The Telos Podcast

Jenny Haddad Mosher and Anna Kallis, director of TelosGamma, discuss regional efforts at YA ministry, how Telos is evolving, and share an invitation for Chicago area parishes to apply for the next regional cohort.

Ann, Jenny, and Adam sit down with Fr. Greg Christakos to discuss a new Bible study!

Jenny and Ann chat with Fr. Peter Orfanakos, head priest at Telos pilot parish St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, about how bringing young adults into leadership sparks new growth in a parish.

This episode is an excerpt from a talk to Telos POP participants by Greg Jones, Dean of Duke Divinity School, in which he discusses innovation in the context of our parishes and the Church as a whole.

This episode is an excerpt from a talk by Fr. Theophan Whitfield from the most recent Telos POP zoom event. Father touches on the current state of Orthodoxy in America and highlights our call to serve the Liturgy after the Liturgy.

Jenny, Adam, and Ann connect with Panos Coufos, Youth Director of the Metropolis of Boston, to discuss a new project, the Thriving Congregations Initiative.

Jenny and Adam talk to Spiro Costidis, Demetra Zouzas, and Angelique Myres about what it looks like to take a year to attend seminary and study the Orthodox faith as young adults amidst a pandemic.

Ann Mitsakos Bezzerides interviews Deacon Michael Hyatt, who serves at St. Igantius Orthodox Church in Franklin, TN, on leadership in an Orthodox context and how to stay spiritually healthy in the pandemic.

Jenny interviews Sophia Garrison, a Telos team member at St. John in Memphis, about the evolution that happens as a Telos team grows together in common ministry.

Jenny interviews Salemi Khoury, Parish Council President at one of the Telos POP Parishes. Salimi discusses what it has been like to serve in such a prominent leadership role as a Young Adult.

Jenny and Ann talk to Annmarie, George, and Telos team members from St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago about the role that older adults can play in supporting YA ministry in their parishes.

Jenny and Adam interview Fr. Hector Firoglanis, the head priest at Annunciation Lancaster Greek Orthodox Church, about how he centers spiritual growth in his ministry and work with Young Adults.

Jenny and Adam interview Presbytera Donna Smith from St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Syracuse, NY, about their Telos team’s “I-Can-Ography” project.

Ann, Jenny, and Adam interview Elizabeth Kleto and Michaelina Antahades from St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC.

Ann, Jenny, and Adam interview Mark Sultani about his experience as a young adult in ministry in the Church.

Ann, Jenny, and Adam talk with some of the young adult leaders of Telos POP, a new initiative inviting young adults to undertake short, transformative projects to help their parish meet the challenges of COVID.

An interview with Dean Karahalios, a member of the Telos Pilot Parish in Syracuse, NY. Dean is a young adult who just moved to Syracuse and has been integrating into life at a new parish, while also serving as a medical resident at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.

This interview is with Fr. Nicholas Belcher, hierarchical assistant to His Eminence, Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America. Fr. Nicholas has worked with teens and young adults since the beginning of his ministry.

In this episode of the Telos Project Podcast, Adam, Ann, and Jenny interview young adults from 3 of the 14 Telos parishes. They gathered at the Center for Congregations Conference, a part of the Lilly Endowment, which funds the work of the Telos Project.

In this episode of the Telos Podcast, Adam, Ann, and Jenny explore the section of the book Growing Young which talks about three myths that exist while talking about engaging young adults and others in parish life.