, Catholic + Youth + Festival is a fun one! We're sitting down with Maddy Forde, an experienced youth minister and current Senior Advisor for Ministry at Catholic Education SA. We chat all about Catholic Youth Festivals, what they are, why we have them and we share our own stories and experiences from different festivals that will have you pumped!

For more information and to register for the upcoming World Youth Day Adelaide Celebration head to: www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au/world-youth-day

In episode number 12, a guide to the Voice to Parliament, we’ve teamed up with James Meston from the Arch D Show to sit down with a very special guest, Fr Frank Brennan.

Fr Frank is a Jesuit priest, lawyer and academic who has been a long-time advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People rights. He is an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to Aboriginal Australians, particularly as an advocate in the areas of law, social justice and reconciliation. The National Trust has classified him as a Living National Treasure. In 2009, he chaired the Australian National Human Rights Consultation Committee. Fr Frank sits down with us to talk about the upcoming referendum on the voice to parliament sharing plenty of wisdom, insights and stories along the way.

Resources:

Article “Fr Frank Brennan SJ: How to vote on the Voice”: https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/fr-frank-brennan-sj-how-to-vote-on-the-voice/

Book “An Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Considering a constitutional bridge”: https://www.garrattpublishing.com.au/product/9781922484659/

Catholic Resource and Information Service (CRIS) website: https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/our-faith/catholic-resource-and-information-service

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC): https://www.natsicc.org.au/index.html

Reconciliation Australia: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/reconciliation/support-a-voice-to-parliament/

Uluru statement from the heart: https://ulurustatement.org/

Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Statement Regarding an Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament 

In episode number 11, we sit down with a returning favourite podcast guest, Julian Nguyen, Coordinator of the Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults to talk through some points on how to respond to those sticky faith questions that you may get. This topic has been our hands down most requested episode topic ever and as people working in youth ministry, responding to those tricky faith related questions is something we do on the regular. In this episode we will run you through some tried and tested steps that we hope you can take on board to handle any tricky faith conversation that comes your way.

Here are the five steps for handling tricky faith conversations:

1. Congratulations, you've been chosen!
2. Listen
3. Get curious
4. Take a pastoral approach
5. Know your limits